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When is England vs. Netherlands? Date, time, venue for semifinal clash at Euro 2024

England and the Netherlands have secured a spot in the semifinals of Euro 2024 - here's the full details on kickoff times plus TV and streaming options for the last-four match.

Why the Maple Leafs may be reluctant to trade Nick Robertson

After spending parts of five seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, 22-year-old winger Nick Robertson would reportedly like a change of scenery.

Caitlin Clark rallies Fever past Liberty with first triple-double by WNBA rookie

Clark finished with 19 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for Indiana (9-13). The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft was one rebound shy of a triple-double two games ago in an 88-82 road victory over the Phoenix Mercury.

Stampeders fumbles away lead, fall to undefeated Alouettes

The Calgary Stampeders will wonder how they let this one get away. At halftime against the undefeated Montreal Alouettes (5-0), the Stamps (2-2) were rolling. They looked like they were in control. And then, well, whatever was working for their offence wasn’t working anymore. At all. The Alouettes came alive, sure, but even the slightest sign of life on offence likely would have been enough for the Stamps to hold on to the 11-point lead they had...

Mount Everest's highest camp is littered with frozen garbage, and cleanup is likely to take years

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The highest camp on the world’s tallest mountain is littered with garbage that is going to take years to clean up, according to a Sherpa who led a team that worked to clear trash and dig up dead bodies frozen for years near Mount Everest’s peak.

Leon Draisaitl's agent outlines timeframe for potential Oilers extension

Draisaitl has passed the 100-point mark in five of the last six seasons and over that stretch, he has the second-most points in the NHL.

WWE legend John Cena to retire from in-ring competition in 2025

John Cena announced at Saturday’s Money In The Bank in Toronto that he will be retiring from in-ring competition in 2025.

A familiar face, an ability to win ugly and a solid disciplinary record - what England must look out for in semi-final showdown against the Netherlands

AADAM PATEL: The Oranje have progressed to the semi-finals despite coming third in their group, yet Ronald Koeman's side will pose plenty of dangers to England.

Germany outraged over Euro 2024 exit: 'Cheated!'

Merino's corner flag dance sums up Spain's super subs

Spain will need their squad players more than ever in the Euro 2024 semi-final with France but the fact both scorers in Friday's win over Germany were substitutes bodes well for the team. Mikel Merino's header late in extra time sealed a 2-1 victory over the hosts but the game came at a cost with defenders Dani Carvajal and Robin Le Normand now sus...

The NBA officially completed its 1st-ever 6-team trade with the deal that sent Klay Thompson to the Mavericks

The NBA reached an unexpected late July Saturday night milestone with the completion of a massive trade. The deal that sent Klay Thompson to the Dallas Mavericks and Buddy Hield and Kyle Anderson to the Golden State Warriors is officially complete, and there are now a…

Sabres or Oilers: Who Won the McLeod and Savoie Trade?

In a move that came a bit out of left field on Friday, the Edmonton Oilers have traded forward Ryan McLeod and Tyler Tullio to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for top prospect Matt Savoie.

Uruguay beats Brazil 4-2 on penalties after scoreless draw, advances to Copa America semifinals

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marcelo Bielsa knew what the world's reaction would be after Uruguay and Brazil grinded, scrapped and shoved their way through a Copa America quarterfinal match with 41 fouls, four shots on target and no goals in open play.

Ohtani breaks out of batting slump, accomplishes rare feat in Dodgers' 5-3 victory over Brewers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Any thoughts about Shohei Ohtani entering a prolonged batting slump can be put to rest.

Vancouver company unveils Team Canada’s beach volleyball Olympic uniform design

Left On Friday, a Vancouver-based company, designed the beach volleyball bikini uniforms for this summer’s Olympics. Co-founders Shannon Savage and Laura Low Ah Kee say they have been working with Team Canada for three years and the athletes had input on the final design.

Gary Neville believes Gareth Southgate's decision to switch to a back three made England look more 'balanced' - as he claims Switzerland display was England's best at Euro 2024

Gary Neville has shared his verdict on Gareth Southgate's decision to play three at the back in England's Euro 2024 quarter-final victory over Switzerland.

Padres' Yu Darvish placed on restricted list due to 'personal matter'

The issue does not have to do with anything physical, and Shildt did not comment on the veteran’s timeline for return to the club.

