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León land surprise signing for Leagues Cup
After an irregular start to the Apertura 2025 with just three points from nine, León is already in the United States to compete in the Leagues Cup. Their debut will be this Tuesday, July 29, against Montreal FC at 5:00 p.m. at Saputo Stadium. Prior to the match, La Fiera received a surprise: Nicolás Fonseca will rejoin the team after his transfer to Valencia fell through. "The operation fell through due to financial fair play issues," reported journalist César Luis Merlo. According to close sources, the Spanish club asked for "10 more days" to close another signing before hiring the Uruguayan, but León decided not to wait any longer. Thus, the midfielder will remain on the emerald squad for now. Fonseca, who arrived in January, will join the team led by Eduardo Berizzo in the next few hours. It is still unknown if he will be available to play against the Canadian team in his tournament debut. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. 📸 Leopoldo Smith - 2025 Getty Images
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Summer McIntosh wins 2nd gold in quest for 5 at swimming worlds with victory in 200 IM
Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh is two for two in her pursuit of five individual gold medals at the swimming world championships, capturing the 200-metre individual medley Monday in Singapore. The 18-year-old from Toronto finished in a time of two minutes 6.69 seconds, shy of the world record of 2:05.7 she set last month at the Canadian trials in Victoria. B.C. Mary Sophie-Harvey of Trois-Rivières, Que., took bronze in 2:09.15, finishing behind American Alex Walsh (2:08.58). WATCH l McIntosh captures gold, Harvey bronze in 200m IM: "I'm not super happy with the time, but honestly, at a world championships, my goal is just to go as fast as I can go, not focus too much on anything else," McIntosh said after the race. "But, I mean, I'm still happy with the gold and just want to continue my streak for the next coming event." McIntosh extended her Canadian-best career gold medal total at long-course worlds to six, and with her 10th medal overall surpassed Kylie Masse and Penny Oleksiak for most ever by a Canadian. WATCH l CBC Sports' The Ready Room recaps Day 2 of swimming finals: Next up for McIntosh is the 200m butterfly, with the semifinals scheduled for Wednesday and final on Thursday, and then the 800m freestyle Saturday before finishing up with the 400m IM on Sunday. McIntosh won the 400m freestyle on Sunday, defeating rival Katie Ledecky of the U.S. to capture her first international title in the event. Famed Olympian Michael Phelps is the only swimmer to have won five individual gold medals at a world championships. For Harvey, it was her first-ever individual long-course worlds medal. The 25-year-old finished fourth in three events at the Paris Olympics, but finally broke through at her fourth long-course worlds. "I'm really happy tonight I can come away with the bronze medal," Harvey told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux. "I didn't really care about the time, honestly. I just wanted to get a medal for Canada and step on the podium with Summer again. I think it's something really special." McIntosh invited Harvey to celebrate with her atop the podium as they sang along to the Canadian national anthem. "Definitely the highlight for me tonight was Mary getting on the podium. That's absolutely incredible," McIntosh said. " ...and she's worked so hard for this. And to see her get the result, I mean, I think she's over the moon about it and she deserves it. And to share that moment for Team Canada was amazing." Canada now has four medals at the World Aquatics Championships, including a silver in the women's 20m high diving by Montreal's Simone , which was the country's first medal of the competition. WATCH l McIntosh shows off her gold nails after IM victory: Yu Zidi, a Chinese 12-year-old, finished fourth behind Harvey in 2:09.21, just missing a medal as she astounds the swim world with her times. She is also due to compete in the 400 IM and 200 butterfly, probably her strongest events. In other results Monday, Masse of LaSalle, Ont., and Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., advanced to Tuesday's final in the women's 100m backstroke. Masse, a two-time world champion in the event, clocked 58.66 for the third-fastest semifinal time behind American Regan Smith (58.21) and Australian Kaylee McKeown (58.44).. Ruck qualified fifth overall in 59.18. "I wasn't really thrilled with my morning swim, but the first one in the meet is always a little bit challenging and just not knowing where you're at," Masse said. "To be able to get that one over with and to be able to put up a pretty good time tonight, I'm happy with it and looking forward to tomorrow night." WATCH l Harvey happy to share podium with McIntosh: Gretchen Walsh broke through with the first gold in Singapore for the United States, taking the 100 butterfly in 54.73. The silver medallist a year ago in Paris, Walsh was just off her world-record time of 54.60 set earlier this year. Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium took silver in 55.84 and Alexandria Perkins of Australia won bronze in 56.33. Watch live coverage of every race at the swimming worlds on and CBC Gem, with finals beginning at 7 a.m. ET each day. The full competition schedule is available . Walsh acknowledged in a post-race interview at poolside that the American team had been hit with a bout of what team officials called "acute gastroenteritis." It was picked up at a training camp in Thailand prior to their arrival in Singapore. U.S. officials have confirmed the outbreak but have given few details. "It was not easy, and I'm just really proud of myself," Walsh said, thrilled to be under 55 seconds. "It took a lot of guts. I just wanted to go out there and do it for my team, just represent the flag well. It came out of somewhere, but I'm really, really happy." Walsh's older sister Alex was almost even with McIntosh after 150 metres, swimming a strong breaststroke leg to make it a race. "I was really excited on the breaststroke leg," she said. "I could see her and I knew I was kind of gaining on her because breaststroke is my best stroke. I was really excited and, obviously coming home on the freestyle, that's definitely where my biggest weakness [is]." WATCH l Full replay of Monday's swimming finals session: Two other finals wrapped up Monday's schedule. Qin Haiyang, the world champion in 2023, defeated Paris Olympic winner Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy in the 100 breaststroke. Qin clocked 58.23 to give China its first gold in Singapore with the Italian swimmer finishing in 58.58. Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan took bronze in 58.88. "I've been injured and it's not been easy to get back to my best," Haiyang said. "I'm at best at 70%. I'm probably lucky. This definitely helps with my confidence." In the men's 50 butterfly, Maxime Grousset of France edged out Noe Ponti of Switzerland. Grousset clocked 22.48 with Ponti finishing in 22.51. Thomas Ceccon of Italy took bronze in 22.67. Reporter Devin Heroux will be on site in Singapore speaking to Canadians following their races, and will join every day after finals, with Brittany MacLean Campbell hosting from Toronto. The show will include Canadian highlights, athlete interviews and analysis.
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16-year-old dual athlete will lead Team Sask to Canada Summer Games
A total of 377 Saskatchewan athletes from 92 communities across 19 disciplines are all going for gold at this year's Canada Summer Games in St. John's. Of those 377 elite athletes, only one holds the flag of Saskatchewan, a symbol of the province's spirit and strength. Sixteen-year-old Hayden Kot is Team Sask's flag bearer, the official representative of the province during the ceremonies. Beyond that, she's going for gold in both basketball and volleyball. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, going to Canada Summer Games, let alone being named the flag bearer," said Kot. "I'm just so excited. I'm so excited to go, and just being able to bring my team alongside me is just super special … We're so tight knit in Saskatchewan. We have such a great culture and honestly, the fact that everybody is supporting everybody is just so nice to see." Garrett Kot, Hayden's father, was also a multi-sport athlete who competed in volleyball at the 1993 Canada Summer Games in Kamloops, B.C. He now coaches basketball at Kot's high school, and trains with his daughter constantly. "Sports are so important to me because I kind of learned everything there: how to be a good person, how to trust people, how to be patient with people," said Kot. "Honestly, it's shaped me so much that I don't know who I would be without sports. All my best friends are from my sports, and I don't know where I would be without it ... it guides me so much, and it just helps me as a human understanding things." This is Kot's second year playing volleyball for Team Sask, and her fourth year playing basketball. Last year, she missed out due to a broken ankle. "You're never going to get this opportunity again, so I just think making the most of what I have is just the best thing. I'm looking more towards basketball in post-secondary, but being able to contribute to both of them in my future is probably my biggest goal." East coast-bound athletes will be accompanied by 85 members of the coaching staff and 26 mission staff, bringing the total team contingency to 488. Alana Ross, Saskatchewan Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport says that between her ministry and Sask Lotteries, a total of $1.6 million worth of funding went to Team Sask this year. "It really encourages them to strive for success, which really will help them in the future as well. That's another advantage to sport and competing and to learn if you work hard, there's positive outcomes." Team Sask reached a total medal count of 32 at the last Canada Summer Games in Niagara in 2022. Officials say they are looking to land at about 5th place overall, near provinces with similar populations. "We're small, but we're mighty, and you see that in so many areas. We've had so many successful athletes coming out of our province. If we're focusing on the sports, how can you help, but to be proud of them and proud of Saskatchewan." Notable Team Sask alumni include Catriona Le May Doan, Mark McMorris, Emily Clark, Rylan Wiens, Shelby Newkirk, and Carissa Norsten. The 2025 Canada Summer Games will run from Aug. 8-25 in St. John's.
