Whitecaps look to buck road woes against expansion side Charlotte FC
VANCOUVER — After a near-perfect homestand, the Vancouver Whitecaps are once again hitting the road — a road that has not been kind to the club this season.
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Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk return as Steven Gerrard makes Liverpool integrity point
Here is your Liverpool digest on Saturday, May 21.
Evacuation at Labatt Memorial Park during London Majors home opener
Fans were evacuated from Labatt Memorial Park in the fifth inning of the London Majors home opener on Friday night due to concerns of a possible gas leak at a concession stand.
Newcastle unlikely to sign Manchester United star Jesse Lingard
Newcastle United are unlikely to sign Manchester United outcast Jesse Lingard unless he reduces his wage demands.
Mikel Arteta makes Everton 'relief' point and Arsenal claim after Crystal Palace comeback
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said that his side can take 'encouragement' from Everton's dramatic win over Crystal Palace.
Satya Nadella, Shantanu Narayen Among Prominent Investors In US' First T20 League
In a significant push to popularise cricket in the US, a USD 120 million funding has been secured from prominent Indian-American business leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, to launch the first professional T20 league in the US. Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional Twenty20 Cricket League in the US, announced Thursday that it has completed an initial close of a USD 44 million Series A and A1 Fundraising Round led by a group of America's leading business leaders.
Satya Nadella, Shantanu Narayen among prominent investors in USA's first T20 league
cricket in the US, a USD 120 million funding has been secured from prominent Indian-American business leaders, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, to launch the first professional T20 league in the US. Major League Cricket (MLC), the first professional Twenty20 Cricket League in the US, announced on Thursday that it has completed an initial close of a USD 44 million Series A and A1 Fundraising Round led by a group of America's leading business leaders. It said that with an additional commitment of USD 76 million in further fundraising over the next 12 months in place, MLC plans to deploy more than USD 120 million to launch the country's first-ever professional T20 league. The investor groups for the Series A and A1 Fundraising Round, which includes MLC's seed funding round, were led by Nadella among others. "The significant funding committed by an outstanding group of investors will allow Major League Cricket to build first-class facilities and accelerate the sport's development across the country, bringing world-class professional cricket to the world's largest sports market,” Major League Cricket co-founders Sameer Mehta and Vijay Srinivasan said.
Arrows down league-leading Free Jacks to keep MLR playoff hopes alive
TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows scored 28 unanswered points to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 33-18 win over league-leading New England on Thursday, snapping the Free Jacks' 10-game win streak in Major League Rugby play.