Category Archives: Sports

The queen's sporting fascination was racing: 'I love horses'
It was a classic and comforting sight on the British sporting calendar, Queen Elizabeth II smiling and waving from inside a horse-drawn carriage leading other members of the royal family in a processi...
Sep 08, 2022

Stretch Drive: Blue Jays in control of playoff destiny with four weeks to go
A series win over the Baltimore Orioles this week gave the Toronto Blue Jays some much-needed breathing room in the American League playoff race. Canada's lone Major League Baseball team is in control...
Sep 08, 2022

Illinois running back Chase Brown tops CFL Scouting Bureau's fall top-20 list
TORONTO - Illinois running back Chase Brown is the top-ranked player on the CFL Scouting Bureau's top-20 fall list. The list, released by the league Thursday, features the top-20 eligible prospects fo...
Sep 08, 2022

Canada's Duvernay-Tardif would love one more NFL season before calling it a career
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif isn't ready to walk away from the NFL just yet. The Super Bowl champion, who'd put his NFL career on hold to begin a residency program at a Montreal-area hospital to fulfil doc...
Sep 08, 2022

No margin for error for Canadian men at Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town
Canada coach Henry Paul knows there is no margin for error at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. The tournament features the "winner takes all" knockout format introduced four years ago at the t...
Sep 08, 2022

CF Montreal hosts Columbus Crew in potential MLS playoff preview
MONTREAL - On Sunday evening, CF Montreal put together a momentous first-half comeback in the Canadian Classique on the way to a 4-3 win over Toronto FC. On top of severely damaging their archrivals' ...
Sep 08, 2022

Toronto FC star Lorenzo Insigne misses training due to 'personal family situation'
TORONTO - Italian star Lorenzo Insigne missed Toronto FC practice Thursday due to what the cub called "a personal family situation." Fellow Italian Domenico Criscito was also absent to support Insigne...
Sep 08, 2022

Flames forward Nazem Kadri donates $1 million to London, Ont., health centre
LONDON, Ont. - Calgary Flames forward Nazem Kadri has donated $1 million to the London Health Sciences Foundation. The donation will support the Ambulatory Surgical Centre at London Health Sciences Ce...
Sep 08, 2022

Montreal Canadiens sign goaltender Cayden Primeau to three-year deal
MONTREAL - Goaltender Cayden Primeau has signed a US$2.67-million, three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens, the team announced Thursday. The one-way deal carries an average annual value of $89...
Sep 08, 2022

Manoah quiets Orioles in Toronto's 4-1 win; Jays take 3 of 4
BALTIMORE (AP) - Alek Manoah retired 22 of his final 23 hitters in an impressive eight-inning performance, and the Toronto Blue Jays wrapped up a successful series in Baltimore with a 4-1 victory over...
Sep 07, 2022