Category Archives: Sports

CF Montreal boss Gabriel Gervais expects more from his players
MONTREAL - Gabriel Gervais has equipped himself with the tools to help CF Montreal climb the standings, but he believes the players must also do their part. The club's president and chief executive sa...
Jul 10, 2024

Canada's Brooke Henderson geared up for demanding four-week stretch of golf
Brooke Henderson is geared up for the most important four weeks of her year. The winningest professional golfer in Canadian history will tee it up in the featured group of the Amundi Evian Championshi...
Jul 10, 2024

Marsch sees plenty of positives in Copa campaign but says more work needs to be done
Seven games into his tenure as Canada coach, Jesse Marsch sees plenty of positives. "Incredible strides," he summed up. "But there's still a lot to do ... We're establishing things at some high levels...
Jul 10, 2024

'Keep doubting me': Argos QB Dukes looks to bounce back against undefeated Alouettes
MONTREAL - Cameron Dukes is used to proving his skeptics wrong. After a couple subpar outings, the Toronto Argonauts quarterback is eager to do it again when his team visits the undefeated Montreal Al...
Jul 10, 2024

Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to Wimbledon women's doubles semifinals
LONDON - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand moved closer to another Grand Slam title Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Barbora Krejcikova and Laura Siegemu...
Jul 10, 2024

Jay Herdman, son of John Herdman, to play for New Zealand at Paris Olympics
Jay Herdman, son of Toronto FC coach John Herdman, has been named to New Zealand's Olympic soccer team for the Paris games. The 19-year-old Herdman captains the Whitecaps FC 2, Vancouver's entry in th...
Jul 10, 2024

Rays shortstop Wander Franco is formally charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged Tuesday with sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl in the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors charged Fra...
Jul 10, 2024

Lorenzo Musetti reaches his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon and will face Novak Djokovic
LONDON (AP) - Lorenzo Musetti reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by eliminating Taylor Fritz 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Wednesday and will take on Novak Djokovic next. The 25th-se...
Jul 10, 2024

Gilgeous-Alexander, Murray headline Canada's Olympic men's basketball team
TORONTO - Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray headline a Canadian men's basketball team heavy with NBA experience that will compete at this summer'...
Jul 10, 2024

Canada names Olympic women's rugby sevens squad looking to return to the podium
LANGFORD, B.C. - Team captain Olivia Apps will lead a Canadian women's rugby sevens team looking to return to the podium at this summer's Paris Olympics. Rugby Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committe...
Jul 10, 2024