Taylor Fritz advanced to the final four of the ATP Finals by defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-2 on Thursday at the year-end tournament. The American will face five-time champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The match…
In soccer, experience tells. Japan is about to play in its seventh consecutive Men’s World Cup. Canada is about to play its first in 36 years. Good teams, good players, have a nose for insecurity,…
Suspended All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is nearing completion on the process needed for a return to play and could rejoin the Brooklyn Nets as soon as Sunday’s game versus the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center, sources told ESPN. Irving will miss…
Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Thursday’s warm-up game versus Nigeria because he has a stomach bug. The Manchester United forward sat out Portugal’s training session on Wednesday, having trained the previous two days with the national team. “Ronaldo has a gastritis…
O.G. Anunoby had a season-high 32 points plus 10 rebounds to lead the undermanned Raptors to a 112-104 victory over Kyle Lowry and the Miami Heat on Wednesday night in Toronto. Fred VanVleet added 23…
The Wallabies are pledging to perform versus Ireland as they look to help extend the contract of their “phenomenal coach” Dave Rennie past next year’s Rugby World Cup. Ahead of their clash with the world…
Erik ten Hag has told Manchester United bosses that Cristiano Ronaldo should not play for the club again. Ten Hag held a meeting with co-chairman Joel Glazer, chief executive Richard Arnold and football director John Murtough on Monday to…
Felix Auger-Aliassime’s dream of defeating his tennis idol came true on Tuesday. After a loss to Norway’s Casper Ruud to open his first career appearance at the season-ending ATP Finals, Auger-Aliassime regained his scorching end-of-season…
Errol Spence Jr. could defend his unified welterweight championship versus Keith Thurman next after the WBC ordered the mandatory title fight on Wednesday at its convention in Mexico. Spence, 32, who holds the WBC, WBA…
Dalano Banton scored a career-high 27 points and Chris Boucher added 20 as the short-handed Toronto Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak with a 115-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. “I got…
Nico Hulkenberg is set to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023, according to German publication Bild. The move will be revealed ahead of this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, letting Hulkenberg to drive for the team at…
George Russell turned in a dominant drive to claim his first ever Formula One victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Russell was unchallenged out in front until a late safety car put his win in…
Leaders Paris Saint-Germain crushed Auxerre 5-0 with four second-half goals in Ligue 1 on Sunday to go into the mid-season World Cup break with a five-point lead over second-placed Lens. PSG took an early lead through Kylian Mbappe after Lionel Messi found Nuno…
Buddy Hield scored 22 points, Myles Turner had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers used a dominant fourth quarter to defeat the Toronto Raptors 118-104 on Saturday night. Tyrese Haliburton shook off…
Britain pulled off an unlikely 3-0 victory over Spain in the Billie Jean King Cup on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the top team event in women’s tennis for the first time in 41…
Manchester United came back twice from behind to defeat Aston Villa 4-2 at Old Trafford in their Carabao Cup third round matchup on Thursday. All six goals came in an action-packed second half. Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford cancelled out…
Coach Kevin Rouet knows the challenge that awaits Canada in Friday’s bronze-medal match at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. The 35-year-old Rouet is French, although he now calls Quebec City home. And prior…
Australia and Kazakhstan claimed victories on the opening day of the Billie Jean King Cup, the biggest team event in women’s tennis. The Australians, bidding for a first title in the competition in 48 years,…
Gareth Southgate has told Chelsea defender Reece James he will not be included in England’s 26-man squad for the World Cup finals. In a statement on social media, James stated he was “devastated” and added that he “truly believed” he could…
Guard Kenny Chery is training with his Canadian national teammates, getting ready to face Venezuela and Panama in FIBA World Cup qualifiers. But about nine months ago, he was a world away from Edmonton. He…
Stephen Curry had never been happier about a victory in the 11th game of the regular season than he was about the Golden State Warriors’ 116-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Coming off a five-game losing streak, the…
Robert Lewandowski and Gerard Pique were both shown red cards during Barcelona’s 2-1 LaLiga win over Osasuna on Tuesday night. Lewandowski was handed a second yellow card for a clumsy foul on Osasuna’s David Garcia in the 30th minute, while Pique, who was named on…
Canada continues to deliver strong performances in women’s sitting volleyball since Sunday’s hard-fought loss to the reigning Paralympic champion United States. Head coach Nicole Ban watched her charges start quickly versus Hungary on Tuesday and…
Caroline Garcia plopped on a cowboy hat to go with the trophy she was holding after telling fans she had enjoyed her first trip to Texas. There was plenty for the Frenchwoman to like in Cowtown.…
Barcelona and Manchester United will meet in the Europa League playoff round in February following the Catalan side’s elimination from the Champions League. Barcelona failed to get out of a group which involved Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, dropping into the…
Armed with a well-rounded lineup that has plenty of star power, Canadian captain Sylvain Bruneau is aiming high at this week’s Billie Jean King Cup. “We’re capable of everything really,” he said Monday on a…
Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light heavyweight title in lopsided fashion with a unanimous decision over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The victory — via scores of 118-110, 117-111…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah cleverly fashioned one goal and was gifted another in the first half as the visitors claimed a 2-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday. Egypt international Salah opened the scoring after 11 minutes…
Bayern Munich stated Alphonso Davies’ injury is not as bad as initially feared and his participation in the World Cup for Canada is “not at risk.” The 22-year-old Davies suffered what Bayern said Sunday was…
The planned super middleweight fight between former champions David Benavidez and Jose Uzcategui, a PBC on Showtime main event set to take place in January, has been scrapped, multiple sources told ESPN. The reason, is…
