11+ hour, 7+ min ago  (118+ words) EDMONTON — Tomas Appleton and Raffaele Storti each scored two tries and Samuel Marques added four conversions as Portugal defeated Canada 38-14 in World Rugby Nations Cup action on Saturday in Edmonton. Portugal, ranked No. 15 in the world, led 23rd-ranked Canada 12-7 at…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (321+ words) Canadian soccer fans will rally behind their team today as the nation heads into its first FIFA World Cup knockout stage match, taking on South Africa in a highly anticipated showdown. Canada will face the South Africans in Los Angeles…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (314+ words) VANCOUVER — Few soccer analysts expected South Africa to be Canada’s next World Cup opponent. Bafana Bafana earned their first spot in the tournament’s knockout stage on Wednesday when they upset South Korea 1-0 in group-stage play. The result saw the squad…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (894+ words) VANCOUVER — Wherever they are in the world, sports fans Lachlan Carter and younger brother Bailey know how to find fellow Australians. “We hear the accent, they hear the accent, and then, you know, it goes off pretty quickly, like a…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (607+ words) The attack unfolded late on Tuesday night in an informal settlement in the city’s Cleveland suburb, police said, adding that there were at least 10 suspected attackers who later fled the scene. Johannesburg has long been the scene of organized crime…...