The Canadian women’s basketball team will be playing for third place in the women’s AmeriCup, following a heartbreaking 67-63 semifinal loss to the United States on Saturday night. Despite trailing 39-29 at halftime, Canada played a superb second half and led the Americans 63-62 with three minutes left in the game. Kayla Alexander led Canada with 17 points and nine rebounds, while teammate Nirra Fields had 16 points, and Aaliyah Edwards added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cassandre Prosper chipped in with 12 points and six rebounds. Lauren Betts led the U.S. scoring with 12 points, while Rickea Jackson had…
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MIAMI (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper was struck on his surgically repaired right elbow by a pitch from Marlins starter Braxton Garrett in the third inning against Miami on Saturday, forcing him to leave the game after the inning concluded. Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said after the game that X-rays on Harper’s elbow were negative. After he was hit by the pitch, Harper got attention from a team trainer for a couple of minutes, then headed to first. He was later thrown out trying to steal third. Harper was replaced at designated hitter by Bryson Stott when his turn…
Last Updated: 08/07/23 11:03pm Michael van Gerwen clinched Poland Darts Masters title victory on Saturday An inspired Michael van Gerwen produced a series of imperious displays to clinch the inaugural Superbet Poland Darts Masters title with victory over Dimitri Van den Bergh in Warsaw on Saturday. Van Gerwen claimed US Darts Masters glory last month, and he made it back-to-back titles on the World Series stage with a staggering 113 average against Van den Bergh – the highest average ever produced in a World Series of Darts final. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this…
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from Wimbledon on Saturday after losing to Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during third-round action. The sixth-seeded Jabeur, who finished runner-up at Wimbledon last year, defeated Andreescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to advance. The match was suspended due to rain during the third set with Andreescu leading 3-2. Play resumed after a roughly 50-minute delay and with the centre court roof closed, Jabeur bounced back to beat the Mississauga, Ont., native. It was the third match in as many days for Andreescu as rain had also delayed her start to the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. The 2019…
Australia Women 1st innings Total 120 for -4from 17 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Healy (c, wk) lbw b Dean; 16 runs, 10 balls, 3 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 160 Mooney b Sciver-Brunt; 32 runs, 27 balls, 5 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 118.52 McGrath c Capsey b Gibson; 10 runs, 13 balls, 2 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 76.92 Gardner c Jones b Sciver-Brunt; 32 runs, 25 balls, 3 fours, 1 sixes, and a strike rate of 128 Perry not out; 17 runs, 17 balls, 0 fours,…
The legendary British sprinter saw his final appearance at the Tour de France come to a premature end on stage eight; Cavendish was treated in the back of an ambulance after a painful crash in the peloton brought him down; Manx Missile ends career on 34 stage wins, level with Eddy Merckx Last Updated: 08/07/23 4:39pm Mark Cavendish’s legendary Tour de France ends in agony after crashing on stage eight (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Mark Cavendish is out of his final Tour de France following a crash on stage eight. Less than 24 hours after he came within a few metres…
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The rain returned to Wimbledon on Day 6 of the grass-court tournament, with only one match completed Saturday before play was suspended on all outside courts. Beatriz Haddad Maia, a 13th-seeded Brazilian who reached the semifinals at this year’s French Open, beat Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-2 in the third round on No. 3 Court. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova nearly made it in time, leading Natalija Stevanovic 6-3, 4-6 on No. 2 Court when the rain started. Only Centre Court and No. 1 Court have roofs at the All England Club. Play in those two stadiums…
A video of an altercation between a couple and a woman in a lift in a Noida society over a pet dog has been going viral since Friday. The couple is seen requesting the woman to put a muzzle on her pet dog. The woman and her dog are already inside the lift and she refuses to put the muzzle on her dog even though it is hanging in front of it. The husband requests that his wife is pregnant and asks who would be responsible if the dog bites her.
If you often feel like a circus artiste, although a bad one, juggling balls constantly, hoping and praying none of them will drop and take your entire life with you, then you are not alone. Between laundry cycles, kitchen duties, house chores, childcare and countless other things, it might feel like you’re getting buried under a mountain of tasks, especially if you’re also someone who has a demanding work life. Psychologist Dr Nisha Khanna said parents are the role models for their children. “Your kids learn and observe self-care, discipline, effective communication, conflict-resolution, basically everything from you.”
LOS ANGELES — All-Star Shohei Ohtani is in the lineup as the designated hitter and is set to bat leadoff for the Los Angeles Angels in their Freeway Series opener against the Dodgers. The two-way superstar is nursing a blister on the middle finger of his right hand. He was held hitless Wednesday to close out a three-game sweep by the San Diego Padres. Ohtani left Tuesday’s start as a pitcher because of the blister. He also has a cracked fingernail. “He’s fine. He hasn’t said anything about it. It doesn’t affect him to hit,” manager Phil Nevin said before…