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Ghana urges Canada to reconsider Thomas Partey ruling
After Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey was denied entry into Canada to play in next week's World Cup opener against Panama, his nation's diplomats are attempting to intervene.,The Canadian government denied a visa application for Partey, 32, who is awaiting trial in England on multiple charges of rape...
Ghana player, facing rape charges, denied entry to Canada
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will miss next week's World Cup opener against Panama after being denied entry into Canada.,The Canadian government denied a visa application for Partey, 32, who is awaiting trial in England on multiple charges of rape and sexual assault. The former Arsenal star has pl...
Argentina GK Emiliano Martinez completes training session
Injured Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez completed his first full training session with his national side on Thursday in preparations for Tuesday's World Cup Group J opener against Algeria.,Martinez, 33, is considered likely to start the contest in Kansas City, Mo., which will be just the seco...
Utah athletics becomes first to close private equity deal
The University of Utah finalized a groundbreaking partnership with a private equity firm on Friday to help fund the school's 19 athletic programs.,The deal with New York-based Otro Capital creates a new company called Crimson Brand Partners, which will manage the athletic department's commercial ope...
Lightning F Nikita Kucherov wins second Hart Trophy
Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov won his second Hart Trophy on Thursday, nearly a decade after he won his first.,Kucherov previously won the award, given to the player voted most valuable to their team by the Professional Hockey Writers Association, in 2018-19. He's the third player with a...
ATP roundup: Defending champ Taylor Fritz survives in Stuttgart
Defending champion Taylor Fritz received a big test in his first match at the BOSS Open, surviving 6-7 (4), 7-5, 7-6 (3) over Spain's Martin Landaluce in second-round play at Stuttgart, Germany while notching his 350th career tour-level victory.,The second-seeded Fritz was two points away from losin...
DOJ fires back against lawsuit seeking to block UFC Freedom 250
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a brief with the U.S. District Court in Washington this week, arguing against a lawsuit that hopes to stop the UFC Freedom 250 card at the White House.,Preparations for the event on the South Lawn have cost a reported $60 million, and the DOJ argued of the thousa...
Frances Tiafoe outlasts Daniel Altmaier in first round at Stuttgart
Sixth-seeded Frances Tiafoe saved 7 of 9 break points and outlasted Germany's Daniel Altmaier 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to post a first-round victory at the BOSS Open Tuesday in Stuttgart, Germany.,Tiafoe had 24 winners and 30 unforced errors while prevailing on the grass surface after the end of the clay-c...
Memorial winner J.T. Poston WDs from RBC Canadian Open
J.T. Poston won't play at the RBC Canadian Open on the heels of winning the Memorial Tournament this past weekend.,Poston, 33, pocketed a $4 million first-place prize on Sunday after winning a two-hole playoff against Ryan Gerard at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.,By virtue of the win, ...
Marin Cilic kicks off grass season with Denis Shapovalov upset
Competing in the event for the first time since 2017, Croatia's Marin Cilic kicked off grass-court season with a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5 upset of seventh-seeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov in opening-round action of the Libema Open Monday at ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands.,Cilic trailed 4-2 in the seco...
Angels reinstate Nolan Schanuel, place Jorge Soler on IL
The Los Angeles Angels made a flurry of moves on Saturday. The club reinstated infielder Nolan Schanuel from the IL, placed outfielder Jorge Soler (oblique) on the IL (retroactive to June 4), selected the contract of outfielder Gustavo Campero and placed him on the 10-day IL and designated catcher O...
German prodigy Lennart Karl sidelined for World Cup with torn muscle
One of the World Cup's potential breakout stars will not play at all as 18-year-old Germany midfielder Lennart Karl tore a muscle in his left thigh during a team training session on Friday in Chicago.,According to reports, Karl underwent an MRI that confirmed the injury. ,Germany, which opens Group ...