Auger-Aliassime bumps slump to beat qualifier at Barcelona Open
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Canadians littered the ski cross World Cup podium on Wednesday in Innichen, Italy. Reece Howden and Brady Leman scored silver and bronze, respectively, while Marielle Thompson took bronze on the women’s side. Canadian men composed…
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Ben Flanagan ran to his third Canadian road race record of the year on Sunday, completing the Valencia Half Marathon in 61 minutes for 18th place, a few strides ahead of Canada’s fastest-ever marathon runner.…
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When Brooke Henderson gained the Evian Championship in July, her place in Canadian golf lore was cemented. The 24-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., became the first Canadian pro golfer to ever collect multiple majors. Henderson’s…
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Forward Cyle Larin is joining fellow Canadian Tajon Buchanan at Belgium’s Club Brugge. Larin, who leads all Canadian men with 24 goals internationally, said farewell to Turkey’s Besiktas in a social media post on the…
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Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the second round of the Halle Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over American Marcos Giron on Tuesday in Germany. Auger-Aliassime, seeded fourth at the ATP…
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Canadian swimmer Josh Liendo is a man on a mission and he’s not afraid to talk about it. The 19-year-old has been taking down Canadian records in his pursuit of being one of the best…
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An early turnover and a penalty resulted in a pair of tries for Britain in a 31-5 triumph over Canada in a men’s quarter-final Sunday at the World Rugby Sevens Series. Canada possessed the ball…
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Canadian world-record holder and five-time Paralympic medalist Aurélie Rivard is off to the women’s 50m freestyle S10 final at the Tokyo Paralympics. Rivard, who won gold in the event at Rio 2016, placed second in…
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Kevin Kisner finally broke his playoff drought to collect the Wyndham Championship. He hopes the victory will help him achieve another milestone — representing the United States in the Ryder Cup. Kisner stuck his approach…
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Canadian Vasek Pospisil was halfway to the second round at the National Bank Open before falling to Tommy Paul of the United States in three sets on Monday. The 24-year-old qualifier took the match 6-7 (5),…
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Mike Mason has often shied away from sizing up the high jump competition ahead of major championships, but two weeks ago he watched online as five men reached or surpassed 2.30 metres in Florence, Italy.…
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Penny Oleksiak admits the post-Rio pressure after her four-medal performance at the 2016 Games was intense and detracted from the usual enjoyment she experiences in the pool. The pandemic break gave a good opportunity for…
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Damian Warner set a Canadian and world best in the long jump on Saturday in his first decathlon since the 2019 track and field world championships. The 31-year-old from London, Ont., jumped 8.28 metres at the…
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Formula One has confirmed this year’s Canadian Grand Prix has been cancelled and will be replaced by the Turkish Grand Prix on June 11-13. Earlier this month, it was reported that the Canadian Grand Prix…
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Shock and disbelief gave way to a swirl of emotions as players on the Canadian women’s hockey team packed their bags in Halifax and headed home Thursday. In a span of two days, they’d gone…
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Lack of funding, Tokyo qualifiers forces young skaters to turn focus to Paris 2024 Simply competing ahead of the Tokyo Games has been tough enough for a lot Canadian athletes due to travel restrictions caused…
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Bianca Andreescu has suffered another injury, ending her best tournament since capturing the U.S. Open title in September 2019. The Canadian retired with a right ankle injury after falling behind 6-3, 4-0 versus top-ranked Ash…
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A triumph or draw versus Honduras on Thursday and Canada is through to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. And if Haiti and El Salvador (both 0-1-1) tie in the earlier matchup,…
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Canadian freestyle skier Marion Thénault acquired the first World Cup aerials gold medal of her career on Saturday in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The native of Sherbrooke, Que., scored 89.88 points, ahead of Russian Liubov Nikitina (-3.52) and bronze medalist Zhanbota Aldabergenova (-4.89)…
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Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley has had quite the year since he created a buzz at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne. He collected three medals that January — the first Canadian to do that at a Youth Games…
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Alysha Newman was back to her old self, laughing, poking fun at her best friends and fellow pole vaulters on a drive to an indoor competition, and no longer doubting her place in the sport.…
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In a match many contemplated a must-win for Canada, five men scored twice in a tournament-opening 11-7 triumph over Brazil on Sunday at the FINA water polo Olympic qualifier in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Sean Spooner had a…
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Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez has been ousted from the Australian Open. The 18-year-old Fernandez was dropped in consecutive-sets on Tuesday in the first round by 18th-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium. Mertens took the match 6-1,…
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Canadian freestyle skier Evan McEachran reached the X Games podium a second consecutive year taking bronze in men’s slopestyle Sunday. The 23-year-old from Oakville, Ont., placed third behind winner Nick Goepper of the U.S., and…
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Skate Canada informed on Monday that the 2021 National Skating Championships and Skate Canada Cup have been cancelled. Skate Canada says the two events are being cancelled because of the “evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown says he will be better prepared for the Tokyo Olympics next summer. All it took was a decision earlier this month by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF) that the Diamond League…
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Veteran defender David Edgar, who turned heads with a highlight-reel goal for Newcastle United as a teenager and went on to captain Canada, has announced his retirement effective the end of the year. The 33-year-old…
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Canada’s Brent Lakatos has controlled wheelchair racing’s sprint distances for the better part of a decade. On Sunday, the 40-year-old from Dorval, Que., pulled away from the field in a sprint finish down The Mall…
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Leylah Annie Fernandez is heading to the third round, while fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov has been eliminated at the French Open. Fernandez, an 18-year-old from Laval, Que., defeated world No. 47 Polona Hercog of Slovenia…
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Denis Shapovalov has become the first Canadian to reach the quarter-finals in men’s singles at the U.S. Open following a four-set triumph over No. 7 seed David Goffin of Belgium on Sunday. The 12th-seeded Shapovalov…
