Auger-Aliassime bumps slump to beat qualifier at Barcelona Open
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Unvaccinated professional athletes like MLB players could be permitted to play in Toronto in the playoffs should the Blue Jays make the postseason. The federal government is leaning toward dropping the vaccine requirement for people entering Canada…
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Still searching for their first victory, Canada’s men continue to progress on the court and impress their coach at the under-23 wheelchair basketball world championship. Monday’s 82-40 loss to Turkey was their fourth consecutive to…
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Canada’s six-time Olympic medalist Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the men’s 200 metres at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore. De Grasse, who is the reigning Olympic champion in the 200m, tested positive…
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Of all the high highs and low lows in Bianca Andreescu’s tennis career, hardly any have come on grass. Now, with both her physical and mental health in tow, the Mississauga, Ont., native is set…
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Novak Djokovic will be permitted to defend his Wimbledon title after organizers at the All England Club stated players will not need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to compete at the tournament. Djokovic was…
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Canadian star Alphonso Davies stated he is back training with Bayern Munich and hopes to be back in action “soon” after being sidelined since early January due to symptoms of myocarditis, – a mild heart…
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In his first interview since being deported from Australia last month, Novak Djokovic reiterated his stance on not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and stated he would opt out of playing in future majors that would require him…
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Skip Tracy Fleury came out of COVID-19 isolation and threw a last-rock takeout for a big triumph on Thursday. The play lifted Fleury’s Wild Card 1 team from Manitoba to an 8-6 victory over Northern…
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Formula One will make it mandatory for all personnel working in its paddock to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, without exemption, starting this season, a spokesperson for the sport’s commercial arm stated on Monday. The…
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Searching for inspiration when he was down two sets and facing triple break point, with his prospects of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title almost shot, Rafael Nadal thought back to some of his most difficult…
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Novak Djokovic arrived early Monday in Dubai after his deportation from Australia over its COVID-19 vaccination requirement ended the No. 1-ranked men’s tennis player’s hopes of defending his Australian Open title. The Emirates plane carrying Djokovic…
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Bayern Munich says Canadian star Alphonso Davies has joined the list of players to test positive for COVID-19. The Bundesliga club stated the 21-year-old fullback from Edmonton is well and self-isolating at home. The COVID…
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Liverpool have formally requested the postponement of Thursday’s Carabao Cup semifinal first-leg tie versus Arsenal due to a further outbreak of COVID-19 cases at the club’s training complex, which led to the cancellation of first-team training on…
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French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt on her place in the Australian Open beginning Jan. 17. The 30-year-old Russian confirmed she has the coronavirus and is isolating after arriving in Australia…
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Ralf Rangnick has said Manchester United have not made as much progress as he had hoped in the first month of his reign. The German stay undefeated in four games as interim coach but his team were…
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Kevin Love and Darius Garland scored 22 points apiece, and the Cleveland Cavaliers tied their franchise record with 46 points in the third quarter of a 144-99 rout over the COVID-19 depleted Toronto Raptors on…
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Liverpool’s clash versus Leeds United at Anfield on Sunday has been postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in the visitor’s squad, the clubs have revealed. Another Premier League Boxing Day match between Watford and Wolverhampton Wanderers has also been postponed…
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The Premier League continued to be hit by COVID-19 Omicron variant surges in the United Kingdom on Thursday, with six games postponed, including that day’s Leicester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur clash and Saturday’s Manchester United vs. Brighton encounter. The league later…
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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…
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Formula One leader Max Verstappen stated he was not worrying about COVID-19 affecting the championship outcome but rival Lewis Hamilton remained wary as countries ease restrictions. Hamilton tested positive for the coronavirus last December and had to miss the Sakhir…
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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…
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The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have agreed to a reduction in pay of 1/91.6 of a player’s salary for each match an unvaccinated player misses because of local COVID-19 vaccine mandates, sources…
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Canada’s young tennis stars, including defending champion Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Annie Fernandez of U.S. Open acclaim are taking to the hard courts at the BNP Paribas Open this week. Usually held in March, the…
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Canadian multi-sport athlete Georgia Simmerling has announced her retirement from professional sport. The Vancouver, B.C., native — who in 2016 became Canada’s first Olympian to compete in three different sports across three different Games — is…
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Amanda Nunes, the pound-for-pound best female fighter in the UFC, will have to wait a little longer for the next defense of her bantamweight championship. She tested positive for COVID, UFC chief business officer Hunter…
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The prospect of winning an Olympic gold medal for Serbia outweighs the disappointment of playing in an empty venue at the Tokyo games, the men’s world tennis No. 1 Novak Djokovic stated on Monday. Djokovic considered pulling…
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Australian tennis star Alex de Minaur has been forced to withdraw from the Olympic Games after testing positive for COVID-19, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) confirmed. De Minaur, not currently in Tokyo, tested positive during…
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It’s been nearly 22 months since Toronto Blue Jays fans have been able to see Vladimir Guerrero Jr., tear the cover off a fastball down the middle at Rogers Centre. They haven’t seen lefty ace…
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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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Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Monday, two years minus two weeks from the last time a meaningful match was played at Wimbledon, a voice blared over the loudspeakers: “Good afternoon and welcome to Centre Court.”…
