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Canelo Alvarez closes trilogy with Gennadiy Golovkin with unanimous decision win

Canelo Alvarez closes trilogy with Gennadiy Golovkin with unanimous decision win

After the final bell and 36 rounds together, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin shared a long embrace, apparently ending a feud that grew personal over the five years since they first met in the ring.…

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Conners, Pendrith make record 2 Canadians named to Presidents Cup international team

Conners, Pendrith make record 2 Canadians named to Presidents Cup international team

As Taylor Pendrith struggled to recover from a fractured rib for four months, he had simple goals: get back to playing golf, keep his PGA Tour card to play again next season. Pendrith has far…

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Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. knocks down Luis Ortiz for unanimous-decision victory

Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. knocks down Luis Ortiz for unanimous-decision victory

Andy Ruiz Jr. floored Luis Ortiz three times en route to a unanimous-decision triumph Sunday at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The scores: 114-111, 113-112 and 114-111. With the victory, Ruiz is in line for…

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Canada defeats U.S. to capture gold at women’s hockey worlds

Canada defeats U.S. to capture gold at women’s hockey worlds

Canada had to find a different way to collect a women’s world hockey title after its Olympic triumph earlier this year and world championship gold a year ago. This edition was a work in progress…

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Canada finishes with silver at first-ever Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge

Canada finishes with silver at first-ever Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge

The Canadian women’s Para hockey team faced the United States in a historic gold-medal final on Sunday at the inaugural Para Ice Hockey Women’s World Challenge in Green Bay, Wis. While Canada suffered a 5-1 loss, the…

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Lewis Hamilton says he could race beyond 2023 as he is ‘still on the mission’

Lewis Hamilton says he could race beyond 2023 as he is ‘still on the mission’

Lewis Hamilton has stated that he could keep racing beyond 2023 and has added that he is “still on the mission” in Formula One. Hamilton’s contract with Mercedes expires next year and sits sixth in…

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‘Emotional’ Nick Kyrgios ends three-year title drought, tops Yoshihito Nishioka at Citi Open

‘Emotional’ Nick Kyrgios ends three-year title drought, tops Yoshihito Nishioka at Citi Open

As Nick Kyrgios rambled through a lengthy list of people he wanted to thank Sunday after ending a three-year title drought by claiming the trophy at the site of his last triumph, the Citi Open, he made…

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Kevin Magnussen to run solitary Haas upgrade at Hungarian GP

Kevin Magnussen to run solitary Haas upgrade at Hungarian GP

Haas will run its first upgrade of the season on Kevin Magnussen’s car at the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend. Haas is the only one of F1’s ten teams not to have upgraded its car…

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Canada’s Vanessa James, Eric Radford announce retirement from competitive figure skating

Canada’s Vanessa James, Eric Radford announce retirement from competitive figure skating

World bronze medalists Vanessa James and Eric Radford announced their retirement from competitive figure skating Monday. James and Radford concluded 12th in pairs at the Beijing Olympics in February and capped their lone season together…

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Canadian diver Mia Vallée bursts to bronze at world championships

Canadian diver Mia Vallée bursts to bronze at world championships

It was a winding route for Canada’s Mia Vallée to land on the podium. The Beaconsfield, Que., diver earned bronze in the women’s one-metre springboard final at the world aquatics championships on Wednesday in Budapest,…

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Kailen Sheridan eager to fill Canada’s ‘keeper shoes left behind by retired Labbé

Kailen Sheridan eager to fill Canada’s ‘keeper shoes left behind by retired Labbé

Canadian women’s team goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan can’t stop smiling these days.  Last week, the 26-year-old from Pickering, Ont., got engaged to her long-time girlfriend, with the couple expecting to get married late next year.  Things…

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Warriors Beat Celtics 103-90 to Win 4th NBA Title in 8 Years

Warriors Beat Celtics 103-90 to Win 4th NBA Title in 8 Years

The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 on Thursday night for their fourth title in the last eight seasons. Stephen Curry scored 34 points for the Warriors, who…

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Canadian duo Peterman, Gallant suffer 1st loss at mixed doubles curling worlds

Canadian duo Peterman, Gallant suffer 1st loss at mixed doubles curling worlds

Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant fell to Scotland’s Eve Muirhead and Bobby Lammie 8-4 on Monday in a clash of two of the top teams at the world mixed doubles curling championship. The victory…

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Naomi Osaka rallies into Miami Open final; Daniil Medvedev upset in quarters

Naomi Osaka rallies into Miami Open final; Daniil Medvedev upset in quarters

Naomi Osaka’s eyes welled with tears when her match ended, an all-too-familiar scene for her in recent years. These were of the happy variety. For the former world No. 1, that’s major progress. The unseeded…

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Savannah Marshall vs. Femke Hermans on March 12 in Newcastle

