Category Archives: Sports
Jim Evenson, Frank (Pop) Ivy named to Canadian Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
TORONTO - Running back Jim Evenson and head coach Frank (Pop) Ivy will round out the Canadian Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class. The Hall of Fame unveiled both inductees posthumously Tuesday. They wi...
Jul 28, 2026
Amazon Prime to stream Wednesday NHL games, playoff series under Rogers deal
Amazon's Prime Video will exclusively broadcast Wednesday night national NHL regular-season games in Canada in English and French beginning next season as part of a new 12-year sub-licensing agreement...
Jul 28, 2026
FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday - and immediately a...
Jul 28, 2026
Félix Dolci leads six-gold day for Canada at Commonwealth Games
GLASGOW - Gymnast Flix Dolci captured two titles to lead another stellar day for Canada at the Commonwealth Games. Weightlifters Maude Charron and Charlotte Simoneau, swimmer Kylie Masse and hammer th...
Jul 28, 2026
Toronto FC sign former Bundesliga midfielder Niklas Dorsch
TORONTO - Toronto FC have signed German midfielder Niklas Dorsch to a contract through the 2030-31 Major League Soccer season, the team announced Tuesday. The 28-year-old joins from German club FC Hei...
Jul 28, 2026
Canadian women's soccer team to host Denmark in pair of October friendlies
OTTAWA - Canada will host Denmark in a pair of international friendlies ahead of qualification for next summer's Women's World Cup. Canada Soccer announced Tuesday that the women's national team will ...
Jul 28, 2026
Euro 2020 winning coach Roberto Mancini returns to rescue Italy after third straight World Cup miss
MILAN (AP) - Roberto Mancini has once again been tasked with revitalizing an Italy team in crisis, almost exactly three years after he bolted on the national team. Italian soccer federation Giovanni M...
Jul 28, 2026
France hires former soccer great Zinedine Zidane as men's national team coach
PARIS (AP) - Zinedine Zidane is France's new coach, replacing Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team he led to glory as arguably its greatest ever player. French Football Federation president Philip...
Jul 28, 2026
Urías homers, Blue Jays beat Nationals 3-2 in Scherzer's return to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - Luis Uras homered, Myles Straw had a double and a run-scoring single, and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated Max Scherzer's return to Washington with a 3-2 win over the Nationals on Mo...
Jul 27, 2026
Kamloops-trained Katzberg wins Commonwealth gold with games-record heave
GLASGOW - Kamloops-trained hammer throw superstar Ethan Katzberg has another gold medal - and another event record - to add to his collection. Katzberg took gold in the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glas...
Jul 27, 2026 (Image Credit: Contributed)
