Carlos Alcaraz completed a Grand Slam set by reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time, setting up a showdown versus Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. The 20-year-old Wimbledon champion missed the season-opening major in 2023 because…
Mohamed Salah could miss the remainder of the Africa Cup of Nations and Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Feb. 17 after the Egypt forward’s agent stated he faces “21-28 days” out of action with a hamstring injury. Salah, 31, is due to return to…
UFC featherweight Bryce Mitchell says he will avoid contact training for six months after he was on the wrong end of one of the most vicious knockouts of 2023 last month. Mitchell (16-2) suffered a first-round loss…
The longest time off tour in his professional career made Rafael Nadal much more nervous than usual ahead of his first competitive match in almost 12 months. The 22-time major winner showed no signs of rust at…
San Antonio Spurs center Charles Bassey will be sidelined for the remainder of the NBA season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The injury happened during a match between the Austin Spurs and the Texas Legends in Dallas while Bassey was on an NBA G League assignment. The San Antonio…
Hockey Canada has revealed the 23-player roster for the next two Rivalry Series games between Canada and the United States in December. The team that will play in Kitchener, Ont. on Dec. 14 and Sarnia, Ont.…
Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and concluding last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have…
The Texas Rangers were dealt a devastating blow, then did what they seem to do every time adversity strikes this season — they dominated in the face of it. Moments after learning that Max Scherzer and Adolis Garcia would be forced…
Sevilla goalkeeper Yassine Bounou is Real Madrid’s No. 1 option to fill the void created by Thibaut Courtois’ injury but the club are still looking for other alternatives because of the high price it would cost to sign the Morocco…
Bianca Andreescu approaches each match like a Grand Slam champion, because she is one. Nearly four years after winning a U.S. Open title, her confidence is undiminished. “I definitely believe that my level is top…
Miguel Rojas plans to withdraw from the World Baseball Classic in order to focus on his new role as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ starting shortstop. Rojas told reporters Thursday that his withdrawal from Team Venezuela was a…
The Wallabies insist their massive injury toll, with top prop Taniela Tupou now in possible danger of missing the Rugby World Cup, comes down to bad luck and the perils of a collision sport. Tupou…
UFC middleweight contender Sean Strickland‘s return to the Octagon has been pushed back indefinitely after pulling out of his fight with Jared Cannonier. Strickland is set to undergo a minor procedure to treat a finger injury he…
A month before the world track and field championships, Canada’s fastest man was winded just walking up the stairs in his home in Jacksonville, Fla. Andre De Grasse recently returned to full practices after his…
Klay Thompson walked down the hall from the court to the Golden State Warriors’ locker room to the sound of fans shouting “Good game, Klay” and clapping their hands. “That one felt good,” Thompson said, as he…
The ball went from Chris Paul to Devin Booker and didn’t stop moving until Deandre Ayton scored after every Suns player had touched it. The 10-pass sequence was the prettiest play of the NBA Finals and the kind the one-man show…
Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard were replaced in the second half of Belgium’s 1-0 victory over Portugal on Sunday in the round of 16 of the European Championship. De Bruyne asked to be substituted because of an injury after being tackled…
Ousmane Dembele is set for few months on the sidelines after Barcelona confirmed he requires surgery on a knee injury sustained at Euro 2020. Sources have told ESPN the France international will be out for…
Kevin Durant knew something was wrong when the Brooklyn Nets were trying to run a play and James Harden wasn’t in the right place. Moments later, Harden wasn’t even in the game, forced to leave with a right hamstring injury…
Call it the last opportunity to impress. Call it crunch time. For members of the Canadian women’s national soccer team, there are few opportunities left to crack the 18-player roster for this summer’s Tokyo Olympics…
Luka Doncic was swarmed by double teams with the Lakers trying to force someone other than the Dallas sensation to defeat them again in Los Angeles star Anthony Davis’ second game back from a long injury absence.…
Lakers star Anthony Davis says he will make his return from a nine-week absence on Thursday versus the Dallas Mavericks, so long as his right leg responds well to Wednesday’s practice. Davis said he now feels “100 percent”…
Anthony Davis is days away from making his return from a nearly nine-week absence and LeBron James has progressed to “light work” on the court, Lakers coach Frank Vogel stated before his team’s game versus the Utah Jazz on Monday.…
Toronto FC coach Chris Armas said from the get-go that his team would make life difficult for adversaries and he would unleash TFC’s young talent. The MLS side delivered on both counts Wednesday, beating Club…
Canada’s Olympic basketball hopes took a big hit. The men’s national team lost one of its best potential players Tuesday when it was confirmed that star guard Jamal Murray suffered a devastating knee injury last…
Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering sprained ligaments in his right knee, the German champions stated on Tuesday. “Robert Lewandowski has strained a ligament in his right knee. The FC Bayern striker…
Zinedine Zidane has stated he “can’t explain” Eden Hazard’s latest injury setback but admitted “something is going on” after the forward was ruled out of Real Madrid’s Champions League round-of-16 second leg clash with Atalanta. Hazard had made…
Top-ranked Ash Barty built a big lead in her quarterfinal match at the Australian Open before her opponent took an injury timeout and left the court. More than an hour later, it was Barty heading abruptly out…
Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam added 23 and the Toronto Raptors withstood the loss of Kyle Lowry to defeat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 124-113 on Tuesday night. Lowry exited with a sore left…
The Chicago Bulls were hit with another injury blow after an MRI confirmed that forward Lauri Markkanen will miss two to four weeks with a sprained shoulder. The Bulls revealed the injury Monday, saying that Markkanen has a sprained…
