National Sports
Canada advances to pair of finals at rugby 7s Olympic qualification in Langford
By Mark Brennae, The Canadian Press on August 20th, 2023
LANGFORD, B.C. – Both the Canadian men’s and women’s rugby sevens squads have successfully advanced to Sunday night’s final of the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Olympic qualifying tournament. The Canadian women dumped St. Lucia 41-7 this afternoon, earning a spot in the final later today (7:52 p.m. ET).” The men, meanwhile, disposed of Mexico 54-5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paramount Prince wins 164th running of $1-million King’s Plate race
By The Canadian Press on August 20th, 2023
TORONTO – Paramount Prince, with Patrick Husbands aboard, went wire-to-wire to capture the $1-million King’s Plate on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack. Paramount Prince, the Plate Trial winner that went off at 8/1, claimed the 1 1/4-mile race in an unofficial time of 2:01.93 on Woodbine’s Tapeta course. Paramount Prince earned trainer Mark Casse a third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Belt hits 2 of Blue Jays’ 5 home runs off Hunter Greene in 10-3 rout of Reds
By Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press on August 20th, 2023
CINCINNATI (AP) – Brandon Belt had his second multihomer game this season, Hyun Jin Ryu won consecutive starts for the first time since his latest Tommy John surgery and Toronto Blue Jays routed the Cincinnati Reds 10-3 Sunday to win the series between playoff contenders. Kevin Kiermaier and Belt hit two-run homers in the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain’s World Cup winner Olga Carmona learns of father’s death after final
By The Associated Press on August 20th, 2023
MADRID (AP) – Olga Carmona, whose goal won the Women’s World Cup for Spain on Sunday, learned of her father’s death after the final, the Spanish soccer federation said. The federation did not say when Carmona’s father died or give a cause of death. “We love you, Olga,” the federation said on X, formerly known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coco Gauff, 19, earns Cincinnati women’s title by beating Muchova in straight sets
By The Associated Press on August 20th, 2023
MASON, Ohio (AP) – Seventh-seeded Coco Gauff became the first teenager in more than 50 years to win the Western & Southern Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Karolina Muchova on Sunday. Gauff, the 2022 French Open runner-up, earned her first Masters 1000 title when Muchova sailed a forehand return wide on Gauff’s fourth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ousted from Little League World Series following 10-1 loss to Mexico
By The Canadian Press on August 20th, 2023
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Canada’s run at the Little League World Series ended with a 10-1 loss to Mexico in an elimination-round game on Sunday The Canadians, represented by North Regina Little League, opened the scoring in the first inning when Jaxon Weir stole home. Mexico levelled the score 1-1 in the third inning and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Ethan Katzberg wins gold in hammer throw at world championships
By The Canadian Press on August 20th, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Canada’s Ethan Katzberg won gold in the men’s hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships. The 21-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., set a Canadian record with a throw of 81.25 metres on his fifth attempt, breaking his own national mark of 81.18 metres set during Saturday’s qualifiers. Poland’s Wojciech Nowicki won silver with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Katzberg wins gold in hammer throw at world championships
By The Canadian Press on August 20th, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Canada’s Ethan Katzberg has won gold in the men’s hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spain wins its first Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final
By The Associated Press on August 20th, 2023
SYDNEY (AP) – Spain won the Women’s World Cup for the first time with Olga Carmona’s first-half strike giving La Roja a 1-0 victory over England in Sunday’s final. Both teams were playing in the final for the first time. The win gave the Spanish women their first major international trophy and avenged a quarterfinal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Live Updates from the Women’s World Cup final: Spain takes 1-0 lead over England into half
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on August 20th, 2023
SYDNEY (AP) – Live updates from the Women’s World Cup final between England and Spain: ___ Spain took a 1-0 lead over England into the break of the Women’s World Cup final on Sunday. Spain went up 1-0 in the 29th minute with a firm strike from Olga Carmona. The left back has scored in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023
By The Canadian Press on August 19th, 2023
Saturday’s scoreboard FIFA Women’s World Cup Third-Place Game Sweden 2 Australia 0 — CFL Montreal 25 Ottawa 24 — MLB Interleague Toronto 4 Cincinnati 3 Chicago Cubs 6 Kansas City 4 Milwaukee 6 Texas 1 Pittsburgh 7 Minnesota 4 Colorado 11 Chicago White Sox 5 American League Seattle 10 Houston 3 Boston 8 N.Y. Yankees ... Read More »
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