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French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt on her place in the Australian Open beginning Jan. 17. The 30-year-old Russian confirmed she has the coronavirus and is isolating after arriving in Australia…
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Barcelona have made Alvaro Morata their top target for January following the signing of Ferran Torres for €55 million, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Morata, 29, is on loan at Juventus from Atletico Madrid, but sources told ESPN he is ready to cut…
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Featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu is one of four Canadians lined up for a UFC Fight Night card Feb. 5 in Las Vegas. Middleweight Marc-Andre (PowerBar) Barriault, flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon and bantamweight Alexis Davis will…
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Kyrie Irving returned to Brooklyn Nets practice for the first time since the preseason and stated he understood why the team decided to have him be away due to New York City’s vaccine mandate. “I understood their decision…
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Ralf Rangnick has said Manchester United have not made as much progress as he had hoped in the first month of his reign. The German stay undefeated in four games as interim coach but his team were…
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Canada’s Connor Bedard became the youngest player to score four goals in a single world junior men’s hockey championship match on Tuesday in Edmonton. The 16-year-old from North Vancouver, B.C., propelled Canada to an 11-2…
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UFC Hall of Famer Rashad Evans is returning from retirement — and now his adversary is set. Evans, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, will face Gabriel Checco on the Eagle FC United States debut card Jan. 28 in…
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Manchester United have rejected a loan offer from Sevilla for striker Anthony Martial. Martial has told manager Ralf Rangnick he wants to leave in January but United have turned down an approach from the Spanish side because they only…
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Owen Power’s hat trick helped Canada overcome a nervous start at the world men’s under-20 hockey championship with a 6-3 doubling of the Czechs on Sunday. Canada trailed 3-1 during the first period and was…
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Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has revealed he has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney for the ATP Cup. The 22-year-old is one of the first overseas players to arrive in Australia and is part of Canada’s…
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Edinson Cavani scored in the 71st minute to help Manchester United rally for a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Monday night. Allan Saint-Maximin fired the hosts into an early lead with a fine individual effort, cutting…
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Kevin Love and Darius Garland scored 22 points apiece, and the Cleveland Cavaliers tied their franchise record with 46 points in the third quarter of a 144-99 rout over the COVID-19 depleted Toronto Raptors on…
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Jimmie Johnson will enter the Indianapolis 500 next year and run a full IndyCar calendar. The seven-time NASCAR champion had been speeding toward the Indy 500 decision he finally revealed last week since he moved to…
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It’s been a tough season for Newcastle United fans, even though they became the richest club in the world following their Saudi Arabia-led takeover earlier this year. The Magpies stay marooned in the relegation zone, level on points with…
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After jumping 32 places to No. 40 in the FIFA rankings over the course of 2021, Canada has earned the title of this year’s “Most Improved Side.” The Canadian men were rewarded for gaining 130.32…
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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…
