Category Archives: Sports

'Outstanding' Mboko hailed as role model for young Canadian tennis players, girls of colour
TORONTO - After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis sensation Victoria Mboko is being celebrated as a role model for the next generation of Canadian athlete...
Aug 08, 2025

Whitecaps ready for home stretch of MLS season after a welcome week off
VANCOUVER - It was the calm before the storm. The Vancouver Whitecaps used a weeklong break to rest and recharge - though they still made waves off the pitch with the acquisition of former Bayern Muni...
Aug 08, 2025

Toronto FC sends forward Charlie Sharp to USL's Tampa Bay Rowdies on loan
TORONTO - Toronto FC has loaned forward Charlie Sharp to the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship for the remainder of the 2025 season. The move should give the 24-year-old Sharp more playing tim...
Aug 08, 2025

Canada's Mboko rockets 61 spots to No. 24 in world rankings after NBO Montreal title
Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko has rocketed 61 spots to a career-best No. 24 in the world rankings after winning her first career WTA Tour title at the National Bank Open. The 18-year-old from Toron...
Aug 08, 2025

Netflix secures broadcast rights in Canada to 2027 and 2031 Women's World Cups
Netflix has secured the exclusive broadcasting rights in Canada for the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027 and 2031, mirroring an earlier announced rights deal in the U.S. World Cups have typically been s...
Aug 08, 2025

Whyte's overtime field goal earns Lions 41-38 victory over Ticats
HAMILTON - Sean Whyte's 19-yard field goal earned the B.C. Lions a 41-38 overtime win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats Thursday night. Whyte capped B.C.'s first overtime possession with his game-winning b...
Aug 07, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Shelton beats Khachanov to win NBO Toronto title
TORONTO - American Ben Shelton has defeated Russian Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the men's singles final at the National Bank Open. More coming. The Canadian Press
Aug 07, 2025

Akshay Bhatia shoots career-best 62 to lead in Memphis. Scheffler is 5 back
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Akshay Bhatia had a blazing finish to get his PGA Tour postseason off to a good start, closing eagle-birdie-birdie for an 8-under 62 to post his career low and take a one-shot le...
Aug 07, 2025

Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi added to UFC Vancouver card in October
Canadian Aiemann Zahabi, ranked 10th among bantamweight contenders, will face No. 7 Marlon (Chito) Vera of Ecuador on the Oct. 18 UFC Fight Night card in Vancouver. The 37-year-old from Montreal, the ...
Aug 07, 2025

Cash and Glasspool save four match points en route to doubles title at NBO Toronto
TORONTO - Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool defeated Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski 6-3, 6-7 (5), 13-11 in the men's doubles final at the National Bank Open on Thursday. Cash and Glasspool saved four ma...
Aug 07, 2025