Jason Gunnlaugson, from Morris, Man., has secured his rink’s place at the Canadian Olympic curling trials after defeating Tanner Horgan 9-8 in the ‘A’ side final on Sunday at the pre-trials tournament in Liverpool, N.S. It will…
Jose Uzcategui tested positive for the banned substance rEPO, multiple sources told ESPN, and he’s been pulled from his Nov. 13 bout with David Benavidez. Benavidez, ESPN’s No. 2 super middleweight, will now face Kyrone…
Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarter-finals at the Vienna Open after fighting through three sets to beat Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie on Thursday. The 21-year-old from Montreal bounced the 2021 Indian Wells champion in a taxing 2-6, 7-6…
Gennadiy Golovkin and Ryota Murata have agreed to a deal for a Dec. 29 middleweight title unification fight at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. A formal announcement is expected next week. The fight will…
Barcelona have sacked coach Ronald Koeman following Wednesday’s 1-0 LaLiga loss to Rayo Vallecano, their third defeat in their last four league matches. Following Koeman’s exit, sources have told ESPN that the club will open talks with Xavi Hernandez…
As far as homecomings go, the Canadian women’s team returned as conquering queens. Out of action since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Canada completed the first leg of its “Celebration Tour” by recording consecutive…
Charlie Morton’s season ended in the third inning of the 2021 World Series. X-rays exposed that Morton, the Atlanta Braves’ veteran starting pitcher, suffered a fractured right fibula early in Game 1 on Tuesday night,…
Arsenal moved into the Carabao Cup quarterfinals with a triumph over fellow Premier League side Leeds United. Arsenal eased through with second-half goals from Calum Chambers and Edward Nketiah in a 2-0 win over struggling Leeds. Chambers opened the scoring in…
With just more than 100 days to go until the Winter Olympic are set to start in Beijing, Team Canada unveiled the new athlete kits from Lululemon, the organization’s official outfitter. This is what Canada’s Olympic and…
Max Verstappen stated he was not convinced Red Bull’s aggressive pit-stop strategy would help him beat Lewis Hamilton triumph at the U.S. Grand Prix. Verstappen lost the lead to Hamilton in Turn 1 but overtook…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fighting to save his position as Manchester United manager, with sources telling ESPN that the 48-year-old had already lost the faith of a sizable number of his squad even before Sunday’s 5-0 defeat…
Sarah Fillier scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 3:58 left, and Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in Game 2 of the rivals’ nine-game pre-Olympic series on Monday night in Hartford, Conn. Victoria Bach…
It was a weird week, to say the least, but Saturday’s five-round main event between Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa delivered as anticipated. Vettori (18-4-1) handed Costa (13-2) his second consecutive defeat, scoring a unanimous decision triumph in a…
Mohamed Salah scored a hat trick as Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday, putting pressure on United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United were four goals down by halftime — the largest margin ever in their history…
The Raptors knew Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic would be a handful. But trying to limit the offensive machine on the second evening of back-to-back nights was one huge headache. After building a six-point lead…
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night main event between former middleweight title challengers Paulo Costa and Marvin Vettori has been changed to a 195-pound catchweight. The status of the fight was thrown into jeopardy on Wednesday, when Costa confirmed he was well above…
Six hundred days after they’d played a meaningful game in Toronto, the Raptors finally made their return. For some of them, coach Nick Nurse suggested, the emotion might have been too much. “It seemed to…
Erling Haaland will command wages of at least £30 million ($41m)-a-year if he leaves Borussia Dortmund for a new club next summer, sources have told ESPN, with Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid all in the race to sign the Norway forward.…
In her first match since reaching the US Open semifinals and subsequently testing positive for COVID-19, Aryna Sabalenka defeated Ajla Tomljanovic, 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-1, on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup…
Cristiano Ronaldo headed in an 81st-minute winner as Manchester United came from two goals behind to defeat Atalanta 3-2 in a pulsating Champions League Group F match at Old Trafford on Wednesday. After a poor…
With fans bellowing encouragement, the occasional smattering of applause after a quality shot and even the intermittent ringing of a cowbell, it certainly felt like old times at the curling rink on Wednesday. A long-awaited…
The Milwaukee Bucks handed out their championship rings and unveiled the banner for the franchise’s first championship in 50 years ahead of Tuesday night’s season-opening 127-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. “Milwaukee, we did it,” Bucks forward Khris Middleton said…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti praised his team’s performance in their 5-0 Champions League away victory at Shakhtar Donetsk but admitted it will be “another story” versus Barcelona in El Clasico this weekend. Vinicius Junior scored twice on Tuesday night, with Rodrygo and Karim Benzema also on…
Jamal Murray is conflicted. The Nuggets’ star guard can’t wait to get back to playing basketball like he did before that awful night in San Francisco last April when his left knee buckled as he…
Discussions on a rookie contract extension for Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton ended ahead of a Monday deadline with no agreement, perishing without the franchise ever honoring the 2018 No. 1 overall pick’s expectation of a five-year maximum contract…
England have been hit with a two-game stadium ban and a €100,000 ($116,000) fine by UEFA after crowd trouble marred July’s Euro 2020 final versus Italy at Wembley. The country’s first appearance in a major tournament final for 55…
Canadian midfielder Alphonso Davies was pulled with an apparent injury in the 40th minute of a 5-1 Bayern Munich triumph on Sunday. Coach Julian Nagelsmann stated the 20-year-old had felt “a light pain in his hamstring” and…
Isn’t this the way things always seem to play out in mixed martial arts? Fans got hyped to watch one of the sport’s most enduring stars perform — in this case, former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha…
Tottenham Hotspur spoiled Newcastle United’s takeover celebrations after claiming a 3-2 triumph at St James’ Park on Sunday. Tanguy Ndombele, Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min all scored in the first half after Callum Wilson had given Newcastle an early lead. Eric Dier scored a…
Ben Flanagan attained his first-ever 10-kilometre road race on Sunday while Leslie Sexton captured her second Canadian women’s running title in a month. Flanagan made a late move and held off Luc Bruchet to take…
