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Canada Soccer to earn US$1.56 million in prize money from FIFA for World Cup showing
MELBOURNE, Australia - While Olympic champion Canada has exited the FIFA Women's World Cup after the group stage, 16 teams are still in contention. The expanded 32-country tournament already boasts re...
Aug 01, 2023

Three passes, 15 seconds trigger Canada's painful fall at Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia - While the final score between Canada and Australia was anything but close, the opening goal in the lopsided 4-0 Matildas' win showed just how tight the margins can be in world f...
Aug 01, 2023

US slips into round of 16 of Women's World Cup after scoreless draw with Portugal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Two-time reigning champions United States came an inch short of Women's World Cup elimination, but Portugal's late near-miss helped the Americans avoid the biggest upset i...
Aug 01, 2023

US slips into round of 16 of Women's World Cup after scoreless draw with Portugal
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) - Megan Rapinoe's energy as a second-half substitute failed to spark the listless United States, which slipped through to the round of 16 in the Women's World Cup despite an...
Aug 01, 2023

Residents of Osoyoos, B.C., heading home after harrowing fire fight
OSOYOOS, B.C. - Residents of Osoyoos have been returning home after the lifting of most evacuation orders on the southern British Columbia town that had been threatened over the weekend by a wildfire ...
Aug 01, 2023

Residents of Osoyoos, B.C., heading home after harrowing fire fight
OSOYOOS, B.C. - Residents of Osoyoos have been returning home after the lifting of most evacuation orders on the southern British Columbia town that had been threatened over the weekend by a wildfire ...
Aug 01, 2023

11 dead and 27 missing in flooding around Beijing after days of rain, Chinese state media report
Chinese state media report 11 people have died and 27 are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. Days of heavy rains have prompted authorities to close train stations ...
Jul 31, 2023

Mountcastle leads Orioles past Blue Jays 4-2; Toronto also loses Bichette to injury
TORONTO - Ryan Mountcastle went 2 for 3 at the plate, driving in three runs, and the Baltimore Orioles topped the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Monday. Worse yet, the Blue Jays lost star shortstop Bo Biche...
Jul 31, 2023

FIFA says Women's World Cup ticket sales surpass 1.68 million
SYDNEY (AP) - FIFA says ticket sales for the Women's World Cup have reached 1.678 million over the first 38 matches of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. It said in a statement Tuesday that ...
Jul 31, 2023

Japan switches tactics at Women's World Cup to secure another big win
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Japan held the ball far less against Spain than it did in its first two Women's World Cup matches and yet kept right on scoring. Japan switched tactics in its final Grou...
Jul 31, 2023