Steve Carr
After defeating Switzerland 3-0 in Rome on Wednesday night, Roberto Mancini’s men are the first to book their place in the knockout rounds of Euro 2020 but they are already looking like a team who trust they can go…
Steve Carr
Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks pulled off a playoff comeback for the ages versus the Philadelphia 76ers to move within a victory of the Eastern Conference Finals. Young was fouled on a 3-pointer and hit all three free throws…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime earned one of the biggest triumphs of his career Wednesday by topping Swiss star Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Noventi Open. It was the first career…
Steve Carr
Teofimo Lopez has tested positive for COVID-19 and is symptomatic. His Saturday fight vs. George Kambosos that was arranged to be in Miami and the whole undercard has been moved to Aug. 14, Triller announced.…
Steve Carr
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice to make history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship’s history with 11 goals in a men’s record fifth tournament appearance. The Portugal captain overtook France great Michel…
Steve Carr
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Halle Open in Germany on Tuesday. It was the second victory in as many matches for the 21st-ranked Auger-Aliassime versus the…
Steve Carr
Spain’s new team struggled with the familiar problems on Monday as a string of missed possibilities allowed Sweden to hang on for a goalless draw in their Euro 2020 opener in Seville. Alvaro Morata wasted…
Steve Carr
It was another another rout for Canada’s women’s basketball team at the FIBA AmeriCup tournament. Shaina Pellington scored 21 points as the world No. 4-ranked Canadians trounced El Salvador 98-41 to improve to 3-0 on…
Steve Carr
Brandon Moreno wasn’t even supposed to be competitive with Deiveson Figueiredo the first time they fought in December. And after showing he could be competitive in a majority draw, he still wasn’t supposed to win their rematch Saturday.…
Steve Carr
Novak Djokovic came all the way back after dropping the first two sets to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final Sunday for his 19th Grand Slam title. Djokovic’s second…
Steve Carr
A challenging trip to Haiti ended Saturday with a victory and a valuable away goal for Canada in its quest to advance in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. The 70th-ranked Canadian men put on a composed,…
Steve Carr
The ball landing at Barbora Krejcikova’s feet on match point appeared to come down behind the baseline. The linesman thought so and called the shot long. A TV replay confirmed as much, and the unseeded Krejcikova…
Steve Carr
Jrue Holiday made a go-ahead driving layup with 11.4 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the Brooklyn Nets 86-83 on Thursday night to pull within 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Kevin Durant’s 3-point attempt to tie bounced off…
Steve Carr
As first impressions go, Canadian defender Scott Kennedy hit it out of the park. Canada coach John Herdman, who had talked up the uncapped Kennedy in the leadup to Tuesday’s crucial World Cup qualifier versus…
Steve Carr
Chris Paul had 17 points and 15 assists without a turnover, Devin Booker added 18 points and 10 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns routed the Denver Nuggets 123-98 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Deandre…
Steve Carr
Rafael Nadal’s French Open set streak is over. His pursuit of a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title — including 14 at Roland Garros — remains very much intact. Nadal shrugged off dropping a set in…
Steve Carr
John Herdman figured if Canada could weather an opening push from a revamped Suriname side, his team’s quality would show through in a do-or-die World Cup qualifying match. The Canadian coach read it right. After…
Steve Carr
Argentina scored twice in the first eight minutes but could not withstand Colombia’s second-half pressure as the hosts rallied for a 2-2 draw in a thrilling World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni made five…
Steve Carr
Jessica Klimkait of Whitby, Ont., qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in judo and collected a world title in a span of two hours on Tuesday. The 24-year-old defeated Momo Tamaoki of Japan by waza-ari in the women’s…
Steve Carr
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as possible future stars of tennis. Both have come close to Grand Slam titles. Now the pair of 20-somethings will meet each other for a berth…
Steve Carr
Germany scored five first-half goals on the way to a 7-1 destruction of Latvia on Monday, completing a successful dress rehearsal for their European Championship campaign starting next week. With Manuel Neuer becoming the first…
Steve Carr
Sebastian Vettel looks like a man reborn at Aston Martin and the decision to sign him seems to be paying off, Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn stated on Monday. Germany’s four times…
Steve Carr
An up-and-down debut performance by Canada’s women in Volleyball Nations League continued with a second consecutive defeat on Monday. Japan recorded its fifth sweep in eight matches, defeating the Canadians 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 in preliminary…
Steve Carr
Kevin Durant knew something was wrong when the Brooklyn Nets were trying to run a play and James Harden wasn’t in the right place. Moments later, Harden wasn’t even in the game, forced to leave with a right hamstring injury…
Steve Carr
Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open on Sunday to give himself an opportunity to recover after emerging from a tight third-round victory that lasted about 3½ hours. “After two knee surgeries and over a year…
Steve Carr
Canada made short work of Aruba on Saturday night, rolling to a 7-0 triumph to set the stage for a showdown with Suriname on Tuesday. “Job done,” said Canada coach John Herdman, noting an intrasquad…
Steve Carr
Amid an unusual silence on an empty center court at the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday with something very familiar: another victory versus Richard Gasquet. Nadal won 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 against Gasquet…
Steve Carr
Ronald Koeman will stay as Barcelona’s coach next season following weeks of uncertainty surrounding his future, president Joan Laporta confirmed on Thursday. Laporta had said a “period of reflection” was needed after two wins in their…
Steve Carr
Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson came out on top versus fellow Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes by a score of 2-1 (25-23, 14-21, 15-9) at the Ostrava Beach Open on Thursday. Bansley (Toronto) and Wilkerson…
Steve Carr
Her superior serve back at its unreturnable best, Serena Williams was in full control of her French Open match — until, suddenly, that stroke wasn’t as dominant and neither was she. And then, pushed to a third…
