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…
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…
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…
New Orleans Pelicans guard Kira Lewis has torn the ACL and suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season, the team revealed Thursday. The injury occurred in the…
Ticats linebacker Simoni Lawrence knew quarterback Dane Evans was ready when he saw him just prior to last Sunday’s CFL East final. “He was drenched in sweat, just getting ready for the game and stuff,…
Not long after Serena Williams’ name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won’t play the 2022 edition of the season-opening major in January. The 40-year-old…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez wants the club’s early Champions League exit to serve as a point of inflection and the start of a new era at Camp Nou. Goals from Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane and Jamal Musiala earned Bayern Munich a 3-0 win at…
On a steamy night in Tokyo, Damian Warner was as cool as can be, recording the highest score ever in Olympic decathlon on his way to Canada’s first gold medal in one of the Games’ oldest and…
Tyson Fury has his sights set on his potential next adversary. The WBC on Tuesday ordered Fury to defend his heavyweight championship versus Dillian Whyte, who was the organization’s No. 1 contender for more than…
Liverpool defeated AC Milan 2-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night at the San Siro to send the Serie A side out of European competition for the remainder of the season. Fikayo Tomori opened the scoring for…
U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu was named WTA newcomer of the year while world No. 1 Ash Barty took player of the year honors for a second time, the governing body of the women’s game…
Lewis Hamilton won a crazy, twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to go level on points with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and set up a winner-takes-all title showdown. On a chaotic…
Everton eased some of the pressure on manager Rafa Benitez as they ground out a comeback 2-1 home victory over Arsenal in the Premier League on Monday as Demarai Gray struck a stunning stoppage-time winner after setting up the equalizer.…
Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu has decided not to play at the Australian Open next month, stating she’d like more time to recover physically and mentally. The 21-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., revealed the decision on…
Russia’s 15-year wait for a Davis Cup title ended Sunday after another clutch performance by Daniil Medvedev. Medvedev defeated Marin Cilic 7-6 (7), 6-2 in the second singles match to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over…
Jose Aldo has already done more than all but a few fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. He is arguably the greatest featherweight of all time, and his résumé is good enough to be…
Saskatchewan and Western seemed primed for a tight battle at the Vanier Cup after an even first half. The Mustangs got some opportunities after the halftime break and took full advantage. Griffin Campbell caught two…
Daniil Medvedev maintained his perfect record at the Davis Cup Finals to put Russia into the last four. Medvedev defeated Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to give Russia an insurmountable 2-0 lead over Sweden in the quarterfinals of…
Michael Carrick has decided to leave Manchester United following his stint as caretaker manager, the club have announced. United released a statement within minutes of the final whistle after their 3-2 win over Arsenal to reveal Carrick has decided to step…
Fred VanVleet scored 29 points to lead the short-handed Raptors to a 97-93 triumph over Milwaukee on Thursday, snapping the Bucks’ eight game winning streak. The Raptors (10-13) ended a four-game losing skid with just…
Lando Norris is at the tail-end of a breakout season. Were it not for an ill-judged tyre call at the end of October’s Russian Grand Prix, he’d be F1’s newest race winner. Despite that missed…
Rhian Wilkinson’s introduction as Portland Thorns head coach was filled with smiles and laughter, with effervescent general manager Karina LeBlanc adding to the feel-good Canadian moment. The two former Canadian internationals will be joining forces…
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool thumped Everton 4-1 in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park on Wednesday to stay two points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp’s side produced another top-class performance with their Egyptian forward Salah taking his…
Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz won the decisive doubles match. The German pair defeated British teammates Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 7-6 (10), 7-6 (5) after…
Juventus escaped Salernitana with a hard-fought 2-0 victory on Tuesday which brought some positivity after a difficult week, while Atalanta are on the heels of Serie A’s leaders following a Mario Pasalic-inspired 4-0 triumph over…
Volleyball Canada has named Ben Josephson as coach of Canada’s senior indoor men’s team. Josephson will begin his new role April 1. He has been the head coach of the Trinity Western University men’s program since…
Croatia became the first team to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after seeing off Italy 2-1 on Monday. With the singles squared, the top-ranked doubles team of Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic had no trouble defeating Fabio Fognini and Jannik Sinner 6-3,…
Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi was awarded the prestigious Ballon d’Or for a record-extending seventh time in a ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday. Messi, who led Argentina to Copa America success in Brazil in July…
Canada’s men’s basketball team is leaving the Dominican Republic with two key victories in the Americas region qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Cup. Kyle Wiltjer’s 25-point performance led Canada to a 113-77 win over…
Teofimo Lopez promised a first-round knockout and pushed hard to achieve just that by unloading on George Kambosos, but in a stunner, the opening round to their fight Saturday night ended with the champion on…
