Mexican defender Hector Moreno (left) and Swedish forward Marcus Berg vie for the ball at the World Cup on June 27. Photograph by: Jorge Guerrero YEKATERINBURG, Russia — After nearly 27 hours and 1,500 kilometres on a train from Moscow, Hans Josefsson’s pedicure remained immaculate. Before leaving Sweden 10 days earlier for the World Cup,…

KAZAN, Russia — Everyone was waiting for Germany to score another late World Cup-saving goal. It never came. Instead, the Germans have become the fourth defending champions in the last five tournaments to be eliminated in the group stage following a 2-0 loss to South Korea on Wednesday. The four-time champions allowed a pair of…

Four Canadians are one win away from reaching the main draw at Wimbledon. Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que., and Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., both won second-round women’s qualifying matches on Wednesday to advance to the final round of qualifying on Thursday. Meanwhile, Brayden Schnur of Pickering, Ont., and Peter Polansky of Thornhill, Ont., are…

MOSCOW — Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku have starred in this year’s World Cup, and neither may see much playing time when England and Belgium play Thursday. Both teams have already advanced to the round of 16, and the match in Kaliningrad will only determine the Group G finishing order. The low stakes have created…

Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals slugs an eighth-inning double against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park on June 21, 2018. Photograph by: Rob Carr A year before the most important decision of his life, Bryce Harper made one with that future in mind last winter, one on display every time he’s stepped into the…

James Hinchcliffe once likened Indianapolis Motor Speedway to a cruel mistress. A few days ago, he found out just how cruel when he was bumped from the race that means the most to him — and really, any IndyCar driver. One of the circuit’s most popular competitors and a likely contender for the overall championship,…