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Bev Priestman calls it a "baptism of fire, in a good way."The 34-year-old English native makes her debut as Canada coach on Thursday against the top-ranked Americans at the SheBelieves Cup womens . . .

Loria has made several appearances with the Costa Rican youth squads.

Feb 9, 2021 The Japan Basketball Association announced its provisional 24-man roster for the upcoming third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. The roster consists solely of players in the domestic B. League including stars such as Chiba Jets Funabashi point guard Yuki Togashi, Alvark Tokyo guard Daiki Tanaka and SeaHorses Mikawa sharpshooter Kosuke Kanamaru. Japan head coach Julio Lamas listed Jets forward Gavin Edwards, Utsunomiya Brex forward Ryan Rossiter a...

MLS Lockout averted, France reaches television deal for Ligue 1 rights, Beckham floods Inter Miami with cash, and more.

After the pandemic derailed original plans, Canada’s path towards qualifying for Tokyo 2021 has been revealed.

New Concacaf format winners and losers, Red Bulls sign a new Brazilian Forward and more in today’s links

Neil Davidson February 05, 2021 - 11:47 AM The Canadian men will open CONCACAF Olympic soccer qualifying against El Salvador on March 19 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Canada will then face Haiti on March 22 and Honduras on March 25 to complete Group B play. While the groups were announced in January, CONCACAF unveiled the schedule Friday for the 15th edition of the Olympic qualifying tournament set for March 18 to 30 at Guadalajaras Jalisco and Akron stadiums. The eight-t...

Badminton: Satwik-Ashwini reach career-high ranking of 19, Sindhu remains at No 7 in singles India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa has broken into the top 20 of the BWF rankings for the first time. File image of Indian badminton players Ashwini Ponnappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | Reuters India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa was rewarded for its impressive show at the recent-concluded Asia leg as...

New Delhi: India’s mixed doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa was rewarded for its stupendous show at the recent-concluded Asia leg as it broke into the world’s top 20 in the latest BWF rankings announced on Tuesday. Satwik and Ashwini, who had become the first Indian mixed doubles pair to reach the semifinals of a world tour Super 1000 event at the Toyota Thailand Open, jumped 16 places to reach a career-best ranking of world number 19. The duo had stunned fifth se...

Remembering 10 Games Kobe Bryant Made USA Basketball Fans Smile Date: What better way to remember and pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, one of basketball’s biggest legends, than with a look back at No. 10s top 10 games of his USA Basketball international career. Bryant held an allegiance to the USA Men’s National Team from 2007-12 that helped dawn a new dynasty. While it was our story of redemption, we cannot help but thank and remember Bryant, who started all 36 games along the way. Playing i...