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Canada's Bennett wins second Paralympic swim gold, Reid earns silver

PARIS - Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men's 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time...

Sep 04, 2024

Columbus forward Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces injured Theo Bair in Canada camp

Columbus Crew forward Jacen Russell-Rowe has replaced the injured Theo Bair in camp with Canada ahead of friendlies against the U.S. and Mexico. Canada Soccer said Bair arrived into camp with the inju...

Sep 04, 2024

Veteran Canadian rider Hugo Houle signs contract extension with Israel-Premier Tech

Veteran Canadian rider Hugo Houle has signed a two-year contract extension with the Israel-Premier Tech team that runs through 2026. The 33-year-old from Sainte-Perptue, Que., joined the team in 2022 ...

Sep 04, 2024

Canada's Priscilla Gagne happy more blind judokas are getting a chance at Paralympics

Canadian judoka Priscilla Gagne isn't enjoying the easy ride she once expected at the Paris Paralympics. But as the three-time Paralympian enters her final Games, she welcomes the competition - becaus...

Sep 04, 2024

Canada's Greg Stewart repeats as Paralympic Games shot put champion

PARIS - Canada's Greg Stewart has won a Paralympic Games gold medal in shot put. The 38-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., threw a distance of 16.38 metres to win the men's F46 class at the Stade de France...

Sep 04, 2024

Canada's Nathan Clement captures Paralympic cycling silver in time trial

PARIS - Canadian cyclist Nathan Clement has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., was second in the men's time trial. Clement held the second-...

Sep 04, 2024

Canadian flyweight Shannon Clark knocked out in Dana White's Contender Series bout

LAS VEGAS - Venezuelan flyweight Yuneisy Duben stopped Canadian Shannon (MMA Barbie) Clark in vicious fashion Tuesday on Dana White's Contender Series, derailing Clark's hopes of earning a UFC contrac...

Sep 03, 2024

US Open: Frances Tiafoe reaches the semifinals when Grigor Dimitrov stops, faces Taylor Fritz next

NEW YORK (AP) - Frances Tiafoe reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time in three years when his quarterfinal opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, stopped playing because of an injury in the fourth s...

Sep 03, 2024

Chukwu on target as Canadian women thump Fiji 9-0 at FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia

MEDELLN - Annabelle Chukwu scored three goals as Canada thumped tournament debutante Fiji 9-0 on Tuesday at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It was a record goal haul at the tournament for Canada, whi...

Sep 03, 2024

Schwarber's three-homer, six-RBI performance carries Phillies past Blue Jays 10-9

TORONTO - Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs, including a three-run shot in the ninth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 10-9 on Tuesday. Schwarber also had an RBI...

Sep 03, 2024