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• Trae Bell-Haynes released from Canadian Olympic men’s basketball training camp

  06-07-2024 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Trae Bell-Haynes has been released from Canada’s Olympic men’s basketball training camp, Canada Basketball announced Saturday.
  Bell-Haynes, 28, represented Canada last summer at the FIBA World Cup, as the team captured its first-ever medal by defeating the U.S. for bronze.
  The six-foot-two guard from Toronto is the third player to be released as camp closes by the end of the week.Forwards Oshae Brissett and Kyle Alexander were also released on Wednesday, with Brissett
  
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• Gapko sends the Netherlands into Euro 2024 semifinal against England after beating Turkey

  06-07-2024 23:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Cody Gakpo scored again to send the Netherlands to the semifinals of the European Championship after a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Turkey on Saturday.
  Gakpo scored his fourth goal of the tournament in the 76th minute, six after Stefan De Vrij canceled Samet Akaydin’s first-half header for Turkey in the last of the quarterfinals.
  The Netherlands will face England in the second semifinal in Dortmund on Wednesday. Spain faces France in the first on Tuesday.
  Turkey was wi
  
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• ‘close associate’ of Quebec gang leader arrested by B.C. RCMP

  06-07-2024 22:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Police in Quebec City say a man suspected of having close ties to the leader of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia has been arrested.
  City police spokesperson Pierre-Olivier Lévesque says 28-year-old Guillaume St-Louis Bernier was arrested in Kelowna, B.C., by the RCMP on June 30 following a police stop.
  A Canada-wide arrest warrant had been issued for St-Louis Bernier in March for drug trafficking and possession of stolen property charges.
  St-Louis Bernier is consider
  
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• B.C. heat wave may increase wildfire activity but reduce lightning starts: BCWS

  06-07-2024 20:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — As sweltering heat sets in over much of British Columbia, the province’s wildfire authority is warning that dry conditions will increase the potential for wildfire activity.
  But the BC Wildfire Service says the above average temperatures, which are expected to continue into next week, also lowers the risk of lightning that can spark blazes.It says there are about 90 fires currently burning in B.C., noting 73 per cent of them were caused by lightning.
  None are considered W
  
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• Blue Jays’ Justin Turner reinstated from paternity list, Mayza clears waivers

  06-07-2024 20:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays have reinstated first baseman Justin Turner from the paternity list.
  In a corresponding move, utility player Addison Barger was optioned to triple-A Buffalo.
  Turner was placed on the paternity list on Thursday and missed the Jays’ last three games. He is active for Saturday afternoon’s matchup against the Mariners in Seattle.
  Meanwhile, relief pitcher Tim Mayza cleared waivers on Saturday. Mayza was designated for assignment and sent to the triple-A Buffalo Biso
  
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• Whale researcher says orphan orca ‘likely’ seen off Vancouver Island at Friendly Cove

  06-07-2024 20:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — A whale researcher says a lone young killer whale spotted surfacing Friday at Friendly Cove off the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is likely the orphan orca calf that was trapped in a tidal lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., more than two months ago.Jared Towers, executive director of Alert Bay’s Bay Cetology, says today he can’t be 100 per cent sure video he received confirms it’s the female killer whale known as kwiisahi?is or Brave Little Hunter, but it&rsqu
  
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• Rookie receiver Shemar Bridges off to impressive start with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

  06-07-2024 20:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMILTON — Shemar Bridges is off to an impressive start to his CFL career.
  The six-foot-four, 210-pound rookie receiver has quickly become a big part of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ offence, leading it in catches (28), yards (309) and touchdowns (three). Bridges will look to register a TD grab in a fourth straight game Sunday night when the Ticats (0-4) host the B.C. Lions (3-1).
  “I’m just being where I’m supposed to be,” Bridges said in explaining his TD prowess.
  
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• England and Switzerland head to extra time in Euro 2024 quarterfinal

  06-07-2024 20:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Bukayo Saka leveled the score 1-1 as the England-Switzerland quarterfinal at the European Championship went to extra time on Saturday.
  Breel Embolo scored for Switzerland from close range in the 75th minute off a deflected cross from Dan Ndoye.
  England equalized soon after with Saka’s bouncing low shot that went in off the post. It was England’s first shot on target all game.
  England, runner-up at the 2021 Euros, is in its fourth quarterfinal at majo
  
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• 4 killed in shooting during party at a Kentucky home; suspect died after a vehicle chase, police say

