Category Archives: Sports

NEW YORK - When her work was done, her first trip to the U.S. Open semifinals since 2010 secured, if just barely, Venus Williams sat in her sideline chair and beamed . Williams reached her third major...

Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says he will be bigger and better in his November comeback fight against middleweight title-holder Michael Bisping. The 36-year-old from Montreal has bee...

ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatia’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an Albanian soccer fan against extradition to Serbia, where he is wanted for allegedly flying a drone carrying a nationalist b...

TORONTO - As far as learning experiences go, Denis Shapovalov endured a doozy the last time he was on court for Canada in Davis Cup play. The rising tennis star fired a ball in frustration that struck...

BOSTON - The man who inspired the ice bucket challenge was honoured on Tuesday for helping to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig’s disease research. Sept. 5 was declared Pete Frates Day, M...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian and French authorities said Tuesday they uncovered an international corruption scheme aimed at buying votes in awarding the 2016 Olympics. It is the latest allegation to sul...

KYOTO, Japan - Usain Bolt is feeling no pressure in retirement, confident his best times can remain world records for decades. The only sprinter to capture the 100- and 200-meter track titles at three...

HAMILTON - The Labour Day Classic has never been kind to Ricky Ray. The Toronto Argonauts’ quarterback lost his third-straight Labour Day game as a starter to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Monday w...

OTTAWA - Jackson Bennett returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and Lewis Ward converted with 1:46 left in the fourth quarter as the No. 9 Ottawa Gee-Gees edged the Queen’s Gaels 14-13 on M...

Monday’s Games CFL Calgary 39 Edmonton 18 Hamilton 24 Toronto 22 — MLB American League Toronto 10 Boston 4 Kansas City 7 Detroit 6 N.Y. Yankees 7 Baltimore 4 Cleveland 5 Chicago White Sox ...