Category Archives: Sports

Canada coach says Messi landing in Major League Soccer would be an 'absolute coup'
Canada coach John Herdman says signing Lionel Messi would be an "absolute coup" for Major League Soccer. The Argentine star has been linked to Inter Miami CF with reports Wednesday suggesting it's a d...
Jun 07, 2023

Cycling Canada cites budget in firing track endurance coach Jenny Trew
Jenny Trew was looking forward to coaching Canada's track cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. But Cycling Canada fired her from her job as lead endurance coach for what she was told were bu...
Jun 07, 2023

Canada's Aiemann Zahabi looking forward to date with Mongolian Murderer at UFC 289
A date with the Mongolian Murderer sounds daunting at best. But Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi is looking forward to Saturday's matchup with China's Qileng Aori at UFC 289 in Vancouver. The 35-y...
Jun 07, 2023

FIFA made false claims about 'carbon-neutral' World Cup in Qatar, Swiss regulator says
ZURICH (AP) - FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday. FIFA was "not able to provide proof that the cla...
Jun 07, 2023

Veteran Nick Arbuckle set to start Redblacks season-opening contest
The Ottawa Redblacks will open the 2023 regular season minus quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox. Masoli continues to recover from a knee injury that forced him to miss most o...
Jun 07, 2023

After singles exits, Fernandez and Andreescu still making noise at French Open
PARIS - Two Canadians who failed to make big runs in singles action at the French Open are making noise in doubles competition. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., advanced to the semifinals of the women...
Jun 07, 2023

Harvard women's hockey coach retires amid allegations she verbally abused, hazed players
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - One of the most decorated coaches in women's hockey history has stepped down after nearly 30 years leading Harvard's women's hockey program in the shadow of allegations by play...
Jun 07, 2023

Captain Atiba Hutchinson returns to lead Canada at CONCACAF Nations League final four
Captain Atiba Hutchinson will lead Canada at the CONCACAF Nations League finals. The 40-year-old from Brampton, Ont., acknowledged in March, after helping Canada to a 4-1 win over Honduras in Toronto,...
Jun 07, 2023

Rory McIlroy has 'mixed emotions' at PGA Tour deal with Saudi Public Investment Fund
TORONTO - Rory McIlroy says he has mixed emotions about the PGA Tour's new deal with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. McIlroy spoke at the RBC Canadian Open a day after the new business partners...
Jun 07, 2023

Iga Swiatek beats Coco Gauff to reach French Open semifinals
PARIS - Top-ranked Iga Swiatek kept her French Open title defence on track with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff to reach the semifinals on Wednesday. In a rematch of last year's final, Swiatek reco...
Jun 07, 2023