  06-07-2024 19:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FLORENCE, Ky. (AP) — Four people were killed and three others were wounded in an early Saturday shooting during a party at a home in northern Kentucky, police said.The shooting suspect later died after fleeing the home and leading police on a vehicle pursuit that ended with the suspect’s car falling into a ditch, police said.Police heard shots being fired when they arrived at a home in Florence at about 2:50 a.m., said Jeff Mallery, the city’s police chief. Police found seven s
  
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• Police investigate early-morning drowning in Okanagan Lake

  06-07-2024 19:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Mounties in Kelowna say they are working to recover the body of a man who drowned in Okanagan Lake early Saturday morning.
  They say officers, alongside Central Okanagan Search and Rescue and the Kelowna Fire Department, responded to a report of the drowning near the Kelowna Downtown Marina around 4:30 a.m.
  Police say first responders were unable to recover the man’s body and were still waiting for the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team around mid-morning.They say the cause
  
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• Raptors re-sign veteran guard-forward Garrett Temple

  06-07-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have re-signed veteran guard-forward Garrett Temple.
  The team did not disclose the length of the contract or the financial terms of it.
  Temple was a free agent after spending last season in Toronto where he averaged3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 10.7 minutes in 27 games primarily coming off the bench.
  The 38-year-old is set to enter his 15th season in the NBA, with the Raptors being his 12th team. After entering the NBA as an undrafted free agent in
  
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• No. 1 Iga Swiatek loses in Wimbledon’s third round to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan

  06-07-2024 19:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.
  Swiatek is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the red clay at the French Open — most recently last month — and one on the hard courts at the U.S. Open. The All England Club’s grass has always given her the most trouble at any major tournament as a pro, although the 23-year-old from Poland did win the junior tro
  
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• Jets sign forward Gustafsson, defenceman Stanley to two-year contract extensions

  06-07-2024 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward David Gustafsson and defenceman Logan Stanley to two-year contract extensions.
  Gustafsson had three goals and four assists across 39 regular-season games, adding one goal in four post-season contests, with the Jets in the 2023-24. The 24-year-old also played six games for the Jets’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Manitoba Moose, and had three assists.
  The six-foot-two, 196-pound centre was a second-round pick (60th overall) of Wi
  
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• Motorcyclist critically injured in Abbotsford collision

  06-07-2024 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A motorcyclist was critically injured in a collision involving an SUV at the intersection of McCallum Road and McDougall Avenue Friday (Jul. 5) evening in Abbotsford.
  Abbotsford police responded to the scene at approximately 7:48 p.m. They found a 60-year-old male motorcyclist in critical condition with severe injuries. The motorcyclist received immediate medical attention and was transported to the hospital.
  The driver and occupants of the SUV sustained minor injuries. They r
  
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• Man in 60s dies after highway car crash in Centre-du-Québec

  06-07-2024 18:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — A man in his sixties has died after a car crash on Friday afternoon in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province.
  Provincial police say two drivers collided on Highway 55 in Sainte-Eulalie at around 2:45pm on Friday, resulting in one of the vehicle’s catching fire.
  Police spokesperson Elizabeth Marquis-Guy says the older driver deviated into the opposing lane, hitting the other vehicle head-on.
  The driver in his sixties was declared dead at the scene while the oth
  
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• 1 arrest, McGill University windows smashed in pro-Palestinian protest

  06-07-2024 18:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — One person was arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at McGill University on Friday night after Montreal police and city workers dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment at Victoria Square in the financial district earlier in the day.
  City police say protesters gathered at around 8 p.m. at Place Jean-Riopelle and marched roughly one kilometre north toward McGill University’s downtown campus where a separate encampment has been in place since late April. Campus protester
  
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• Shapovalov falls in five-set third-round match to Shelton at Wimbledon

  06-07-2024 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Canadian Denis Shapovalov dropped a five-round battle 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to American Ben Shelton in third-round men’s singles action at Wimbledon on Saturday.
  The match was scheduled for Friday but was suspended due to rain with Shelton leading the opening set 3-2.
  Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., had six aces but struggled with 13 double faults. He only broke once on four opportunities and had 37 winners to 46 unforced errors.
  The 14th-seeded Shelton had seven ac
  
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• Heat wave expected to hit Vancouver Island, interior B.C. in the coming days

  06-07-2024 15:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Heat warnings are covering more than two dozen regions in British Columbia as temperatures could creep into the low 40s in the coming days.
  Environment Canada says the worst of the heat wave is expected to start Sunday and last into next week.
  The heat warnings include much of B.C.’s bottom third, inland sections of the central and norths coasts, as well as the northeastern part of the province.
  The province’s health minister Adrian Dix says it’s key to find w
  
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• Fraser Valley residents prepare for the hottest weekend of the year

