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Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski falls in Wimbledon women's doubles final

WIMBLEDON, England - Gabriela Dabrowski fell one victory short of her first Grand Slam title in women's doubles on Sunday. The 27-year-old Ottawa native and partner Xu Yifan of China were defeated by ...

Jul 16, 2019

Canada's Wickens leads emotional warm-up lap in Toronto almost year after crash

TORONTO - Canada's Robert Wickens made an emotional return to IndyCar racing on Sunday. Almost a year after a horrific crash left Wickens a paraplegic, the 30-year-old from Guelp...

Jul 16, 2019

Toronto FC believes it is back on track as it readies for Red Bulls test

Toronto FC looks to continue its return to form Wednesday against the visiting New York Red Bulls with coach Greg Vanney facing lineup choices. "A lot of decisions to make now," Vanney said happily af...

Jul 16, 2019

Brayden Schnur drops first-round match at Hall of Fame Open

NEWPORT, R.I. - Canada's Brayden Schnur lost his first match as a top-100 player, falling 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to Australian Matthew Ebden in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Open on Tuesday. Schnur, fr...

Jul 16, 2019

England wins first Cricket World Cup after all-time classic

LONDON - Jos Buttler threw his gloves into the sky and wheeled away in celebration. Jofra Archer slid on his chest across the Lord's turf and beat the ground. Joe Root punched the air as he was lifted...

Jul 16, 2019

Djokovic tops Federer in historic final for 5th at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker was require...

Jul 16, 2019

Edmonton Oilers sign forward Josh Archibald to one-year contract

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed free agent forward Josh Archibald to a one-year contract. The 26-yea-old Archibald spent last season with the Arizona Coyotes, recording 22 points (12 goals,...

Jul 16, 2019

Jonathan Jennings working out with Ottawa Redblacks' starting offence

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks had a new quarterback under centre Tuesday. A club official confirmed backup Jonathan Jennings was working with the club's starting offence at practice and that incu...

Jul 16, 2019

Arbitrator upholds CFL's suspension against Ticats' linebacker Lawrence

TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be without linebacker Simoni Lawrence for two games. An arbitrator ruled Tuesday in favour of the CFL's original suspension, a week after Lawrence met with the&n...

Jul 16, 2019

Nelson Nogier signs one-year contract with Winnipeg Jets

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Nelson Nogier to a one-year, two-way contract with an average annual value of US$700,000. Nogier, 23, played one game for the Jets in 2018-19 and su...

Jul 16, 2019