Reuters CanadaSoccer-Auckland to host 2023 women's World Cup opener, final in SydneyReuters Canada - By Ian RansomMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Sydney's Stadium Australia will host the 2023 women's World Cup final, with Eden Park in Auckland staging the first match of a tournament organisers hope will drive gender parity in soccer. Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth will also host games in Australia, with New …
Reuters CanadaBarty and Andreescu set up first career meeting in Miami finalReuters Canada - By Sudipto Ganguly(Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty and former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu completed contrasting semi-final victories in the Miami Open, setting up a mouth-watering first career meeting between the Grand Slam winners in Saturday's final. Australian Barty spent the last year at home …
Reuters CanadaCanadian Pliev loses finger during MMA fightReuters Canada - by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Canadian MMA fighter Khetag Pliev had his finger surgically re-attached after it was severed during his co-main event bout with Devin Goodale at the Cage Fury Fighting Championship in Philadelphia on Thursday night. Pliev, the former Olympic freestyle wrestler turned professional MMA …
Reuters CanadaNBA roundup: Trae Young, Hawks outlast Spurs in 2OTReuters CanadaTrae Young was nearly unstoppable at the end of the game, scoring 15 of his 28 points in the two overtime periods, and Danilo Gallinari canned a clutch late 3-pointer as the Atlanta Hawks outlasted the host San Antonio Spurs 134-129 in a double-overtime thriller on Thursday. Young also had seven …
Reuters CanadaNHL roundup: Mathew Barzal nets hat trick as Isles rout CapsReuters CanadaMathew Barzal racked up three goals and two assists while teammate Jordan Eberle added two goals and an assist as the New York Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals 8-4 on Thursday in Uniondale, N.Y. Barzal completed his third career hat trick by batting a puck out of the air and in with just …
Reuters CanadaJapan's Osaka weighs cancelling leg of Olympic torch relay over virus surgeReuters Canada - by Sakura MurakamiTOKYO (Reuters) - Authorities in Japan's Osaka will discuss plans on Friday with organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Games to cancel the western region's leg of the Olympic torch relay, its governor said, to avert a clash with measures to curb a spate of virus infections. The 121-day relay, set to touch …