For the second consecutive match at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic dropped the second set to his unranked foe. This time, versus Australian Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic was also pushed to the brink in the third. But the 24-time…
Karim Benzema is exploring his options in the January transfer window after six underwhelming months at Saudi Pro League club Al Ittihad, sources have told ESPN. The 36-year-old striker is not happy with how his stint in Saudi Arabia…
The Toronto Raptors are reportedly in the final stages of a trade that would see the team offload two-time all-star forward Pascal Siakam, one of the last remaining ties to the team’s 2019 NBA championship. Indiana…
With Red Bull links never far away, securing Lando Norris’ long-term future will be a priority for McLaren CEO Zak Brown in 2024. Norris, under contract with McLaren through to the end of 2025, has…
José Mourinho has left Serie A side Roma with immediate effect, the team revealed on Tuesday, hiring club legend Daniele De Rossi as his interim replacement until the end of the season. Mourinho’s contract was up at the end…
Canada led 1-0 for three quarters but conceded five late goals to lose 5-1 to Spain at a women’s Olympic field hockey qualifier Tuesday, effectively ending its bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The…
Any controversy between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker came to an emphatic end on Saturday, as Ankalaev scored a vicious knockout over Walker at the UFC’s Apex facility in Las Vegas. Ankalaev (19-1-1) knocked out Walker (21-8) with a…
Everton have been charged by the Premier League for breaching the division’s Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR) for a second time, having already faced a 10-point deduction this season, according to the league. Nottingham Forest have also been charged with breaches…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-3 on a mixed day for Canadians on Monday at the Australian Open. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 27 seed, needed four hours 59 minutes…
Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match — until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena in the Australian Open. The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made…
Vinícius Júnior scored a hat-trick in the first half as Real Madrid were crowned Spanish Super Cup champions after a 4-1 demolition of bitter rivals Barcelona in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Real dominated every aspect of the match and toyed…
Canadians Leslie Sexton and national record holder Natasha Wodak finished less than two minutes shy of the automatic entry standard for the Paris Olympic women’s marathon on Sunday in Houston. Sexton was eighth among elite women…
Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James continue to lead All-Star voting ahead of next month’s All-Star Game, as the two stars were atop the second round of voting that was released Thursday by the NBA. Like last week, Antetokounmpo…
Out-of-favor Manchester United forward Jadon Sancho has returned to Borussia Dortmund on loan, it was revealed on Thursday. Dortmund’s transfer announcement for Sancho emulated basketball legend Michael Jordan’s infamous “I’m back” news release when he came back from playing Major League Baseball to…
Knowing what it takes to defend a national women’s figure skating championship has Madeline Schizas feeling prepared to do it again. Winner of two consecutive titles, the 20-year-old from Oakville, Ont., pursues a three-peat in…
The UFC’s next milestone event will have a first — two Chinese athletes fighting one another in a title fight. Zhang Weili will defend her UFC women’s strawweight title versus countrywoman Yan Xiaonan at UFC 300 on April…
Antoine Griezmann became Atletico Madrid’s all-time leading goalscorer on Wednesday, scoring with a brilliant finish for his team’s second goal versus Real Madrid to overtake club legend Luis Aragones. Atletico and Real were playing in the semifinals…
Canadian figure skating hasn’t been the same since the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. That’s where a golden generation of performers featuring ice-dance darlings Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and three-time men’s world champion…
Williams has confirmed it will continue to use Mercedes engines under Formula One’s new power unit regulations from 2026 onwards. The news follows McLaren’s announcement last year that it will continue to use Mercedes engines until 2030,…
Chelsea suffered a surprise 1-0 loss at second-tier Middlesbrough in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal on Tuesday with Hayden Hackney’s goal giving Mauricio Pochettino’s wasteful side plenty to do in the return. The…
Even though it technically isn’t a team, no squad is more difficult to make than Americans wanting to play in the Olympics. The maximum number is four players provided they are within the top 15…
Two-time champion Roberto Bautista Agut was knocked out of the ASB Classic in the first round Tuesday, defeating 6-4, 6-3 by fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. Bautista Agut collected the Auckland title in 2016, beating John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in early…
Franz Beckenbauer, a World Cup winner with West Germany as a player and coach who was regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, has died at the age of 78. German news agency DPA…
Canada and the U.S. will meet June 1 at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Dallas to kick off the ICC (International Cricket Council) Men’s T20 World Cup. The West Indies, which is co-hosting the…
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open with an injury a week before the season’s first major was due to start after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months on the sideline. Nadal…
An own goal by Jakub Kiwior and a thumping late strike by Luis Diaz sealed a 2-0 triumph for Liverpool at Arsenal in the weekend’s headliner FA Cup third-round tie as the hosts’ dismal form extended into the New Year on Sunday. Arsenal…
Val Grenier has made a triumphant return to the resort of her first World Cup triumph. The Canadian skier won a giant slalom Saturday on the same hill in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia where she celebrated her…
Golden State forward Draymond Green — on an indefinite league suspension since Dec. 13 — is expected to return to the Warriors’ facility in the coming days to start ramping up to resume play, sources told ESPN on…
Manchester United expect Anthony Martial to leave in the summer, a source has told ESPN, despite a suggestion from manager Erik ten Hag that there are ongoing negotiations over a new contract. Ten Hag confirmed at a news conference…
The 2024 Canadian figure skating championships will feel like a return to normal for ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. The two-time world championship bronze medalists didn’t compete in last year’s nationals because Gilles…
