Category Archives: Sports
CPKC Women's Open serves as measuring stick for young Canadian professionals
VANCOUVER - The CPKC Women's Open isn't just a showcase for some of the LPGA Tour's top players - it's an opportunity for Canada's youngest professional golfers to see how they measure up. Although Br...
Aug 25, 2023
Matthews says focus solely on hockey, winning after signing extension
TORONTO - Auston Matthews will be well paid to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a Stanley Cup championship. The question will be for the star centre is if his four-year US$53-million extension - formal...
Aug 25, 2023
American Megan Khang takes clubhouse lead in second round of CPKC Women's Open
VANCOUVER - Megan Khang of the United States is the clubhouse leader in the second round of the CPKC Women's Open. She was tied for 13th after the first round and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move i...
Aug 25, 2023
De Grasse sixth in men's 200 at worlds; LePage, Warner poised for decathlon medals
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada will finish without a sprinting medal at the World Athletics after reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse struggled to a sixth-place finish in the men's 200-metres final....
Aug 25, 2023
CF Montreal aims to get rolling against robust Revolution
MONTREAL - With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution's visit to Stade Saputo on Sa...
Aug 25, 2023
Gilgeous-Alexander has 27 points, Canada routs No. 5 France 95-65 at FIBA World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and Canada rode a big third quarter to upset No. 5 France 95-65 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Canada took a three-point lead into halftim...
Aug 25, 2023
Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes
TORONTO - Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links. If Izumi stayed with him, her colleague said jokingly, Izumi wo...
Aug 25, 2023
Lions defence stresses need for communication ahead of Ticats tilt
SURREY, B.C. - Following a close loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the message on the B.C. Lions defence is the need for better communication. The Lions secondary was hammered by Roughriders third...
Aug 25, 2023
Agent: More could be done to market Canada's soccer players, brand
Despite the success Canada's men's soccer team had in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and its increased exposure from it, a high-profile agent says more could be done to promote its players. N...
Aug 25, 2023
Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final...
Aug 25, 2023