Category Archives: Sports

Soccer star Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane
LONDON - Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, killing them both, British acc...
Aug 14, 2019

Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller looks to lessons learned at Women's World Cup
TORONTO - Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller left the Women's World Cup filled with disappointment. He's run through a gamut of emotions since the 1-0 round-of-16 loss to Sweden on June 24 that s...
Aug 14, 2019

Reports: Forward Kelly Olynyk out for Canada at upcoming FIBA World Cup
Forward Kelly Olynyk will reportedly be unable to compete for Canada at the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Several media reports say that Olynyk will be sidelined by a knee injury he sustained last wee...
Aug 13, 2019

Cavalry FC have nothing to lose against Impact in Canadian Championship semi
CALGARY - According to coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr., Calgary's Cavalry FC has nothing to lose and everything to gain. After dropping the first leg of the Canadian Championship semifinal 2-1 on the road to...
Aug 13, 2019

Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK
AMSTERDAM - Last season's Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate. On a night when former Eur...
Aug 13, 2019

Rafael Nadal cruises past Daniil Medvedev to win fifth Rogers Cup title
MONTREAL - A teenage Rafael Nadal's victory over Andre Agassi in the final of the 2005 Rogers Cup was a symbolic passing of the torch from one tennis generation to the next. Fast-forwar...
Aug 13, 2019

Shapovalov overcomes bad first set to post win over Sousa in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov roared back from a bad first set to post a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over lucky loser Joao Sousa of Portugal in first-round action Tuesday at the Western & Southern ...
Aug 13, 2019

Joining Whitecaps a 'no-brainer' for Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts
VANCOUVER - Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts is hoping he can be the offensive spark that the struggling Vancouver Whitecaps need. With just eight games left in the regular s...
Aug 13, 2019

Tanaka silences explosive Blue Jays offence as Yankees hold on for 1-0 win
TORONTO - A 13-pitch, ninth-inning at-bat from rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. may have ended in a double play, but it had his Blue Jays teammates and manager filled with marvel on Sunday. "I've nev...
Aug 13, 2019

TFC coach Vanney wants to see urgency in Canadian semifinal with Ottawa
TORONTO - Fresh off a disappointing Major League Soccer result last week, coach Greg Vanney wants to see renewed commitment from his Toronto FC players in their Canadian Championship semifinal against...
Aug 13, 2019