Category Archives: Sports
Celine Boutier runaway winner of Evian Championship, Canada's Brooke Henderson second
VIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) - Celine Boutier carded a final round of 3-under 68 to win the vian Championship by six shots for her first major title Sunday. The 29-year-old Boutier finished at 14-under...
Jul 30, 2023
Verstappen wins Belgian GP to extend huge F1 lead, Red Bull teammate Perez second
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium (AP) - Defending Formula One champion Max Verstappen emphatically won the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday for an eighth straight win and 10th overall of a crushingly dominant s...
Jul 30, 2023
Canada and Australia face off at FIFA Women's World Cup with elimination on the line
MELBOURNE, Australia - The exit door at the FIFA Women's World Cup could swing open for Canada on Monday. Or the Canadians could use it to usher out co-host Australia. The stakes couldn't be higher on...
Jul 30, 2023
Canada's Summer McIntosh claims second world swim gold
FUKUOKA, Japan - Summer McIntosh became a double gold medallist at the world aquatics championships with Sunday's victory in the women's 400-metre individual medley. After winning the 200-metre butter...
Jul 30, 2023
A look at the possible outcomes for Canada's group at FIFA Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia - A look at the permutations in Group B at the FIFA Women's World Cup ahead of Monday's final group games (top two teams advance to knockout round of 16): Nigeria (1-0-1, four poi...
Jul 30, 2023
Newly appointed sports minister meets with Canadian team at FIFA Women's World Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia - The Canadian women's soccer team got a pep talk from newly appointed Sports Minister Carla Qualtrough before training Sunday. "I wanted to make them know that there are 40 milli...
Jul 30, 2023
Blue Jays looking to add pitching depth and a veteran bat at MLB trade deadline
TORONTO - The players and coaches in the Toronto Blue Jays' clubhouse are getting used to being buyers ahead of Major League Baseball's trade deadline. Toronto holds the third and final wild-card spot...
Jul 30, 2023
Some of soccer's biggest stars are struggling at Women's World Cup
SYDNEY (AP) - Some of the biggest names in soccer have yet to show up at the Women's World Cup. That's literally been the case of Australian star Sam Kerr, who missed the first two games with a calf i...
Jul 29, 2023
Crawford unifies welterweight division with 9th-round TKO in dominant performance over Spence
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Terence Crawford knocked down Errol Spence Jr. three times Saturday night before finally ending the fight at 2:32 of the ninth round on a technical knockout to cement himself as one o...
Jul 29, 2023
B.C. Lions add to Elks' misery with 27-0 victory in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Dane Evans completed a pair of touchdown passes as the B.C. Lions defeated the Edmonton Elks 27-0 on Saturday, helping the Elks take sole possession of the worst run of home losses in North...
Jul 29, 2023