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MANCHESTER : Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has insisted he will not make any excuses if his side fail to beat struggling Leeds United at home in the Premier League on Wednesday even though they are without a number of key…

NHS officials say fears of 'twin-demic' of flu and Covid wreaking havoc on the health service have now come to pass.Official data shows that hospital admissions for flu in England are up seven-fold from the last month, with nearly 4,000…

Canada Soccer has named 23 players to its women's national team squad for upcoming away international friendly matches against Australia in September. Head coach Bev Priestman is bringing 18 players from the Canadian roster that finished…

Outsiders continue to have more questions than answers regarding Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback Tom Brady being excused from team practices for the second time this month. Proven players routinely receive so-called "veteran…

As Ontario hospitals grapple with staffing pressures from the latest wave of COVID-19 cases, critics are voicing concerns that surgeries could again be cancelled. The Opposition New Democrats asked Wednesday what further steps the province…

Canada’s latest surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is taking a toll on health-care workers across the country. As provinces grapple with a sixth wave of the pandemic, a growing number of doctors, nurses and other hospital…

PreviewBoth sides were still mulling the balance of their attacks as rain hit the build-upBig Picture Australia's arrival in Pakistan for their first Test tour of the country in 24 years has been billed as a momentous occasion for world…

VANCOUVER – One thousand games as a National Hockey League coach, and never a weekend like this one for Bruce Boudreau. The Vancouver Canucks’ 66-year-old head coach learned Friday that star goalie Thatcher Demko was following backup…

Teacher absences due to Covid are at their highest level since the start of the current school session. The Herald has also learned a call-out aimed at encouraging retired and other lapsed staff to return to classrooms persuaded only…

ONE in three doctors in Scotland believe that delays to elective and non-urgent medical treatment and investigations have "increased significantly" since Omicron emerged. One in five of the 700 clinicians who responded to the BMA…