Auger-Aliassime bumps slump to beat qualifier at Barcelona Open
Steve Carr
Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrated his 23rd birthday Thursday by defeating Karen Khachanov 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the National Bank Open quarterfinals. The crowd serenaded the No. 3 seed from Greece with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” as…
Steve Carr
Unselfish basketball, a balanced attack and solid defense were key factors in a commanding Canadian victory against China Wednesday night at the Olympic basketball qualifying event in Victoria. A day after grinding out an opening…
Steve Carr
Canada finally has a depth of talent on its national men’s basketball team. And they leaned into it Tuesday night in the opening game versus Greece. Led by the strong play of Andrew Wiggins, R.J.…
Steve Carr
The ball landing at Barbora Krejcikova’s feet on match point appeared to come down behind the baseline. The linesman thought so and called the shot long. A TV replay confirmed as much, and the unseeded Krejcikova…
Steve Carr
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…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has reached the final four at the Miami Open. Andreescu earned herself a spot in the tournament semifinals on Wednesday by downing Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 — in a…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Milos Raonic is out of the Miami Open after losing a close match in the round of 16. The 12th-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to No. 26 seed Hubert…
Steve Carr
Spain striker Dani Olmo snatched a 2-1 victory away to Georgia in their World Cup qualifier on Sunday with a stoppage-time strike from outside the area to kick-start his side’s efforts to qualify for Qatar 2022 after a sluggish start.…
Steve Carr
Arsenal needed a pair of late goals to secure a 3-1 triumph over a resilient Olympiakos side in their Europa League round of 16, first-leg tie in Greece. Arsenal took the lead on 34 minutes when Real Madrid loanee Martin…
Steve Carr
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez defeated 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-1 in the first round of the Grampians Trophy on Wednesday. The 18-year-old Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 70.6 per cent of her…
Steve Carr
The Canadian men’s basketball team may have to get past NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to get to the Tokyo Olympics. The good news for Canada is it should have the players to do it. Canada drew seventh-ranked Greece, plus…
