Sports

Navneet Dhaliwal to captain Canada at ICC World Cup Americas Qualifier

TORONTO - Navneet Dhaliwal will captain Canada at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Antigua from Nov. 7 to 15. The Canadian men will be joined by Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, t...

Oct 28, 2021

Parents can help hold sports organizations accountable on sexual abuse, say experts

Experts say hockey parents rattled by yet another abuse scandal can press sports organizations about what they're doing to keep young athletes safe. The CEO of the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of C...

Oct 28, 2021

Montreal Alouettes to honour former standout defensive lineman John Bowman on weekend

John Bowman will get the chance to formally say good-bye. The Montreal Alouettes will honour their career sacks leader Saturday night during their home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Bowma...

Oct 28, 2021

Fritz beats pal Tommy Paul on birthday in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Taylor Fritz celebrated his 24th birthday by beating doubles partner Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday. It wa...

Oct 28, 2021

Redblacks limp into game against Stampeders with banged-up defence

OTTAWA - One of the few relatively bright spots during the Ottawa Redblacks' dismal 2021 season has been their defence. When they host the Calgary Stampeders on Friday night, three big pieces of that ...

Oct 28, 2021

Edmonton Elks are still searching for first victory this year at Commonwealth Stadium

Home field has been anything but an advantage this season for the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton is a dismal 0-5 at Commonwealth Stadium this year. The Elks (2-7) return there Friday night to host the Hamilt...

Oct 28, 2021

Canada's Ashley Lawrence a finalist for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year

Canadian Ashley Lawrence is one of five finalists for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. The 26-year-old fullback/midfielder from Caledon, Ont., who plays her club soccer for Paris Saint-Germain...

Oct 28, 2021

New pairs team James, Radford hope for more improvement at Skate Canada International

There have been moments where the muscles were screaming or things weren't clicking when Vanessa James and Eric Radford wondered - briefly - what the heck they were thinking. The Canadian figure skate...

Oct 28, 2021

Women, young people more supportive of land acknowledgments by NHL teams: survey

MONTREAL - Women, English speakers and young people are more likely to support land acknowledgments by hockey teams, according to a new survey commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies. The...

Oct 28, 2021

Atkinson's two goals lifts Philadelphia Flyers over Edmonton Oilers 5-3

EDMONTON - Cam Atkinson scored a pair of goals as the Philadelphia Flyers prevailed in a 5-3 slugfest against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. Claude Giroux, Nate Thompson and Sean Couturier also sco...

Oct 27, 2021