Category Archives: Sports
Switzerland, Algeria meet Thursday in World Cup's round of 32 in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Switzerland had to wait until late Saturday night to learn who they'll be playing in their first World Cup knockout match on Thursday at BC Place Stadium. Algeria, which earned a dramatic ...
Jun 27, 2026
Iran narrowly knocked out of tumultuous World Cup on Austria's last-second goal
Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by t...
Jun 27, 2026
Iran narrowly knocked out of tumultuous World Cup on Austria's last-second goal
Iran has been eliminated from the World Cup, narrowly failing to advance past the group stage in a politically charged tournament where the team played its matches amid tight restrictions imposed by t...
Jun 27, 2026
Messi becomes first to score in 7 straight World Cup games while extending goals record
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina's group stage fin...
Jun 27, 2026
Portugal, Croatia set to meet in Toronto for World Cup knockout match
TORONTO - Portugal and Croatia will be heading to Toronto for their first knockout match of the 2026 World Cup. The round of 32 match is scheduled for Thursday, starting at 7 p.m. ET. Portugal finishe...
Jun 27, 2026
Congo rallies to a 3-1 win against Uzbekistan to seal place in the World Cup knockouts
ATLANTA (AP) - For 52 years, Congo's standout World Cup memory was a humiliating 9-0 rout at the hands of Yugoslavia in its only other appearance on soccer's biggest stage. Not anymore. Not after a ne...
Jun 27, 2026
Colombia wins Group K after 0-0 draw with Portugal; both squads already into World Cup knockouts
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - Colombia's plan was nearly perfectly executed. The only thing missing was a goal. Didn't matter - it goes into the knockout stage as a group winner. Colombia finished the Wo...
Jun 27, 2026
Stampeders spoil winless Lions' party at Apple Bowl with 41-33 win
KELOWNA - There wasn't a shortage of touchdowns - nine in total - but when the dust settled, Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders played spoiler by prevailing 41-33 over the B.C. Lions on Satur...
Jun 27, 2026
Miller scores late goal as Tides sink winless Wild 1-0
CALGARY - The Calgary Wild's winless streak in the Northern Super League grew to eight games after surrendering a late goal in a 1-0 Saturday setback to the visiting Halifax Tides. The last-place Wild...
Jun 27, 2026
Slumping Jays say they can't can't allow losing streak to 'fester'
TORONTO - It was dj vu all over again for the Toronto Blue Jays. For the third straight game on Saturday, they fell behind at least 5-0 to the Texas Rangers, only to see a comeback fall short. This ti...
Jun 27, 2026