Steve Carr
Venus Williams has been awarded a wild-card entry to play at the Australian Open next month, 25 years after she played the Grand Slam tournament for the first time. The 42-year-old Williams has reached the final…
Steve Carr
The UFC has added a high-profile lightweight matchup between Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev to UFC 267. Both sides have agreed to the 155-pound contest, which will take place on Oct. 30. The UFC has not revealed a…
Steve Carr
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.”…
Steve Carr
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…
Steve Carr
Anderson Silva made a career in MMA out of making the impossible look possible. Now, he has done the same thing in boxing. Silva, a UFC legend, defeated Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. via split decision (75-77,…
Steve Carr
John Herdman figured if Canada could weather an opening push from a revamped Suriname side, his team’s quality would show through in a do-or-die World Cup qualifying match. The Canadian coach read it right. After…
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
Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson came out on top versus fellow Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes by a score of 2-1 (25-23, 14-21, 15-9) at the Ostrava Beach Open on Thursday. Bansley (Toronto) and Wilkerson…
Steve Carr
Her superior serve back at its unreturnable best, Serena Williams was in full control of her French Open match — until, suddenly, that stroke wasn’t as dominant and neither was she. And then, pushed to a third…
Steve Carr
They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier — when he walked out with a wave, when he hit one of his 48 winners,…
Steve Carr
Kerri Einarson kicked off play in the curling bubble with a bang. She’s leaving it with a whimper. Her Manitoba-based team was eliminated from the world women’s curling championship on Saturday after dropping an 8-3…
Steve Carr
After dodging COVID-19 for almost half of the NBA campaign, the Toronto Raptors have been dealt a big blow. The NBA called off Toronto’s game versus the visiting Chicago Bulls on Sunday night due to…
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
Nick Kyrgios has breathed a sigh of relief after making a typically lively return to tennis following a near year-long hiatus. Kyrgios overcame a leg injury to reach the second round of an Australian Open warm-up…
Steve Carr
Liverpool’s table-topping clash with Manchester United in January will be played behind closed doors at Anfield after the UK government moved the Liverpool region into Tier 3 in the national coronavirus restrictions. The change in Liverpool’s status…
Steve Carr
The Montreal Impact were looking for some revenge after their most recent matchup back on September 20th in which they got dominated 4-1 by the Philadelphia Union. The match began with both teams taking a slower approach to…
Steve Carr
Denis Shapovalov is used to firing up the fans, and feeding off their energy in return. The Canadian tennis star, who plays with a high-risk, high-reward style, can bring up the atmosphere in a match…
Steve Carr
Toronto FC heads to Florida with some unease given recent positive tests there by FC Dallas players and the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases state-wide. “There’s concern, no doubt,” said head coach Greg Vanney. “Because…
