Category Archives: Sports

Ten-man Inter Miami defeats Toronto FC in action-packed Leagues Cup round-of-32 game
FORT LAUDERDALE - Matias Rojas scored twice and Jordi Alba had four assists as defending-champion Inter Miami, despite having a player sent off in the 28th minute, hung on to defeat Toronto FC 4-3 in ...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada beaten 3-1 by Mexico at CONCACAF Girls U-15 Championship but still moves on
ALAJUELA - Alyssa McLeod scored in a losing cause Thursday as Canada fell 3-1 to Mexico in its final group game at the CONCACAF Girl's U-15 Championship. Both teams had already qualified for the semif...
Aug 08, 2024

CFLPA executive director Brian Ramsay to leave union by end of next month
TORONTO - Brian Ramsay is stepping down as executive director of the CFL Players' Association, the union announced Thursday. The CFLPA said Ramsay "is pursuing a new opportunity," and will leave the o...
Aug 08, 2024

Vancouver Whitecaps acquire Colombian youth international wingback Edier Ocampo
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have acquired Colombian youth international wingback Edier Ocampo in a transfer from Colombia's Atletico Nacional. The acquisition of Ocampo, who has made 25 appear...
Aug 08, 2024

Toronto Argonauts looking to even home-and-home series with Calgary Stampeders
TORONTO - There's no place like home for Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts. Toronto (4-4) faces Calgary (4-4) at BMO Field on Friday night. The Stampeders outscored the Argos 21-0 in the fourth...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada's Skylar Park wins bronze medal in taekwondo at Paris Olympics
PARIS - Canada's Skylar Park has won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon's Laetitia Aoun 2-0 in the women's 57-kilogram division. ...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada's Marina Stakusic ousted in second round of National Bank Open
TORONTO - Marina Stakusic's first foray into the National Bank Open main draw has come to a screeching halt. The 19-year-old wild-card entry from Mississauga, Ont., was thumped 6-0, 6-2 by Taylor Town...
Aug 08, 2024

A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died during a swimming event at a Texas lake
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a news conference that they...
Aug 08, 2024

Medvedev, Tsitsipas upset in second round of National Bank Open
MONTREAL - Tennis stars Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas are out of the National Bank Open. Medvedev, the tournament's third seed, lost 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain in t...
Aug 08, 2024

CF Montreal acquires midfielder Caden Clark from Minnesota United FC
MONTREAL - CF Montreal acquired midfielder Caden Clark from Minnesota United FC on Thursday. In return, the Major League Soccer club will send US$50,000 in general allocation money and a second-round ...
Aug 08, 2024