Soccer

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Aaliyah Farmer and Thembi Kgatlana scored first-half goals and Tigres UANL defeated the Portland Thorns 2-0 on Wednesday night to advance to the championship game in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup.

LANGLEY — A late goal from Tobias Warschewski helped Cavalry FC rescue a 1-1 draw against Vancouver FC in the first leg of their Canadian Championship quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. David Norman Jr.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ten of 16 second division teams seeking to reinstate promotion and relegation in Mexico's soccer leagues have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Striker Son Heung-min was among the Tottenham players left without winner's medals during the awards ceremony for the Europa League final on Wednesday.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — There he was, kissing the trophy before lifting it in front of his teammates.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Under even more pressure after losing the biggest game of season, Ruben Amorim was left asking Manchester United fans to have some faith about the future.

Ange Postecoglou has lived up to the early-season promise he made. “I always win things in my second year. Nothing has changed," the Tottenham manager said in September after back-to-back defeats in the Premier League.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Tottenham's title drought is finally over. Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final and lift its first European trophy in more than four decades on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Mark Noonan is stepping down as commissioner of the Canadian Premier League effective June 30. No reason was given for his departure.

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — UEFA's Executive Committee on Wednesday approved an unprecedented qualifying system for the 2028 European Championship, with hosts England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland participating in the preliminaries.