Canada led 1-0 for three quarters but conceded five late goals to lose 5-1 to Spain at a women’s Olympic field hockey qualifier Tuesday, effectively ending its bid to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The…
Canadian ski jumper Abigail Strate started 2024 off with a World Cup silver medal Monday. The 22-year-old Calgarian concluded second to Austria’s Eva Pinkelnig. Norway’s Eirin Maria Kvandal and Jacqueline Seifriedsberger of Austria tied for…
Alexander Zverev led Germany to a 2-1 victory over Italy while the Netherlands won the decisive mixed doubles to defeat Norway in the United Cup group stage on Saturday. Zverev came from behind to beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-7…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his impressive season-ending run of form with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 first-round victory over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th on the ATP…
Virgil van Dijk scored a dramatic late penalty for the Netherlands three minutes into added-time to snatch a crucial 1-0 Euro qualifying triumph over Greece in Athens. Denzel Dumfries was fouled in the box to give Van Dijk the…
Spain secured a place at Euro 2024 after Gavi’s second-half goal was enough to defeat Norway 1-0 away on Sunday and they will be joined by their Group A rivals Scotland and Turkey from Group D following an eventful night in…
Coco Gauff knew the perfect word to describe her triumph on Day 1 of the US Open on Monday night. “Slow,” Gauff said during her on-court interview, before sort of suppressing a smile, pausing for effect…
An opening 6-0 victory over Morocco makes Germany’s earliest exit ever at the Women’s World Cup even harder to fathom for a No. 2-ranked team that won’t be advancing out of the group. A 1-1 draw with South Korea in…
Canada carried the momentum from a thrilling five-set comeback victory over Germany to post its fourth consecutive victory at the FIVB women’s volleyball world championship on Tuesday. Led by outside hitters Alexa Gray and Kiera…
Justin Kripps piloted his crew of brakemen Ryan Sommer, Cam Stones, and Ben Coakwel to a silver medal at a World Cup event on Sunday in Altenberg, Germany. The Canadian four-man bobsleigh team concluded with a time of…
Felix Auger-Aliassime stayed in contention for a place at the ATP Finals by defeating Italian qualifier Gianluca Mager 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Paris Masters. The ninth-seeded Auger-Aliassime from Montreal hit…
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Western & Southern Open on Monday, meaning the next time he will be in action will be as he tries to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam at the U.S. Open.…
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of Achraf Hakimi from Inter Milan on a five-year contract. ESPN reported last month that the Serie A champions would receive up to €70 million — bonuses included — for the Morocco international. Sources told ESPN that personal terms…
When Angelique Kerber grabbed the opening set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal Tuesday, the full-capacity crowd saluted the accomplishment with cheers that bounced off the closed roof at No. 1 Court. Kerber’s reaction? Just a matter-of-fact, straight-faced stroll…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of the Halle Open in Germany on Tuesday. It was the second victory in as many matches for the 21st-ranked Auger-Aliassime versus the…
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev both have been viewed as possible future stars of tennis. Both have come close to Grand Slam titles. Now the pair of 20-somethings will meet each other for a berth…
Germany scored five first-half goals on the way to a 7-1 destruction of Latvia on Monday, completing a successful dress rehearsal for their European Championship campaign starting next week. With Manuel Neuer becoming the first…
Sebastian Vettel looks like a man reborn at Aston Martin and the decision to sign him seems to be paying off, Formula One’s managing director for motorsport Ross Brawn stated on Monday. Germany’s four times…
An up-and-down debut performance by Canada’s women in Volleyball Nations League continued with a second consecutive defeat on Monday. Japan recorded its fifth sweep in eight matches, defeating the Canadians 25-16, 25-15, 25-15 in preliminary…
North Macedonia scored an 85th-minute winner through Eljif Elmas to stun hosts Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group J qualifier on Wednesday as the Balkan country celebrated their greatest international triumph. Elmas slotted in after the four-times world…
Bayern Munich teenager Jamal Musiala has decided to play for the Germany national team instead of England after a talk with head coach Joachim Low, he stated on Wednesday. The 17-year-old attacking midfielder became the youngest English scorer in the Champions League…
Bayern Munich defeated Tigres 1-0 to win the Club World Cup on Thursday for its sixth title under coach Hansi Flick, hours after midfielder Thomas Muller tested positive for the coronavirus. In front of a…
Borussia Dortmund scored 3 times within the second half, twice with Erling Haaland and as soon as with Jadon Sancho, to defeat hosts RB Leipzig 3-1 on Saturday and shut the hole to the highest…
Jordan Spence scored what turned out to be an important goal for Canada in his first shift of the world junior hockey championship. A day after Canada romped 16-2 over short-staffed Germany to begin the…
A Canadian team lacking game legs opens defense of its world junior men’s hockey title Saturday in Edmonton. The host team kicks off its preliminary round versus Germany at Rogers Place. Canada has played one…
A world junior men’s hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero audiences and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world under-20 tournament at Rogers…
Spain handed Germany its worst beating in a competitive match on Wednesday, winning 6-0 to advance to the Final Four of UEFA’s Nations League. Ferran Torres scored a hat trick to lead Spain to the…
Spain vs. Germany is certainly a delight for all the soccer fans across the globe. The two squads with numerous superstars are playing against one another in the final round of the UEFA Nations League group stage. But that…
Lewis Hamilton moved level with Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 Formula One victories with a triumph at the Eifel Grand Prix in Nurburg, Germany, on Sunday. Hamilton won comfortably after Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas suffered a race-ending engine…
Manchester United’s slow start to the campaign has put massive pressure on the club hierarchy to make some new additions to a very average looking squad before the October 5th transfer deadline. Manchester United fans…
