National Sports

France advances to semifinals at World Cup, tops England 2-1

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1.

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Canadian luge athletes Walker, Snith wrap careers in Whistler, B.C.

WHISTLER, B.C. — A crowd of friendly faces greeted Canadians Tristan Walker and Justin Snith as they raced down the luge track one last time.

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Canada's Sarault races to short-track speedskating World Cup victory in 1,000

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Courtney Sarault won gold in the women's 1,000 metres on a three-medal day for Canada at the ISU short-track speedskating World Cup.

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Again a substitute, Ronaldo's World Cup comes to an end

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — There will be no World Cup title for Cristiano Ronaldo in what was likely his last appearance at soccer’s biggest tournament.

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Morocco reaches World Cup semifinals, tops Portugal, Ronaldo

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s chances of winning soccer’s biggest prize.

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US soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies at World Cup

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Grant Wahl, an American journalist who helped grow the popularity of soccer in the U.S.

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WHL Roundup: Benson's hat trick leads Ice past Chiefs 6-3 for second straight win

WINNIPEG — Zach Benson recorded a hat trick and one assist as the Winnipeg Ice cruised past the lowly Spokane Chiefs 6-3 on Friday.

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OHL Roundup: Diaco nets shootout winner as Knights narrowly edge 67's 1-0

LONDON, Ont. — George Diaco scored the shootout winner to lead the London Knights to a 1-0 victory over the Ottawa 67's on Friday.

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QMJHL Roundup: Foreurs cruise past Remparts 4-1 behind strong third period

QUEBEC — Justin Robidas had a goal and an assist as the Val-d'Or Foreurs handily defeated the Quebec Remparts 4-1 on Friday night. Frédéric Potvin, Alexandre Doucet and Alexandre Guy also scored for Val-d'Or (15-13-2). Mathys Fernandez made 24 saves.

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Oilers snap seven-game skid against Wild with 5-2 victory

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers finally found some success against the Minnesota Wild on Friday night. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and two assists as the Oilers snapped a seven-game losing skid against Minnesota, defeating the Wild 5-2.

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