A torrential storm fell on Rio de Janeiro late on Tuesday afternoon. But the flood was nothing compared to the river of tears shed by fans of Brazilian giants Flamengo, who fell 3-2 to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in…
Marta Bassino defeated Mikaela Shiffrin to win the women’s super-G on Wednesday and give Italy its second gold medal at the alpine skiing world championships, with her American rival settling for silver. Shiffrin led Bassino…
The Alfa Romeo Formula One team has revealed its new car for 2023, the C43, via an online launch. The club, which is run by Sauber and now part-owned by Audi, has switched to a…
Anthony Martial has been ruled out of Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Leeds United on Wednesday as the forward’s injury-hit season continues. Martial was absent for the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Saturday and is again not fit enough…
Saskatchewan’s Kelly Knapp and Jamie Koe of the Northwest Territories attained their respective men’s provincial and territorial curling finals Sunday to advance to the Tim Hortons Brier. Knapp edged Steve Laycock 5-4 in Estevan to…
The Brooklyn Nets are trading Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday. The Mavericks are sending Dorian Finney-Smith, Spencer Dinwiddie, an unprotected 2029 first-round pick and second-round picks in 2027 and 2029 to the Nets in…
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has a selection headache for the Club World Cup semifinal with Egypt’s Al Ahly on Wednesday as he will be missing several key players due to injury. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, forward Karim Benzema and…
The women’s relay team earned Canada’s lone medal Sunday at a World Cup short-track event in Dresden, Germany. Engaged in a heated battle with their rivals from the Netherlands for the duration of the 3,000-metre race, Courtney…
The United States swept its way into the group stage of the Davis Cup finals on Saturday, getting the winning point in a 4-0 triumph over Uzbekistan from the doubles team of Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. They…
A record-breaking Harry Kane strike helped Tottenham edge to a 1-0 triumph over Manchester City on Sunday as Pep Guardiola’s side failed to make up ground in the Premier League title race. Kane became Spurs’ all-time leading scorer when he sent…
Lucia Stafford set a personal best, but she still came up a breath short in the women’s mile event at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on Saturday. The 24-year-old athlete posted a…
Australian Open semifinalist Tommy Paul and Mackenzie McDonald, who defeated Rafael Nadal at Melbourne Park, gave the United States a 2-0 lead over host Uzbekistan in Davis Cup qualifying Friday. Paul defeated Khumoyun Sultanov 6-1, 7-6 (6) after McDonald’s Davis…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been omitted from Chelsea’s Champions League squad to free up registration spots for the club’s new signings. Chelsea made eight new signings in the January transfer window, counting a Premier League record deal to…
Veteran forward Rebecca Johnston returns to the Canadian women’s hockey team for the final two matches of a Rivalry Series versus the United States. The four-time Olympian was among 24 players Hockey Canada announced Thursday…
Michael Schumacher’s son Mick could be driving a McLaren this campaign should the Formula One team need a stand-in for race regulars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Fierce rivals of Ferrari great Michael during his…
Manchester United cruised into the final of the Carabao Cup after completing a 5-0 aggregate victory over Nottingham Forest with a 2-0 victory in Wednesday’s semifinal second leg at Old Trafford. Substitute Anthony Martial and midfielder Fred scored quick-fire second-half goals to…
John Herdman is staying put. After a morning of speculation fuelled by a New Zealand report that the Canada men’s soccer coach had agreed to take over the 105th-ranked All Whites, Herdman and Canada Soccer…
The fight between Jake Paul and Tommy Fury is finally a done deal. Paul, the YouTube star-turned-boxer, and Fury will meet Feb. 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, officials told ESPN on Friday. The anticipated event,…
Chelsea have signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after meeting the midfielder’s €121 million ($131m/£106m) release clause, the Portuguese side announced on Tuesday. A statement from Benfica confirmed that a deal had been reached between the clubs over how Chelsea would…
Northern Ontario curling fans know who they’ll be cheering for at the upcoming Scotties Tournament of Hearts and the Tim Hortons Brier, Canada’s national curling championships. Thunder Bay’s Krista McCarville’s team is off to the Scotties,…
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he wants to keep producing outstanding performances that he can show his kids one day when they’re old enough to appreciate them. The two-time MVP added one more to the list Sunday night.…
Real Madrid and Barcelona have been drawn to face each other in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 3-1 in extra time to reach the last four and will now take on their Clasico rivals Barca…
Jennifer Jones will skip a team at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for the 17th time in her career after beating Abby Ackland 10-5 to win Manitoba’s women’s curling championship Sunday. Only Colleen Jones (21)…
Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday and, after jumping and pumping his fists with his crew, he collapsed onto…
Battling Real Sociedad survived a pounding at Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday when they held Real Madrid to a goalless draw in a frantic LaLiga game. Real Madrid recorded 20 goal attempts compared to only seven created by the visitors,…
Lucia Stafford is starting to follow in the footsteps of her sister, literally, by shattering records on the track. On Saturday afternoon, she opened her 2023 season indoors and topped the women’s field in two…
Patrick Reed fared better than Rory McIlroy after some pre-tournament friction as the Dubai Desert Classic got off to a wet start on Thursday, with only 11 players managing to concluded their weather-affected first rounds. Play only started…
Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior scored in extra time as Real Madrid fought back to defeat local rivals Atletico 3-1 on Thursday and reach the Copa del Rey semifinals. On a freezing night at a sold-out Santiago Bernabeu hosting its first game…
Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Pacific Division-leading Sacramento Kings 113-95 on Wednesday night. “I like him shooting all those perimeter shots,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse stated…
England are facing a growing injury crisis ahead of their Six Nations opener versus Scotland with Jamie George and Elliot Daly the latest players to withdraw from training. Steve Borthwick started his England tenure in…
