TORONTO (AP) — Josh Sargent scored a go-ahead goal in the 86th minute to help Toronto FC beat D.C. United 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Sargent calmly slotted home a rebound for his ninth goal of the season after Theo Corbeanu’s shot bounced off the post. It was the ninth time this season Toronto has scored a tying or go-ahead goal in the final 10 minutes of a game.
Toronto (9-11-12), which finished its home schedule with a 6-2-9 record, needed the win after entering three points outside of a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
D.C. United (7-13-12) was eliminated from playoff contention.
Andre Dozzell scored his first goal for D.C. United in the 29th minute. Dozzell settled a back pass from Silvan Hefti and sent a low shot off the right hand of a diving Luka Gavran that went inside the far post.
Toronto tied it at 1-all in the 63rd on its first shot on target. Sargent elevated for a header that deflected off Jonathan Osorio's back and past goalkeeper Sean Johnson. The goal, originally given to Sargent, was initially disallowed due to an offside flag but a video review confirmed it was a good goal.
D.C. United: Plays at Columbus on Saturday.
Toronto: Plays at Atlanta on Sunday.
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D.C. United forward Nathan Ordaz (22), left, and midfielder Jared Stroud (8) celebrate a goal from D.C. United midfielder Andre Dozzell (21) during the first half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
D.C. United goalkeeper Sean Johnson, left, clears the ball away from Toronto FC forward Josh Sargent during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto FC forward Josh Sargent (9) celebrates a goal against D.C. United during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee apologized Thursday and said his housing secretary resigned after an investigation into the city’s deadliest fire in decades found inadequate regulatory oversight.
The massive fire that broke out last November engulfed seven buildings in an apartment complex in a northern suburban district, killing 168 people and displacing thousands of others.
Many former residents of Wang Fuk Court have spent nearly a year waiting to see how the government will address accountability for the disaster that claimed their loved ones and their homes, which were then undergoing building maintenance work.
At the opening of the news conference, Lee and seven other top officials bowed in apology. Lee said Housing Secretary Winnie Ho “should bear political responsibility," although no personal wrongdoing was found. He said Ho had resigned Wednesday.
During the investigation, an independent committee found that the Housing Bureau’s independent checking unit failed in its duties supervising the maintenance work.
The committee's work is separate from criminal investigations in which seven people and two companies were charged with offenses including manslaughter and conspiracy to defraud over the fire.
Authorities alleged that the two companies and some defendants conspired together to defraud the apartment owners by concealing previous litigation records of the company later awarded the renovation project, a contract worth more than 300 million Hong Kong dollars (over $38 million).
Members of the media attend a press conference by Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, center, and other senior officials on the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry report, in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/May James)
Copies of the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry report are seen before a press conference in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/May James)
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee leads other senior officials to a press conference on the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry report in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/May James)
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks during a press conference on the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry report in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/May James)
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, center, leads other senior officials in bowing during a press conference on the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry report in Hong Kong, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/May James)
FILE -A person walks past fire-ravaged residential towers of the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex after the deadly fire in November, in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, April 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei, File)
