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Marielle Thompson wins World Cup ski cross gold, Canadian teammate Schmidt adds bronze

Marielle Thompson wins World Cup ski cross gold, Canadian teammate Schmidt adds bronze

Canada’s Marielle Thompson returned to the top of the World Cup ski cross podium for the first time in over two years on Sunday in St. Moritz, Switzerland, while her teammate Hannah Schmidt took bronze…

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Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada wins world junior hockey exhibition

Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada wins world junior hockey exhibition

Owen Beck scored twice as Canada defeated Switzerland 6-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Friday. Beck, the only player returning from Canada’s championship-winning team from the 2023 world junior championship, scored the…

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Canadian brother-sister duo wins ski cross World Cup races on same day

Canadian brother-sister duo wins ski cross World Cup races on same day

As of one week ago, neither Hannah nor Jared Schmidt had ever won gold on the ski cross World Cup circuit. But that all changed on Tuesday in Arosa, Switzerland, where the Ottawa siblings each…

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Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes sweep 5 teams to capture 1st beach volleyball title together

Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes sweep 5 teams to capture 1st beach volleyball title together

Four months ago, their first Beach Pro Tour event as volleyball partners ended in a quarterfinal loss. On Sunday, in only their seventh tournament together, Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes were champions for the first time.…

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Natalie Spooner scores 1st goal as a mom in Canada’s opening win at worlds

Natalie Spooner scores 1st goal as a mom in Canada’s opening win at worlds

When Canada forward Natalie Spooner gave birth to son Rory in December, she had the world championship circled on her calendar. And four weeks after Rory came into the world, Spooner was back training on…

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Canada’s Shapovalov grinds out 5-set win over Switzerland’s Huesler at U.S. Open

Canada’s Shapovalov grinds out 5-set win over Switzerland’s Huesler at U.S. Open

Denis Shapovalov’s first set in the U.S. Open on Tuesday was over in a New York minute. But it wasn’t the 19th-seeded Canadian who took only 26 minutes to post a quick 6-2 triumph in…

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Canada set for playoff showdown with Norway at mixed doubles worlds

Canada set for playoff showdown with Norway at mixed doubles worlds

Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant won their final preliminary matches Thursday at the world mixed doubles curling championship to finish second in their group and set up a playoff showdown with Norway. Peterman and…

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Canada’s Pavan, Humana-Paredes remain perfect at Tokyo Olympics with 3rd straight-sets win

Canada’s Pavan, Humana-Paredes remain perfect at Tokyo Olympics with 3rd straight-sets win

Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Parades remained unbeaten at the Tokyo Olympics with a straight-sets (21-13, 24-22) triumph over Switzerland’s Joana Heidrich and Anouk Vergé-Dépré on Wednesday in Tokyo. With both teams entering the match…

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Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics with knee ‘setback’

Roger Federer withdraws from Tokyo Olympics with knee ‘setback’

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Tokyo Olympics after suffering a “setback” with his knee during the grass-court season, he stated Tuesday. “I unfortunately experienced a setback with my knee, and have accepted that…

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Deschamps backs Mbappe to bounce back after missed penalty leads to France’s Euro 2020 exit

Deschamps backs Mbappe to bounce back after missed penalty leads to France’s Euro 2020 exit

Kylian Mbappe will bounce back from missing the decisive penalty in France’s shootout loss to Switzerland on Monday that saw the world champions exit Euro 2020 at the last-16 stage, coach Didier Deschamps said. The French threw away a two-goal…

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Italy emerging as serious Euro 2020 contenders after another impressive group-stage win

Italy emerging as serious Euro 2020 contenders after another impressive group-stage win

After defeating Switzerland 3-0 in Rome on Wednesday night, Roberto Mancini’s men are the first to book their place in the knockout rounds of Euro 2020 but they are already looking like a team who trust they can go…

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Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta

Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta

A last-chance rowing qualifying event in Switzerland on Sunday has produced three more entries for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics. Canadians Patrick Keane and Maxwell Lattimer qualified a boat for Tokyo in lightweight men’s double sculls by…

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Canada’s Liam Brearley wins World Cup snowboard slopestyle silver in Switzerland

Canada’s Liam Brearley wins World Cup snowboard slopestyle silver in Switzerland

Breakout Canadian snowboarder Liam Brearley captured a silver medal at the final FIS World Cup slopestyle competition of the season in Silvaplana, Switzerland, on Sunday. The 18-year-old Gravenhurst, Ont., native concluded with a best mark of 89 on his first…

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Alonso ‘completely fit’ and fine for testing, says Alpine CEO

Alonso ‘completely fit’ and fine for testing, says Alpine CEO

Fernando Alonso is fit and ‘fully operational’ after jaw surgery and will be fine for Formula One’s pre-season testing in Bahrain, his Alpine team boss stated on Tuesday. The double world champion fractured his jaw…

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35 mixed doubles curling teams to compete for world berth in Calgary bubble

35 mixed doubles curling teams to compete for world berth in Calgary bubble

With Canada’s Olympic hopes potentially riding on the winning team, an elite field of 35 teams will be in the bubble in Calgary for the 2021 Home Hardware Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, presented by…

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Bianca Andreescu not on Canada’s singles roster for Fed Cup

Bianca Andreescu not on Canada’s singles roster for Fed Cup

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu is not scheduled to play singles versus Switzerland at a Fed Cup qualifier as she continues to recover from a left knee injury. The reigning U.S. Open champion was not on Canada’s…

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