Category Archives: Sports
Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov upsets Rafael Nadal at Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - Even Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov was amazed he had beaten tennis superstar Rafael Nadal. The 18-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont. shocked himself, the crowd that roared with every po...
Aug 10, 2017
Emmanuel first Canadian woman in 33 years to advance to 200 final at worlds
LONDON - Crystal Emmanuel looked fierce, like a fired-up boxer about to climb into the ring. Then she raced into the women’s 200-metre final at the world track and field championships, a place n...
Aug 10, 2017
Impact deal midfielder Mallace to Sounders for 2019 fourth-round draft pick
MONTREAL - Midfielder Calum Mallace, who made the decisive pass on perhaps the most dramatic goal in Montreal Impact history, was traded to the Seattle Sounders on Thursday for a fourth-round pick in ...
Aug 10, 2017
Canada to host New Zealand's Maori All Blacks at B.C. Place Stadum in November
VANCOUVER - Rugby Canada announced Thursday the senior men’s national team team will host New Zealand’s Maori All Blacks at B.C. Place Stadium on November 3. The match will be the second m...
Aug 10, 2017
Bouchard bows out of Rogers Cup with doubles loss, partner Pliskova advances in singles
TORONTO - The old-school Eugenie Bouchard returned to the court Thursday at the Rogers Cup. Her smile was back and there was spring in her step. She looked like the player who enjoyed a breakout seaso...
Aug 10, 2017
'Soupy' Campbell, who helped Rough Riders win three Grey Cups, dies at 73
Jerry (Soupy) Campbell, a former CFL all-star linebacker and member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, has died at age 73. The Ottawa Redblacks confirmed Campbell’s death in a release. Campb...
Aug 10, 2017
Kings' Randolph arrested on pot charge at LA housing project
LOS ANGELES - Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph was arrested on a marijuana charge after several police cars were vandalized when a large gathering became unruly at a Los Angeles housing project,...
Aug 10, 2017
Mayweather-McGregor match to hit the big screen with live theatre broadcast
TORONTO - A much-hyped showdown between boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC superstar Conor McGregor is getting the big screen treatment. Cineplex says it will present the super welterweight con...
Aug 10, 2017
WORLD SPORTS at 1330 GMT
TOP STORIES: ATH–WORLDS LONDON - Without Usain Bolt in the field, there will be a new 200-meter world champion for the first time in 10 years. By Raf Casert. UPCOMING: 600 words by 2200 GMT, pho...
Aug 10, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB American League Seattle 6 Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 5 Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 11 Toronto 5 Boston 8 Tampa Bay 2 Chicago White Sox 7 Houston 1 National League San Francisco 3 C...
Aug 09, 2017
