Can Canada bounce back from a pair of bad world juniors?
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LIV Golf Announces 2026 Team Championship Site, New Title Partner
LIV Golf announced that it will return to Michigan for the 2026 season finale, and with a new title partner. Now named the Aramco LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship, it will take place from Aug. 27-30 at The Cardinal at Saint John's Resort in Plymouth, Michigan – the same location as the 2025 Team Championship.
Grand Slam of Curling continues to tweak shootout, extra end experiment
The Grand Slam of Curling continues to tinker with a draw-to-the-button shootout to replace extra ends, but the latter is making a comeback in Saskatoon this week.
Morocco hosting AFCON will help Algeria, Chaibi says
FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec 18 : Algeria hope to use the familiarity of Morocco's climate to land a third Africa Cup of Nations title, midfielder Fares Chaibi said despite his dismay that the upcoming tournament was not being held in the summer.
Thai queen wins SEA Games gold in sailing
BANGKOK: The queen of Thailand on Thursday (Dec 18) won a gold medal in sailing at the Southeast Asian Games, a regional competition being held in her country this month.
Nigeria allege DR Congo fielded ineligible players in World Cup playoff
Dec 18 : Nigeria have submitted a petition to FIFA alleging the Democratic Republic of Congo fielded ineligible players in their African qualification play-off for next year's World Cup, a federation (NFF) spokesperson said.
Reranking the top 10 men's basketball Freshman of the Year contenders - ESPN
We've deemed this the best freshman class in recent memory — standout performances by stars such as BYU's AJ Dybantsa, Duke's Cameron Boozer and North Carolina's Caleb Wilson have been the anchors of that theory. But the beauty of this class is that it's full of high-level players who could become household names by the end of March.
IOC says Indonesia has not met requested guarantees after denying visas to Israeli gymnasts, violating policy
sraeli national gymnastics team athletes Lihie Raz and Eyal Indig spoke about their experience being forced out of the 2025 World Gymnastics Championships after the Indonesian government denied their team visas to enter the country.