Canada’s Natalie Wilkie struck gold while teammate Brittany Hudak earned a bronze medal in the women’s standing 15-kilometre cross-country skiing race on Monday at the Beijing Paralympics. The 21-year-old Wilkie, of Salmon Arm, B.C., crossed the finish line in 48 minutes 4.8 seconds to edge American Sydney Peterson who…
Ukrainian wildcard Dayana Yastremska, who was forced to flee her home after Russia’s invasion last week, reached the WTA Lyon Open final after defeating No. 2 seed Sorana Cirstea 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday. She will face No.…
Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice as Manchester City turned in a convincing 4-1 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday. City restored their gap at the top of the table to six points over Liverpool, who…
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez has defended her title at the Monterrey Open. The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., beat Colombia’s Camila Osorio 6-7(5), 6-4, 7-6(3) Sunday to collect the tournament in Mexico for the second consecutive…
Jorge Masvidal has signed a new deal with the UFC just days before one of the biggest fights of his long career. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Masvidal’s co-agent, Malki Kawa of First…
The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) has lodged a formal request to FIFA to postpone Ukraine’s World Cup playoff semifinal versus Scotland on March 24 due to the Russian invasion of the country last week. Ukraine, who…
Saddiq Bey made a driving layup with 14.2 seconds left to put the Detroit Pistons up three points as they hung on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 108-106 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena. Bey scored…
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) have suspended the 2022 Kremlin Cup following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it was revealed on Tuesday. The Kremlin Cup was Russia’s first international…
With the exception of the upcoming Paralympics, Russian athletes were restricted from competing in more sporting events around the world on Wednesday as the junior Canadian Hockey League has cancelled its annual Canada-Russia series but…
Roman Abramovich has confirmed his intention to sell Chelsea. ESPN reported earlier on Wednesday that the 55-year-old was willing to listen to offers for the club, and Abramovich confirmed the plans in a statement released on the…
Novak Djokovic and coach Marian Vajda are no longer working together, splitting up after 15 years and 20 Grand Slam titles. A statement that went up on Djokovic’s website on Tuesday said that the two men “agreed to…
Tottenham Hotspur suffered an FA Cup upset at the hands of Championship club Middlesbrough on Tuesday losing 1-0 after extra time in the fifth round at the Riverside Stadium to Chris Wilder’s side. Josh Coburn drilled in the…
Less than a month after clashing for Olympic women’s hockey gold in Beijing, players on the Canadian and U.S. teams will meet again in a Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association match in Pittsburgh. The PWHPA and…
Daniil Medvedev officially moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings on Monday, overtaking Novak Djokovic to become the 27th man to hold the top spot since computerized rankings started in 1973. Medvedev, a 26-year-old from Russia…
Russia have been kicked out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar by FIFA after the world governing body and the European association, UEFA, issued a joint statement to confirm that all Russian national teams and…
Kyle Wiltjer scored 24 points as the Canadian men’s basketball team closed its second window of FIBA World Cup qualifying, routing the U.S. Virgin Islands 94-46 Sunday to stay undefeated. Wiltjer drilled six three-pointers in…
The knock on Islam Makhachev used to be that he lacked finishing instinct and was susceptible to getting caught. Adriano Martins knocked Makhachev out in Makhachev’s second UFC fight, back in 2015, at UFC 192. Makhachev quickly patched up…
Liverpool earned the Carabao Cup final after defeating Chelsea 11-10 in an extraordinary penalty shootout at Wembley. After a brilliant match somehow finished goalless, the first 21 penalties were all converted successfully. Then Kepa Arrizabalaga,…
Trae Young knows what the Atlanta Hawks need from him to improve their playoff position, so it was time for a bounce-back game. Young returned to his All-Star form by scoring 41 points and the…
A highly impactful contest between Islam Makhachev and Bobby Green will headline Saturday’s UFC Fight Night at the Apex in Las Vegas. The main event was initially supposed to feature Makhachev (21-1) versus Beneil Dariush (21-4-1) in a likely No.…
A pair of late goals, one from Nicolas Pepe and another coming via a Jose Sa own-goal, earned Arsenal a late comeback victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Thursday night in north London. Hwang Hee-Chee had Wolves in front after 10 minutes…
Novak Djokovic will fall from No. 1 in the ATP rankings and be replaced by Daniil Medvedev after losing 6-4, 7-6 (4) to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Championships on…
As the Brooklyn Nets continue to wait and hope that the New York City vaccination mandate gets lifted and Kyrie Irving is able to play in home games again, Nets coach Steve Nash sees a renewed sense of optimism…
Liverpool thrashed Leeds United 6-0 at Anfield on Wednesday night to cut their deficit to Premier League leaders Manchester City to three points. The hosts took the lead before 15 minutes when Start Dallas was whistled for handball and Mohamed Salah calmly…
While Canada leaves the Arnold Clark Cup on the back of a 1-0 loss to a notable Spain side, head coach Bev Priestman saw plenty of positives for the Olympic champions. Despite having half of…
Haas’ 2022 car has taken to the track for the first time at a filming day at Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya. Like several teams do in preseason, Haas has arrived in Spain several days early…
The UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday saw Chelsea defeat Lille 2-0 and Juventus draw Villarreal 1-1 in first-leg action. The Blues got goals from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic — on a fantastic run from N’Golo…
When Team Canada competes at the Paralympics next month, it will do so with an incredibly diverse group of athletes. The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) on Sunday officially disclosed the names of the 49 athletes,…
UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush has been forced out of a main event slot versus Islam Makhachev on Feb. 26 due to injury, UFC officials stated last Wednesday. Dariush (21-4-1) was scheduled to face Makhachev (21-1) in a…
The striker, who joined the club in January from Arsenal, seemed back to his old self as he spearheaded a victory that stretched Barca’s undefeated league run to nine games. Aubameyang made an instant impact…
