Category Archives: Sports

HOUSTON - J.J. Watt is being honoured by the NFL Players Association after raising more than $29 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Watt was named the NFLPA’s Community MVP on Friday f...

NEW YORK - Rafael Nadal went into his U.S. Open semifinal against Juan Martin del Potro with a relatively simple game plan: Stay away from the big guy’s flat, fearsome forehand and instead go af...

TORONTO - Just 26, Chris Mavinga’s soccer journey has already taken him from France to England, Belgium, Russia and now Canada. And after a bumpy debut, the French-born Congolese international h...

While Rugby Canada continues its due diligence on pro rugby, an Ontario club is taking the first step up the North American ladder. The Ontario Arrows will make their debut Saturday in Colorado agains...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks signed restricted free agent Bo Horvat to a US$33-million, six-year contract extension Friday. The 22-year-old centre led the lowly Canucks with 52 points (20 goals, ...

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The International Paralympic Committee has elected Andrew Parsons as president. The Brazilian replaces Philip Craven, who led the IPC for 16 years. Parsons gained eno...

PARIS - Montpellier fans can have their favourite French team’s jersey replaced after the manufacturer in charge of making the club badge made a clumsy spelling mistake. The French league club s...

NEW YORK - The arrest of an Estonian man last week for trespassing at the U.S. Open has renewed questions about “courtsiding,” the surreptitious collection of instant data for gamblers usi...

EDMONTON - The main event at UFC 215 in Edmonton has been scratched because of a viral illness to third-ranked flyweight contender Ray (The Tazmexican Devil) Borg on the eve of Saturday’s card. ...

MONTREAL - A renewed Montreal offer to Major League Baseball to help out in the wake of hurricane Irma has been politely refused. A person with knowledge of the offer told The Canadian Press late Thur...