Category Archives: Sports
Canada's Priscilla Gagne happy more blind judokas are getting a chance at Paralympics
Canadian judoka Priscilla Gagne isn't enjoying the easy ride she once expected at the Paris Paralympics. But as the three-time Paralympian enters her final Games, she welcomes the competition - becaus...
Sep 04, 2024
Canada's Greg Stewart repeats as Paralympic Games shot put champion
PARIS - Canada's Greg Stewart has won a Paralympic Games gold medal in shot put. The 38-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., threw a distance of 16.38 metres to win the men's F46 class at the Stade de France...
Sep 04, 2024
Canada's Nathan Clement captures Paralympic cycling silver in time trial
PARIS - Canadian cyclist Nathan Clement has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., was second in the men's time trial. Clement held the second-...
Sep 04, 2024
Canadian flyweight Shannon Clark knocked out in Dana White's Contender Series bout
LAS VEGAS - Venezuelan flyweight Yuneisy Duben stopped Canadian Shannon (MMA Barbie) Clark in vicious fashion Tuesday on Dana White's Contender Series, derailing Clark's hopes of earning a UFC contrac...
Sep 03, 2024
US Open: Frances Tiafoe reaches the semifinals when Grigor Dimitrov stops, faces Taylor Fritz next
NEW YORK (AP) - Frances Tiafoe reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time in three years when his quarterfinal opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, stopped playing because of an injury in the fourth s...
Sep 03, 2024
Chukwu on target as Canadian women thump Fiji 9-0 at FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
MEDELLN - Annabelle Chukwu scored three goals as Canada thumped tournament debutante Fiji 9-0 on Tuesday at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It was a record goal haul at the tournament for Canada, whi...
Sep 03, 2024
Schwarber's three-homer, six-RBI performance carries Phillies past Blue Jays 10-9
TORONTO - Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs, including a three-run shot in the ninth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday. Schwarber also had an RBI...
Sep 03, 2024
Canadiens' Caufield will wear No. 13 to honour Johnny Gaudreau
MONTREAL - American-born forward Cole Caufield, shaken by last week's tragic death of his hockey hero Johnny Gaudreau, will be switching jersey numbers this season with the Montreal Canadiens. The 23-...
Sep 03, 2024
Brandon Moreno to face Amir Albazi in new main event of UFC Edmonton card
Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno will take on No. 3 contender Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card on Nov. 2 in Edmonton. A flyweight bout b...
Sep 03, 2024
Defending champions Dabrowski, Routliffe bounced in U.S. Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK - The U.S. Open title defence of Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe has come to an end. The duo was handed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Russia's Veronika Kudermetova an...
Sep 03, 2024