Team World sweeps first 3 matches vs. Team Europe at Laver Cup
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Alexis Galarneau and Gabriel Diallo got defending champion Canada rolling with a 2-0 triumph in a tie against Italy to open the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday. Galarneau of Laval, Que.,…
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Tess Routliffe capped off a fantastic individual performance at the 2023 Para swimming world championships in Manchester, England, on Sunday with a bronze medal in the women’s 100-metre freestyle S7 final for her fourth medal of the competition.…
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Vancouver has made the cut in the slimmed-down HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, rebranded as HSBC SVNS. The revamped competition features eight events, each offering men’s and women’s play. Last season’s Seven Series consisted of…
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Former US Open champions Emma Raducanu and Sloane Stephens were knocked out of the Miami Open on Wednesday, hours after No. 1-ranked and defending champion Iga Swiatek pulled out of the tournament due to a rib injury. Bianca Andreescu — the 2019…
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Mark Arendz and Collin Cameron led a three-medal day at the World Cup finals for Canada’s Para nordic team to conclude the season on Wednesday at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in Midway, Utah. Arendz…
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A late brace from Marcus Rashford permitted Manchester United to ease into the Carabao Cup semifinals with a 3-0 victory over Charlton Athletic in Tuesday’s quarterfinal at Old Trafford. Antony’s fine curling strike in the 21st minute gave United a…
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Canadian short track speed skaters won a total of five medals — three of which were gold — on Sunday at the World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was an especially successful day of competition for Kim Boutin, who…
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Australia and Kazakhstan claimed victories on the opening day of the Billie Jean King Cup, the biggest team event in women’s tennis. The Australians, bidding for a first title in the competition in 48 years,…
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There were many lessons learned in the Canadian women’s first-ever forage in the prestigious Volleyball Nations League (VNL) last season. Now the young squad is ready for year No. 2. Head coach Shannon Winzer revealed her 14-player…
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Manchester City are optimistic they can face competition from Real Madrid to sign striker Erling Haaland this summer. City are on the hunt for a striker and are confident they can put together a financial…
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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…
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Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski equaled Cristiano Ronaldo’s FIFA The Best record when he won the award for a second time on Monday. The Bayern Munich forward retained his FIFA The Best award following an incredible campaign in…
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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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Manchester City dominated Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup final but just managed to sneak a 1-0 victory to secure their fourth consecutive triumph in the competition. With 8,000 fans watching on Aymeric Laporte squeezed a header past Hugo Lloris on 82…
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An unexpected steal and a force put Canada’s Brendan Bottcher in the situation he wanted against Switzerland on Sunday at the BKT Tires & OK Tire World Men’s Curling Championship. Tied with hammer in the…
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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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Skate Canada, the second event of the Grand Prix series, has been canceled amid concern of rising COVID-19 cases in Ontario. The event was arranged for Oct. 30-31 in Ottawa with no fans in attendance,…
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Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse made a winning return to the track on Thursday. De Grasse posted a winning time of 9.69 seconds in the 100 yard event at a Weltklasse meet that was reduced…
