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Raonic advances to Paris Masters semifinals with close win over Humbert

PARIS - Canada's Milos Raonic advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters tennis tournament Friday with a nervy 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7) win over France's Ugo Humbert. Raonic, the 10th seed from Tho...

Nov 06, 2020

Canadians upset Northern Ireland at BetVictor World Cup of Darts in Austria

SALZBURG, Austria - Unseeded Canadians Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell upset fourth-seeded Northern Ireland 5-2 Friday in first-round action at the BetVictor World Cup of Dar...

Nov 06, 2020

Aces president confident Ottawa rugby team can succeed despite startup delay

Despite having to delay the Ottawa Aces' debut until 2022, president/chairman Eric Perez is confident his new rugby league team has staying power. He knows the timing of the Aces' announcement is unfo...

Nov 06, 2020

Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski

Over the last five months, two trips to Abu Dhabi and one to Las Vegas have forced Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to spend more than six weeks in quarantine. Boser's fighting skills ...

Nov 06, 2020

Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez wins Silver Slugger Award

Toronto Blue Jays rightfelder Teoscar Hernandez has won a Silver Slugger Award for the first time in his career.The 28-year-old Hernandez broke out as one of the game's top sluggers in the shortened 2...

Nov 05, 2020

Canadian rugby international Sophie de Goede signs with England's Saracens

LONDON - Canadian rugby international Sophie de Goede has signed with England's Saracens.The No. 8 from Victoria, who can also play flanker and lock, captained Canada at the youth level. The 21-year-o...

Nov 05, 2020

Trainer Mark Casse's Breeders' Cup contingent has a definite Canadian flavour to it

He's an American, but trainer Mark Casse will provide a definite Canadian flavour at the Breeders' Cup. Five of the six horses Casse will run at Keeneland have ties to Canada. Gretzky the Great is the...

Nov 05, 2020

Ottawa Aces delay start of play in English rugby league's third tier until 2022

The fledgling Ottawa Aces, who were set to kick off life in the third tier of English rugby league next year, have decided to postpone play until 2022. The Aces cited the global pandemic as the reason...

Nov 05, 2020

Canadian beach volleyball player's road to Tokyo detours with cancer scare

The COVID-19 virus has been good for Grant O'Gorman's health. The global pandemic shutting down the professional beach volleyball tour in the spring led O'Gorman to discovering he had testicular cance...

Nov 05, 2020

Montreal Impact's Jukka Raitala makes 'tough decision' to join Finnish national team

Choosing between club and country wasn't easy for Montreal Impact captain Jukka Raitala. The 32-year-old defender has been called up to the Finnish national team just as the Impact make a final ...

Nov 05, 2020