Auger-Aliassime bumps slump to beat qualifier at Barcelona Open
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The US Open will permitted tennis players from Russia and Belarus to compete this year despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, which prompted Wimbledon to ban those athletes. U.S. Tennis Association CEO and executive director…
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Canada won the decisive doubles match to secure a 2-1 upset triumph over defending champion France in Group A of the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Monday. After the two nations split the opening…
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Seamus Power won the Barbasol Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour triumph, defeating J.T. Poston with a tap-in par on the sixth hole of a playoff. Poston drove into the water that lines the right side…
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With the official announcement of the Canadian women’s Olympic soccer roster revealed by Canadian coach Bev Priestman Wednesday, the team can now focus on a loftier goal. Winners of back-to-back bronze medals, the Canadian players…
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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…
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Amid the wind and the havoc at Kiawah Island, there was a semblance of simplicity to the way Corey Conners navigated his way around the Ocean Course for a 5-under 67 and a two-shot lead…
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Ronald Koeman has stated he doesn’t consider there is a team in better form than his Barcelona side going into Tuesday’s Champions League game versus Paris Saint-Germain. Barca beat Alaves 5-1 on Saturday and welcome PSG to Camp…
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World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the trip Down Under for the year’s first tennis Grand Slam. Players and officials have to…
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The NHL and its players in Canada shouldn’t expect to cut in line when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccination process. Those playing north of the border will have to wait their turn, says Anita Ho, an associate…
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The Houston Rockets are increasingly expanding trade considerations on All-NBA guard James Harden beyond his preferred destinations of Brooklyn and Philadelphia, sources told ESPN. Several playoff-caliber teams in the Eastern and Western conferences have told ESPN that they’re finding…
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Time is suddenly tight for the Canadian junior men’s hockey team. What seemed a luxurious amount of preparation and evaluation at the start of a planned 26-day selection camp is now whittled down to a…
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Tuesday’s Champions League match between Barcelona and Juventus will feature the first meeting between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo since the Portugal forward left Real Madrid in 2018 to join the Italian champs. Ronaldo missed the first game between the two teams in Turin — a 2-0 Barca…
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All activities at Alberta selection camp paused until Dec. 6 Hockey Canada has temporarily shut down national junior team selection camp following the confirmation of two positive COVID-19 tests among players. Hockey Canada announced on…
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City will corroborate Dias’ arrival from Benfica in the next 24 hours, with Nicolas Otamendi going the other way for £13.7m. The 23-year-old Portugal international completes Pep Guardiola’s long search for a right-sided central defender.…
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Joey Votto was placed on the injured list without a designation before Sunday’s doubleheader versus the Detroit Tigers. Votto self-reported symptoms to the team’s medical staff on Sunday morning, according to a source told The Enquirer, but…
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Canada’s wheelchair basketball teams are relieved no more players will be lost to a realigning of eligibility standards. Under orders from the International Paralympic Committee, the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is reassessing athletes with high…
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Golf’s PGA Tour Series-China season has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions, officials informed Wednesday. The professional golf tour, which was a launchpad for China’s top player Li Haotong, in…
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COVID-19 took its toll on preparations for the MLS is Back Tournament on Wednesday with news that six FC Dallas players had tested positive and the Vancouver Whitecaps had postponed their flight to Florida due…
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David Calabrese and Cooper Davis are heading into this year’s MLB draft without expectations. The two Canadian players are still hoping to hear their names chosen by professional teams, of course. They just know the…
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Toronto FC, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecap players boycotted training Monday in an apparent labor impasse between the MLS and the MLS Players Association. It appears players in “multiple markets” also stayed home amidst reports…
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Barcelona are apparently open to selling all but six of their players this summer. The club’s financial situation has been worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and that means that the majority of the first team…
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Manchester United are prepared to allow Alexis Sanchez, Dean Henderson and Chris Smalling extend their loan spells for the rest of the 2019/20 season if leagues can resume. United have sent several players out on loan this…
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Canada’s National Bank is offering cash grants to each of 23 tennis players from the country who are facing financial issues because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tennis Canada revealed the grants of $10,000 to $20,000 in…
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Manchester United will not force players onto the field if they are not mentally ready when the football season resumes next month. The 2019-20 season has been suspended since mid-March due…
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Spanish star Rafael Nadal and lately retired Caroline Wozniacki are among the 32 players who will compete in the Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, which started yesterday. The four-day event includes 16 ATP players and…
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Barcelona’s players refused the terms of a proposed wage cut amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to ESPN’s Sam Marsden and Moises Llorens. Per that report, “Negotiations between the club’s captains and the board of directors…
