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Former world titleholder Daniel Jacobs has officially reached an agreement with John Ryder for a February 12 super middleweight fight that will headline on DAZN, airing live from London. Reports surfaced last week regarding the…
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Liverpool’s clash versus Leeds United at Anfield on Sunday has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the visitor’s squad, the clubs have revealed. Another Premier League Boxing Day match between Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers has also been postponed…
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The NBA has postponed Toronto’s match at Chicago tonight because the Raptors do not have the required eight players available. The announcement from the NBA comes a day after the Raptors added four players to…
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Arsenal are willing to listen to offers for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January, sources have told ESPN. The 32-year-old was stripped of the captaincy last week after a series of disciplinary issues and has been training away from his teammates. Sources…
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Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., has been named player of the year, singles player of the year and most improved player, according to Tennis Canada. Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa was once again named doubles player…
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Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem’s lengthy recovery from a right wrist injury has forced him to miss the ATP Cup and another tournament in Sydney ahead of next month’s Australian Open. Thiem was anticipated to…
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino considers he has majority backing for his biennial World Cup plan, after national football leaders were told the switch would create an extra $4.4 billion in revenues for the world body.…
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Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil swam to gold in the women’s 100-metre butterfly on the final day of the FINA short-course world championships in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The 21-year-old from London, Ont., set a Canadian record with a time of 55.04 seconds…
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Rafael Nadal stated on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain after making his comeback from injury in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last week. The 20-time…
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Tottenham Hotspur are out of the Europa Conference League after UEFA decided the club “forfeited” their final Group G match versus Stade Rennais after the Premier League side cancelled the match following a COVID-19 outbreak within their…
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Justin Kripps piloted his crew of brakemen Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones, and Ben Coakwel to a silver medal at a World Cup event on Sunday in Altenberg, Germany. The Canadian four-man bobsleigh team concluded with a time of…
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World No.4 Karolina Pliskova has withdrawn from the whole of next month’s Australian swing after injuring her hand in practice. “Unfortunately I hurt my right hand in practice yesterday and I won’t be able to…
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The Premier League continued to be hit by COVID-19 Omicron variant surges in the United Kingdom on Thursday, with six games postponed, including that day’s Leicester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur clash and Saturday’s Manchester United vs. Brighton encounter. The league later…
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Canada’s Kali Christ claimed a gold medal in the women’s 1,500m race at the ISU Speed Skating Four Continents championship in Calgary on Thursday. The native of Regina posted a 1:57.679 time to finish ahead of Americans Sarah…
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The New Orleans Pelicans revealed Zion Williamson has received an injection in his right foot to help the bone healing process. Williamson will be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks once further imaging on the foot can occur. Earlier this…
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England were handed a tough draw for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League after they were grouped alongside European champions Italy and Germany in the draw held on Thursday. England defeated Germany in the knockout stages of the Euros earlier this…
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The Canadian women got off to a strong start at the world short-course swimming championship, capturing three medals, including a pair of gold on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Tessa Cieplucha claimed gold in the women’s 400-metre individual medley…
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Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has received a knighthood at Windsor Castle. Hamilton, 36, was named in the Queen’s Honors List last December after he equaled Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of seven championships…
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Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33 due to a heart condition. Aguero has not played since the end of October, when he was taken off during the first half…
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Following a victory over last year’s finalist Real Esteli, the Edmonton Stingers fell 89-68 at the hands of Cangrejeros on Tuesday in FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas group play in Polideportivo, Nicaragua. Edmonton was led by Chad Posthumus who…
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Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has stated Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang “needs time to heal” after being stripped of the captaincy and he refused to rule out the prospect of letting the striker go in January. It was confirmed…
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Vasiliy Lomachenko floored Richard Commey hard in Round 7, leaving his adversary on wobbly legs and in big trouble. He pleaded with Commey’s corner to stop the contest, but it allowed the marquee fight to…
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The Toronto Raptors capped off a seven-game homestand with their fourth victory and three season highs on Monday. Chris Boucher scored 17 as the Raptors poured in a season-high 70 points in the first half…
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Max Verstappen claimed an astonishing first F1 world championship title by overtaking rival Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of a hugely controversial Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen became the first Dutch champion in history…
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Julianna Peña swore she’d do it. She swore she would take out the greatest of all time in double champion Amanda Nunes. Next to no one believed her. Then she went out and did exactly that. Peña…
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Ivanie Blondin raced to silver to highlight three more medals for Canada on the final day of the long-track speedskating World Cup at the Olympic Oval on Sunday. Blondin, from Ottawa, climbed the podium in…
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Before any matches were played, Elias Ymer didn’t hesitate to say Sweden could succeed at the Davis Cup Finals despite being one of the lowest-ranked nations in the competition. He backed up his words with a great…
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Either European champions Italy or Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal will miss out on the 2022 World Cup after being drawn in the same playoff path on Friday. The draw means either Ronaldo and the 2016 European champions or four-time World Cup…
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The history-making Canadian women’s soccer team could add to its legacy. Three stalwarts of the gold-medal-winning side are up for the Ballon d’Or, presented to the world’s top soccer player — the first time Canadians have been…
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Max Verstappen has lost his position on the front row of the grid at the Qatar Grand Prix as a punishment for not slowing for double-waved yellow flags in qualifying. Verstappen qualified behind title rival…
