• Reuters

    Soccer-India stalwart Chhetri announces international retirement

    India captain Sunil Chhetri, the country's most prolific scorer, will retire from international football after the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6, the 39-year-old announced on Thursday. Chhetri has been the face of Indian soccer for nearly a decade-and-half and his 94 international goals make him the third-highest active international goalscorer after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. "It was not that I was feeling tired," Chhetri said in a video he posted on social media.

  • The Canadian Press

    Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps

    COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjørn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids beat the Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night. Utvik, a rookie defender making his fourth start and sixth appearance, drew a hand ball foul following a video review. Navarro converted the PK in the fifth minute of stoppage time with a right-footed shot to the bottom right corner of the net. Navarro is 4

  • The Canadian Press

    Struggles continue for reeling CF Montreal with 3-1 loss to Columbus Crew

    MONTREAL — CF Montreal were no match for a dominant Columbus Crew side that left Stade Saputo with a 3-1 win on Wednesday evening. Mathieu Choinière found the back of the net for Montreal (3-6-3), while Maximilian Arfsten, Diego Rossi, and Marino Hinestroza were the goal-scorers for Columbus(4-2-6) as the reigning MLS Cup champions extended their unbeaten run in this fixture to five games. Montreal now has just one win in its last 10 games across all competitions. “It just comes down to a lack o

  • The Canadian Press

    Sebastián Driussi scores a team-high fourth goal of the season and Austin beats the Dynamo 1-0

    AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sebastián Driussi scored in the 87th minute, Brad Stuver recorded his fourth clean sheet and Austin beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Wednesday night for its second series victory this season. Austin (5-4-4) secured its fourth consecutive home victory and its fifth clean sheet of the season. Houston (5-5-2) has just one win in its last five games, a stretch that includes a three-game winless skid. Austin had two shots hit off the frame in the opening 20 minutes when Diego Rubio