Red Sox release two-time Gold Glove-winning catcher

The Boston Red Sox have released veteran catcher Roberto Perez, who has two career Gold Gloves to his name.

Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox given ovation in rare visit to Truist Park for Phillies-Braves game

ATLANTA (AP) — Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox made a rare visit to Truist Park for the Atlanta Braves' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night and received a standing ovation.

Lakers officially re-sign LeBron James

The team made the announcement on Saturday but did not release the terms of the deal. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, it is a two-year contract worth $101.355 million.

Ranked! The 41 greatest Barcelona players of all time

Barcelona are more than a club, according to the motto – and this half-century of legends have written their names into Camp Nou folklore

Emma Raducanu's next opponent is a trilingual qualifier from a small town in New Zealand with 'more SHEEP than people'... on her Wimbledon debut, Lulu Sun is ready to shine bright after years under the radar

NATHAN SALT AT WIMBLEDON: Lulu Sun is on the ride of her life, shining on what is her main draw debut at Wimbledon, and it is Emma Raducanu on Centre Court up next.

Future of former 11th-overall pick further clouded by agent's comments

In a recent interview, his agent further clouded his future with Nashville, stating that he’s working with the club on different options when it comes to the young netminder and that he has proven that he’s an NHL player.

SIMMONS: Mark Shapiro can only try to shelter himself in impending Jays front-office shuffle

Mark Shapiro will almost certainly push general manager Ross Atkins to another place in the Blue Jays organization at the end of the season. In essence, that will be Shapiro firing himself as GM. They won’t call it a firing. But you rarely hear those words around professional sports any more. They’ll call it a mutual decision or something like that. In the best interests of the club. Shapiro, the Blue Jays president, with one year left on his...

Yariel Rodriguez sizzles again as Blue Jays hang on to square Seattle series

The story of Yariel Rodriguez is far from complete, his body of work so small that reaching any definitive conclusion would be foolish. However, for the second straight start, the Cuban-born pitcher looked in major-league form, the kind of outing that bodes well for a team that hasn’t played up to expectations and is likely to see changes aplenty as the July 30 trade deadline approaches. Rodriguez threw six shutout innings on Saturday afternoon...

Where is Vinicius Jr? Brazil striker's absence from Copa America quarterfinal vs. Uruguay explained

Brazil face stiff competition on their side of the bracket as they search for their first Copa America title since 2019, and they are set to face a strong Uruguay side in the quarterfinals without talisman Vinicus Jr.

What Are 'Tactical Timeouts' In Football?

After Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle have all been noticed doing it, is the rise of the "Tactical Timeout" in football bordering on cheating, or simply a clever way for managers to get instructions to their team?

The 'Buffalo Boys' on seeing each others success with the Blue Jays

CityNews' Sports Reporter speaks with Buffalo Bisons alumni Addison Barger, Spencer Horwitz and Davis Schneider about seeing their Major League Baseball dreams come true.

Euro 2024 is a party – but continent’s fractures are there for all to see

For much of Germany’s Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain, it had seemed like a modern rewrite of their 2006 World Cup quarter-final against Argentina. In both games the technically more accomplished Spanish-speakers took the lead about five minutes after half-time, before the doughty Teutons ground their way back, taking advantage of some debatable substitutions, equalising in the final 10 minutes with a left-wing cross that was headed on to...

Germany pen an emotional letter to their fans after Euro 2024 quarter-final exit by Spain - as tournament hosts express their 'hurt' at not delivering glory on home soil

The defeat by spain brought an abrupt end to Germany's hopes of winning the tournament and they have now addressed a letter to fans to voice their disappointment.

Mariners' two-time All-Star, former ROTY to undergo MRI on quad

He “felt something” in his lower right quad during pregame warm-ups and was pulled from the game before taking his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning.

Rodríguez gets first win, Kirk powers Blue Jays past Mariners 5-4

SEATTLE (AP) — Yariel Rodríguez allowed one hit over six shutout innings for his first victory, Alejandro Kirk had three hits and drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays held off the Seattle Mariners 5-4 on Saturday.

Capitals sign 17-year-old draft pick

The 17-year-old was the 75th pick last month, going in the third round.

