LIVERPOOL, England — Hugo Ekitike was ruled out of the World Cup for France after sustaining a leg injury in Liverpool’s Champions League quarterfinal loss to Paris Saint-Germain, France coach Didier Deschamps confirmed Wednesday. The French forward’s suspected Achilles tendon injury occurred in the 27th minute of Tuesday’s second-leg match at Anfield. He was taken …
One of the Edmonton Oilers‘ top forwards is returning just in time for the post-season. Winger Zach Hyman is set to return to the Oilers’ lineup on Thursday against the Vancouver Canucks for the team’s final game of the regular season, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Wednesday. Hyman has missed the team’s last five …
Making his third rehab start with Toronto’s triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, on Wednesday, Yesavage allowed three earned runs, two coming off home runs, struck out five and walked one batter. In 4.1 innings pitched, Yesavage threw 71 pitches, 42 for strikes, against the Rochester Red Wings, the Washington Nationals’ affiliate. Jesse Hahn came in …
One of the most decorated European curlers of all time is set to call it a career. Four-time world champion and seven-time Grand Slam champion Silvana Tirinzoni, of Switzerland, announced Wednesday on social media that she’ll be retiring from curling. “It all began at the age of 10, when my dad signed me up for …
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and Hungary’s Fanny Stollar were eliminated from doubles competition at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix following a 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 quarterfinal defeat to fourth seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Liudmila Samsonova of Russia on Wednesday. The winners overcame four double faults by winning 76.4 per cent of total service …
The Detroit Red Wings have gone from the longest playoff streak to the longest active playoff drought. That drought hit 10 seasons this weekend when the Red Wings were mathematically eliminated following a massive collapse in which they went 8-11-4 after the Olympic break. This is the fourth season in a row in which a poor …
The City of Toronto is proposing a $10 charge for admission to its World Cup fan festival after initially promoting it as a free event. A report presented to the city’s executive committee Wednesday proposes a ticket tier for the soccer festival, starting at $10 for general admission with VIP passes ranging from $100 to …
The Ottawa Senators are giving one of their prospects a taste of professional hockey. The team signed forward Blake Montgomery on a three-year, entry-level contract on Wednesday. The deal is set to kick in at the start of the 2026-27 season. Montgomery will join the AHL’s Belleville Senators on an amateur tryout agreement. The 20-year-old …
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing wrap-up articles on NHL free agency and trade deadline with my trademark “two sentences” pieces. It’s a useful model when there’s a volume of action, and people don’t have the time to read a “War and Peace”-length breakdown. Well, 16 teams are set to embark …
CALGARY — All these years later, Dion Phaneuf can finally tell the story. The one about the spring of 2004, when the Calgary Flames were gearing up for what became the most magical, improbable run in franchise history. The one that people still talk about. Phaneuf, then a teenage wrecking ball whose Red Deer Rebels …