Auger-Aliassime bumps slump to beat qualifier at Barcelona Open
Steve Carr
Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut eliminated Andy Murray from the Australian Open with a 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-4 triumph in the third round on Saturday. After a slow start, Murray valiantly fought back to draw 1-1 after two sets.…
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Memphis Depay made it two goals in two matches for Barcelona as the La Liga side defeated VfB Stuttgart 3-0 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena on Saturday. Barca blew their German opposition away with a blistering first-half display, with Memphis…
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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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Max Verstappen gained 14 points on title rival Lewis Hamilton by easing to win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Verstappen led from pole position and was in a race of his own for 71 laps,…
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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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Novak Djokovic came all the way back after dropping the first two sets to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open final Sunday for his 19th Grand Slam title. Djokovic’s second…
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James Harden returned to the Brooklyn Nets’ lineup on Wednesday versus the San Antonio Spurs after missing more than a month with a hamstring strain. Still, the Nets will have to wait, once again, to see their Big Three…
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Cyle Larin scored three goals, with Alphonso Davies playing provider each time, as Canada opened its oft-delayed World Cup qualifying campaign Thursday with a comfortable 5-1 win over Bermuda. Larin, upping his Canada goals total…
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Canadian freestyle skier Evan McEachran reached the X Games podium a second consecutive year taking bronze in men’s slopestyle Sunday. The 23-year-old from Oakville, Ont., placed third behind winner Nick Goepper of the U.S., and…
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Reece Howden made it back-to-back ski cross triumphs on the World Cup Tour in Sunday’s big final at Idre Fjäll, Sweden. The 22-year-old from Cultus Lake, B.C., was back to his usual self, leading from…
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Team Canada was the steamrolling, bullyboy juggernaut of the world junior hockey championship until they ran into a pugnacious U.S. team Tuesday that knocked them off 2-0 to win gold. The U.S. players poured over…
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Jordan Spence scored what turned out to be an important goal for Canada in his first shift of the world junior hockey championship. A day after Canada romped 16-2 over short-staffed Germany to begin the…
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Ben Flanagan couldn’t think of a better time for his half marathon debut. With limited opportunities to race due to the coronavirus pandemic, a fall event fit within his schedule and current training with Reebok…
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Netherlands captain Georginio Wijnaldum scored two early goals to set them on their way to a 3-1 triumph over Bosnia in their Nations League clash on Sunday, a first victory for the Dutch under new coach Frank de…
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Ivan Rakitic scored a second-half winner as Barcelona overpowered Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Tuesday to get back in front of Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Rakitic broke the deadlock in the 71st minute to move…
Steve Carr
The way Alphonso Davies was running up and down the left flank for Bayern Munich on Tuesday had his teammates comparing him to a cartoon character. The Canadian teenager was one of Bayern’s standout players…
Steve Carr
It was business as usual in a comfortable triumph for Bayern Munich, even if the low-key, low-volume return of the Bundesliga is still a highly unusual sight to behold. Taking three points from Union Berlin moved Germany’s champions…
Steve Carr
The Milwaukee Bucks took the early punch. Staggered by the suffocating defense of the Toronto Raptors and barraged by three-pointer after three-pointer, the Bucks found themselves in a 12-point hole late in the second quarter.…
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The Senior Women’s National Team opened their campaign at the FIBA Women’s Qualifying Tournament with a hard-fought 61-56 triumph over host team Belgium in front of a sold-out crowd at the Versluys Dôme on Thursday night. Kia…
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This was a party to which Marc Leishman was not invited, a gathering of a few of the game’s most luminous stars at or near the top of the leader board. Jon Rahm and Rory…
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Whether it is reasonable to sign up for Rafael Nadal’s repeated assertion that he does not lose sleep over passing Roger Federer’s record of 20 majors, it is easier to accept that Melbourne is the…
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Tottenham came from a goal behind to defeat Brighton and Hove 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspurs stadium on Thursday afternoon. Adam Webster gave Brighton the lead in the 37th minute against the run of play after…
