Category Archives: Sports

Alouettes start slow, finish fast in beating Elks 35-21
EDMONTON - A wild, winding 125-yard touchdown return from James Letcher Jr. punctuated a second-quarter scoring explosion from the Montreal Alouettes, who rallied to beat the Edmonton Elks 35-21 Satur...
Oct 14, 2023

Canada-Brazil international women's soccer friendly sells out quickly in Halifax
HALIFAX - Canada's women's soccer friendly against Brazil in Halifax is a sellout, just 20 minutes after tickets went on sale to the general public. The 10th-ranked Canadians face No. 9 Brazil at Oct....
Oct 14, 2023

Canada's Fernandez through to Hong Kong Open final with win over Blinkova
HONG KONG - Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first final in 19 months after a 6-2, 7-5 victory over fifth-seeded Anna Blinkova on Saturday at the Hong Kong Open. The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., race...
Oct 14, 2023

Argentina reaches Rugby World Cup semifinals after coming back twice to beat Wales
MARSEILLE, France (AP) - Argentina came from behind twice to beat Wales 29-17 and reach its third Rugby World Cup semifinal on Saturday. The underdog Pumas were 10-0 down in the first half then 17-12 ...
Oct 14, 2023

Man United sale: Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim is withdrawing his bid - AP sources
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Qatar's Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani is withdrawing his offer to buy Manchester United, a person with knowledge of the process told The Associated Press on Saturday. The...
Oct 14, 2023

France aims for another step toward Rugby World Cup destiny. Fiji faces its own great expectations
PARIS (AP) - France lost seven straight tests to South Africa from 2010 to 2018, which might have been the reason current coach Fabien Galthie traveled to the home of the Springboks after taking over ...
Oct 14, 2023

Stampeders remain in CFL playoff hunt with 26-19 win over Roughriders
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders kept their CFL playoff hopes alive with a 26-19 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday. Calgary (5-11) snapped a three-game losing streak. The Roughr...
Oct 13, 2023

Crosby, Malkin help Penguins beat Ovechkin, Capitals 4-0
WASHINGON (AP) - Sidney Crosby scored twice on the power play, Evgeni Malkin had a goal and three assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the rival Washington Capitals 4-0 on Friday night for their f...
Oct 13, 2023

Whyte's field goal earns Lions 33-30 victory over Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Sean Whyte's 48-yard field goal on the final play of regulation time earned the B.C. Lions a thrilling 33-30 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night. Whyte's boot came after former...
Oct 13, 2023

Lexi Thompson makes run at PGA Tour cut in Vegas, but 2 late bogeys stall her bid
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Lexi Thompson delivered star-power moments built for a stage like Las Vegas, and when she poured in a pair of long birdie putts Friday, she was on the verge of history. Thompson was 4...
Oct 13, 2023