  06-07-2024 15:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Rising temperatures signal the arrival of summer’s first hot spell across the Fraser Valley. Environment Canada forecasts that high temperatures will exceed 30°C over the weekend.
  While many will welcome the warm weather, others will seek ways to stay cool. Extreme heat plans have been established in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, and Mission. The plans, however, will not be activated until an Extreme Heat Event is declared. Cooling centres in the cities will be activated a
  
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• New UK Prime Minister Starmer says controversial Rwanda deportation plan is ‘dead and buried’

  06-07-2024 14:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Saturday that he is scrapping a controversial Conservative policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda.
  “The Rwanda scheme was dead and buried before it started,” Starmer said in his first news conference. “It’s never acted as a deterrent. Almost the opposite.”
  The move was one of Starmer’s first acts in office, though it was widely expected. He had said during his campaign that he would ditch the plan
  
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• ‘Dead to me’: Alberta transgender teen takes action after being deadnamed in yearbook

  06-07-2024 14:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Remi Laboucane says memories of being bullied were finally fading, memories so awful he switched schools.
  He was graduating from high school this summer, ready for life’s next chapter, when he opened his yearbook to see that he and other transgender students at Foothills Composite High School in Okotoks, Alta., had been deadnamed.
  “It was just a nightmare,” the 18-year-old said in an interview.
  “I wrote a letter (to our principal) and I said, ‘This isn’t OK, a
  
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• City of Montreal says painting a house as an ad for Koodo is against the rules

  06-07-2024 12:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The City of Montreal says the owner of a more than 100-year-old home has violated city rules by allowing it to be painted in neon colours as an ad for telecom company Koodo.
  A Toronto-based advertising firm recently transformed the Victorian-style duplex into an oversized Koodo ad by painting it in the company’s chosen palette of hot pink, with accents of lime green, purple, teal and orange.
  A sign that had been posted on the facade that read, “There’s joy unde
  
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• B.C. ship and dock foremen issue 72-hour strike notice to employer

  06-07-2024 08:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A union representing ship and dock foremen in British Columbia has issued 72-hour strike notice against their employer.
  The BC Maritime Employers Association says ILWU Local 514 has served a notice of intended strike action against DP World Canada that will begin on Monday at 4:30 p.m.
  The association says ILWU Local 514 served the notice despite the Canada Industrial Relations Board commencing hearings this week to address complaints between it and the union.
  The International
  
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• Castillo dominates for 6 2/3 innings, Raley has 2-run double in Mariners’ 2-1 win over Blue Jays

  06-07-2024 06:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo limited Toronto to two hits over a dominant 6 2/3 innings, Luke Raley had a two-run double in the third and the Seattle Mariners beat the Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday night.Castillo (7-9) was nearly untouchable in his 200th career start, retiring each of the first nine Blue Jays hitters, and not allowing a hit until Kevin Kiermaier hit a solo home run with one out in the sixth.Castillo’s only blemish before Kiermaier’s homer was a leadoff four-pitch walk
  
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• Canada beats Venezuela in extra round of penalty kicks, reaches semifinals in 1st Copa America

  06-07-2024 05:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ismael Koné scored in the sixth round of the shootout after a third save by Maxime Crépeau and Canada advanced to the semifinals of its first Copa America with a victory over Venezuela on Friday night.
  The Canadians won 4-3 on penalty kicks following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals, keeping Venezuela from advancing to the Copa America semifinals for the first time since 2011.Jacob Shaffelburg scored in the 13th minute for Canada before Salomón R
  
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• Winnipeg Blue Bombers top Ottawa Redblacks 25-16 for first win of CFL season

  06-07-2024 05:39 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Chris Streveler and Brady Oliveira used their legs to help propel Winnipeg to a 25-16 win over the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday for the Blue Bombers’ first victory of the season.
  Streveler, who was starting at quarterback in place of the injured Zach Collaros, rushed 13 times for 79 yards and one touchdown. He was 13-of-21 passing for 127 yards and no interceptions in his first start since October 2019.Oliveira had 23 carries for 129 yards and five catches for 37 yards in fr
  
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• Harness racing driver James MacDonald captures 2024 Canadian driving championship

  06-07-2024 04:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Harness racing driver James MacDonald of Guelph, Ont. captured the Canadian driving championship Friday night.
  MacDonald, three times Canada’s top standardbred driver, finished the eight-race event at the Hippodrome 3R with 66 points. Tyler Borth of Ingersoll, Ont., and Robert Shepherd of Mirabel, Que., both registered 53 points but Borth took second spot as he had more first-place finishes.
  MacDonald, the 2017 world driving champion, will represent Canada at
  