Savannah Marshall vs. Femke Hermans on March 12 in Newcastle

Five months on from her stoppage victory in front of a sold-out crowd in Newcastle, WBO middleweight champion Savannah “The Silent Assassin” Marshall (11-0, 9 KO’s) makes a triumphant return to the North East in…

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Power scores hat trick to lead Canada past Czechs in world juniors opener

Power scores hat trick to lead Canada past Czechs in world juniors opener

Owen Power’s hat trick helped Canada overcome a nervous start at the world men’s under-20 hockey championship with a 6-3 doubling of the Czechs on Sunday. Canada trailed 3-1 during the first period and was…

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Rafael Nadal tests positive for COVID-19 after Abu Dhabi comeback tennis event

Rafael Nadal tests positive for COVID-19 after Abu Dhabi comeback tennis event

Rafael Nadal stated on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain after making his comeback from injury in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi last week. The 20-time…

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Tessa Cieplucha, Canadian women’s relay team strike gold at short-course worlds

Tessa Cieplucha, Canadian women’s relay team strike gold at short-course worlds

The Canadian women got off to a strong start at the world short-course swimming championship, capturing three medals, including a pair of gold on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Tessa Cieplucha claimed gold in the women’s 400-metre individual medley…

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Max Verstappen snatches F1 world championship from title rival Lewis Hamilton on final lap of season

Max Verstappen snatches F1 world championship from title rival Lewis Hamilton on final lap of season

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…

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TFC marches to Canadian Championship final after tight victory over CPL’s Pacific FC

TFC marches to Canadian Championship final after tight victory over CPL’s Pacific FC

Toronto FC moved into the Canadian Championship final with a 2-1 triumph over Canadian Premier League leader Pacific FC on Wednesday night. Jozy Altidore and Jacob Shaffelburg scored for Toronto, which led 2-0 after 25…

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Toto Wolff wary F1 title battle will be decided by a crash

Toto Wolff wary F1 title battle will be decided by a crash

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff considers this year’s championship battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton could still be decided by an on-track collision at the final race. Formula One’s history is littered with titles…

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Stefanos Tsitsipas overcomes 2012 champion Andy Murray in grueling first-round match at US Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas overcomes 2012 champion Andy Murray in grueling first-round match at US Open

Andy Murray tumbled to the ground on his artificial hip, losing his balance in sweat-soaked shoes and leaving splotches on Arthur Ashe Stadium’s blue court from his soggy clothing. Murray muttered to himself, as he often…

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Novak Djokovic faces qualifier to start US Open in bid for calendar-year Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic faces qualifier to start US Open in bid for calendar-year Grand Slam

Novak Djokovic will start his bid to win the US Open for a men’s-record 21st major tennis championship and to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam by facing a player who comes through qualifying. Win that match…

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Canadian Savannah Sutherland wins bronze in 400-metre hurdles at U20 World Athletics

Canadian Savannah Sutherland wins bronze in 400-metre hurdles at U20 World Athletics

Canadian Savannah Sutherland won bronze in the women’s 400-metre hurdles at the U20 World Athletics Championships in Nairobi on Sunday. The Borden, Sask. native set a personal best time of 57.27 seconds to collect Canada’s second podium finish…

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Kevin Kisner beats Canadian Roger Sloan in 6-man playoff to win Wyndham Championship

Kevin Kisner beats Canadian Roger Sloan in 6-man playoff to win Wyndham Championship

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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Seamus Power outlasts J.T. Poston in playoff to win Barbasol Championship

Seamus Power outlasts J.T. Poston in playoff to win Barbasol Championship

Seamus Power won the Barbasol Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour triumph, defeating J.T. Poston with a tap-in par on the sixth hole of a playoff. Poston drove into the water that lines the right side…

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Fury tests positive; Wilder bout postponed

Fury tests positive; Wilder bout postponed

The heavyweight championship saga in 2021 took another unexpected turn on Thursday. The championship trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been postponed from July 24 after a COVID-19 outbreak in Fury’s camp, according…

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Davies, Akinola highlight Canada’s Gold Cup squad, David among key omissions

Davies, Akinola highlight Canada’s Gold Cup squad, David among key omissions

At just 20-years old, Alphonso Davies is already a CONCACAF Gold Cup veteran. The star Bayern Munich left back highlights a group of 12 returning players on Canada’s 23-man roster for the championship for teams…

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Max Verstappen is starting to look unstoppable

Max Verstappen is starting to look unstoppable

Had it not been for a Pirelli tire failure at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix earlier this month, Max Verstappen would have won four races in a row and would be leading the championship by at…

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Euro 2020: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo breaks goals record in historic fifth finals appearance

Euro 2020: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo breaks goals record in historic fifth finals appearance

Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice to make history at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, making him the leading scorer in the Championship’s history with 11 goals in a men’s record fifth tournament appearance. The Portugal captain overtook France great Michel…

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