Nicolas Guy-Turbide is Canada’s latest Para swimming world champion. And Danielle Dorris added some hardware of her own. The 25-year-old Guy-Turbide, of Quebec City, captured gold in the men’s S13 100-metre backstroke final on Wednesday…
So many things went in the Boston Celtics’ favor in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry didn’t make a 3 for the first time in a postseason match. After struggling with his shot…
Joel Campbell’s early goal sent Costa Rica to the World Cup for a third consecutive tournament as they edged past 10-man New Zealand 1-0 in their intercontinental playoff on Tuesday and secured the last place at the…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday in Germany. Auger-Aliassime, seeded fourth at the ATP…
Monica Puig, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist, revealed her retirement from professional tennis Monday. The 28-year-old cited her recent string of injuries and subsequent surgeries as the reason for her decision in a post on…
Australia’s dancing substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saved the last penalty to clinch a place at this year’s World Cup in Qatar as they edged Peru 5-4 in a shootout following a 0-0 draw after extra time in an inter-continental…
Make it three divisions won in pool play for Canadian women. Defending champions Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes gutted out a second beach volleyball triumph in as many days at the world championships on Monday,…
Jiri Prochazka hit Glover Teixeira with everything he had — hard jabs, uppercuts, knees up the middle and combinations to the body. Teixeira gave it all back and then some. He landed huge overhand rights and left hooks,…
Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Benfica forward Darwin Nunez in a transfer worth up to €100 million, sources have told ESPN. ESPN reported on Friday that both clubs were in advanced talks over a deal, and sources confirmed that…
Of all the high highs and low lows in Bianca Andreescu’s tennis career, hardly any have come on grass. Now, with both her physical and mental health in tow, the Mississauga, Ont., native is set…
Two championship belts will be on the line during Saturday’s UFC 275 (10 p.m. ET, ESPN+ PPV) at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, in one of the most action-packed PPV cards of the year.…
Erik ten Hag has prioritized the signing of a central midfielder as the first step in his rebuilding programme as Manchester United manager, sources have told ESPN, with the club focusing on that position rather than engaging…
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was eliminated early once again. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native was upset by home favorite Oscar Otte 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) at the Stuttgart Open on Thursday. Otte, of Germany, is through to the…
Alexander Zverev, the No. 3-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, underwent surgery on torn ligaments in his right ankle Tuesday after he was forced to retire from his French Open semifinal match last week.…
Liverpool have firmly rejected a second offer from Bayern Munich for Sadio Mane, with sources telling ESPN the Premier League runners-up are bemused by the approach. Bayern’s initial approach for Mane, who is into the final year of his contract…
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro, who teamed up for three Canadian pairs titles, have retired from competitive figure skating. The 29-year-old Moore-Towers, from St. Catharines, Ont., and Marinaro, a 30-year-old from Sarnia, Ont., won their…
New Lakers coach Darvin Ham started to shape his coaching staff by informing assistants David Fizdale, Mike Penberty and John Lucas III on Tuesday that they will not be kept, sources told ESPN. Ham will assimilate assistant…
Aurelien Tchouameni is set to join Real Madrid from AS Monaco on a five-year deal. The Champions League winners and the Ligue 1 side have reached an agreement for a deal worth up to €80 million ($86m) plus add-ons with…
Canada’s men’s soccer team is back to training, but the players say there’s still work to be done on reaching a new deal with the sport’s national governing body. A friendly game versus Panama was…
Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is expected to meet with two finalists for the franchise’s coaching job this week, including Mike D’Antoni, sources told ESPN. Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson is set to meet with Jordan on…
James Milner has signed a new one-year contract at Liverpool, the club revealed on Monday. Milner was set to leave Anfield on a free transfer after his contract expired at the end of June but he has…
Canadian record holder Sarah Mitton continued a string of strong shot put performances on Monday at the FBK Games in Hengelo, Netherlands. Mitton threw a best of 19.24 metres in six attempts to place third…
Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Casper Ruud in consecutive sets Sunday to collect his 14th French Open championship and 22nd Grand Slam title. But he revealed after the match that he needed an injection to his ailing left foot just…
Having beaten Scotland in an emotionally draining semi-final four days earlier, the war-torn Ukrainians were deeply impressive once again but fell just short in their attempt to reach only a second World Cup in their…
Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes gained a measure of revenge on Sunday and their first beach volleyball tour victory since the 2019 Vienna Major. The Canadian duo outlasted Bárbara Seixas and Carolina Solberg Salgado in the…
One week after their early elimination, Canadian beach volleyball duo Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes took a strong first step toward making sure it doesn’t happen again. The reigning world champions opened the Latvia Elite 16…
Gary Payton II, Otto Porter Jr. and Andre Iguodala are being considered “questionable” heading into Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated Wednesday afternoon. Payton has been out since Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals…
Argentina marked the revival of the Cup of Champions in style as they outclassed Italy 3-0 in a heavyweight clash billed as the “Finalissima” at a raucous Wembley Stadium on Wednesday. First-half goals by Lautaro Martinez and Angel Di Maria…
There were many lessons learned in the Canadian women’s first-ever forage in the prestigious Volleyball Nations League (VNL) last season. Now the young squad is ready for year No. 2. Head coach Shannon Winzer revealed her 14-player…
Rafael Nadal insists he can’t know for sure whether any match at Roland Garros might be his very last at a place he loves, a place he is loved. For now, if he keeps winning and…