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• Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian leads hard-liner Saeed Jalili in Iran presidential runoff election

  06-07-2024 03:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian’s lead against hard-liner Saeed Jalili widened early Saturday to over 2 million votes as counting continued in Iran’s presidential runoff election.Mohsen Eslami, an election spokesperson, said Pezeshkian had 11.1 million votes, leading Jalili’s 9 million. He gave no total turnout figure as counting went on.The first round of voting June 28 saw the lowest turnout in the history of the Islamic Republic
  
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• Aaron Rai and C.T. Pan share the John Deere Classic lead

  06-07-2024 03:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic.
  Still in the mix is Hayden Springer, who began the tournament with a 59. Springer had 12 birdies and two eagles in his first 29 holes before he began to sputter, missing a 3-foot par putt and taking a double bogey late in his round
  
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• Abbotsford activates Emergency Operations Centre following chemical spill

  06-07-2024 02:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — The City of Abbotsford has activated its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) following a chemical spill at Stoney Creek. The EOC was activated early Thursday (Jul. 4) in response to what the City is describing as an accidental release of Phos-Chek, a class A/B firefighting foam.The chemical escaped from a disconnected hose and entered the storm drain and subsequently the waterway. The City says it became aware of the situation late Wednesday.
  The City is collaborating closely wi
  
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• What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from July 5 onward - Chilliwack Progress

  06-07-2024 01:56 via news.google.com
  
  What's happening Chilliwack: List of events from July 5 onward  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Victoria’s Chelsea Green ready for first Money in the Bank card on Canadian soil

  06-07-2024 01:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — This weekend’s Money in the Bank will be a full-circle moment for Chelsea Green.
  The Victoria native will compete in the titular women’s match on Saturday as the WWE returns to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. The ladder match with a lucrative contract for a world title match hanging above the ring will be Green’s first time wrestling in a premium live event in Canada, despite being a professional wrestler for 10 years.
  “My entire story I feel like has le
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs lose Associate Coach to AHL Abbotsford - Fraser Valley Today

  06-07-2024 01:04 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack Chiefs lose Associate Coach to AHL Abbotsford  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack Chiefs lose Associate Coach to AHL Abbotsford

  06-07-2024 01:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Chiefs as saluting Associate Coach Andrew Shaw as he leaves the team to become the video coach with the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League.
  Shaw began his tenure with his hometown team during the 2019/2020 season, initially focusing on tagging game films. In a news release, the Chiefs says his work ethic and attention to detail quickly earned him additional responsibilities, including coaching the penalty kill. Shaw’s leadership significantly
  
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• Downtown Eastside social housing project expands to four lots, with health services

  06-07-2024 00:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — A housing project in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is being expanded from one city lot to four and will include community health and social services.
  B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon says the proposed development at the 300-block of East Hastings Street at the former site of a Buddhist temple will be expanded after a donation of adjacent land from the charitable 625 Powell Street Foundation.
  The original plan in 2018 called for 75 housing units, but foundation director D
  
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• Blue Jays recall right-hander Burr, option right-hander Cuas to triple-A Buffalo

  06-07-2024 00:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Toronto Blue Jays have recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Burr from triple-A Buffalo.
  Toronto optioned right-hander Jose Cuas back to the minors in a corresponding move before Friday night’s game in Seattle against the Mariners.
  Cuas was recalled from triple-A Buffalo when the Blue Jays designated reliever Tim Mayza for assignment last Saturday.
  Cuas, 30, appeared in three games before being optioned.
  Burr, 30, last pitched in a major league game back in 2022 with the Chicago White Sox
  
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• Juror dismissed for falling asleep during testimony at Coutts murder-conspiracy trial

  06-07-2024 00:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One of the jurors hearing evidence in the murder-conspiracy trial surrounding the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., has been dismissed for falling asleep in the courtroom.
  Court of King’s Bench Justice David Labrenz told jurors Friday he became aware the female juror was nodding off during testimony in the trial of Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert.
  “The juror had difficulty remaining awake and had been observed on several occasions to have been dozing duri
  
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• France beats Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout in Euro 2024 quarterfinals to knock out Ronaldo

  06-07-2024 00:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — France ended Cristiano Ronaldo’s bid to win the title at his last European Championship by beating Portugal 5-3 in a penalty shootout to reach the semifinals on Friday.
  After the game finished 0-0 following extra time, Portugal substitute Joao Felix hit a post with the only miss in the shootout and Theo Hernández converted the clinching kick.
  It was a record sixth and last European Championship for the 39-year-old Ronaldo, who scored Portugal’s fi
  
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