What time does the NASCAR race start today? TV schedule, channel for 2024 Chicago street race

Here's a complete guide to watching Sunday's NASCAR race on the Chicago Street Course, including the start time and TV channel.

Revealed: Jordan Pickford's penalty shoot-out 'cheat sheet' - How England goalkeeper's homework helped him stop Switzerland... with the aid of his water bottle

England are through to the Euro 2024 semi-finals after a nail biting game against Switzerland and England fans can thank Jordan Pickford's water bottle.

The rise and fall of Ben Johnson: From Olympic hero to disgraced drug cheat

Blackhawks sign No. 2 pick to entry-level contract

The last of the top-three selections of the 2024 NHL Draft has signed his entry-level contract.

Who qualified for Paris 2024? Updates, results, highlights from 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Greece

The Sporting News dives into the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Greece, providing updates, highlights, and results from the Final and revealing which team qualified for the Paris Summer Olympics.

Canada advances in the Copa America tournament

As Canada advances in the Copa America tournament, the love of soccer progresses across the country. Soccer expert Brendan Dunlop joins us to talk about the summer of soccer.

Iga Swiatek booed by Wimbledon crowd as world No 1 knocked out

Iga Swiatek was booed by the crowd before being unceremoniously dumped out of Wimbledon after suffering a shock third-round defeat to world No 35 Yulia Putintseva. The world No 1 looked on course to breeze into the last-16 at the All England Club but her terrible record on grass continued as she was stunned 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Court One. The Pole was ...

Astros manager provides injury update on star slugger

Star Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez left Saturday's loss against the Twins after getting struck in the leg by a pitch.

Gareth Southgate shuts down German journalist's accusation that England have had 'easy runs' after securing his third semi-final in four tournaments with penalty victory over Switzerland

Gareth Southgate has shut down suggestions that England have had 'easy runs' in major tournaments after reaching his third semi-final in four tournaments.

Fraser Minten refuses to rest on brief Maple Leafs experience last season

Fraser Minten isn’t assuming anything. Those four games that Minten played in for the Maple Leafs coming out of the pre-season last October? They’re so last year. Minten, who turned 20 on Friday, isn’t going to spend the rest of the summer pencilling himself into various versions of the Leafs lineup for the season opener on Oct. 9 in Montreal. “It’s just a brief 20 days,” Minten said on Saturday, referring to his time with the Leafs to start...

Netherlands 2-1 Turkey: Ronald Koeman's side score TWICE in six minutes to complete comeback in Berlin and set up semi-final clash against England at Euro 2024

MATT BARLOW AT THE OLYMPIASTADION: familiar shade of bright orange will be waiting for England in Dortmund on Wednesday after the Netherlands fought back from behind

Alouettes rally to beat Stampeders 30-26 to remain unbeaten

MONTREAL — They left it pretty late, but the Montreal Alouettes scored 15 unanswered points in the final quarter to beat the Calgary Stampeders 30-26 and keep their unbeaten streak alive at Percival Molson Stadium on Saturday night.

Andy Murray is 'disappointed' by Emma Raducanu's withdrawal from their mixed doubles match - with two-time champion's Wimbledon career now OVER

Despite her sore wrist, Raducanu was on Wimbledon's practice courts on Saturday afternoon. She trained while wearing an England football shirt.

No Surprise if Maple Leafs Nikita Grebyonkin Gets NHL Games

Nikita Grebyonkin is preparing for his first season playing in North America, likely with the Toronto Marlies. Last season, he registered 19 goals and 22 assists for 41 points in 67 games with Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL.

William Gallas slams £50m Chelsea transfer and names superstar they should sign

Have the Blues paid way too much?

JETS NOTEBOOK: Max Namestnikov trying to follow in family's footsteps

The last name was instantly recognizable. It’s his given name that made many head straight to Google. Little was known about Max Namestnikov before his name appeared on the Winnipeg Jets’ development camp roster earlier this week. It turns out he’s Winnipeg forward Vladislav’s brother. “Just trying to follow in his footsteps,” Max said on Saturday. Max is 11 years younger than Vlad and spent a lot of time following his brother growing up,...

Prince William embodies nation watching nail-biting England win

Prince William encapsulated the emotions of all of England as he watched the Three Lions come from behind and scrape to victory on penalties against Switzerland at the Euros.