National Sports
Canadian heavyweight Arjan Bhullar loses One Championship title in first defence
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
BANGKOK – Unbeaten Russian Anatoly (Sladkiy) Malykhin stopped Canadian Arjan Bhullar in the third round Friday to win the One Championship heavyweight title. The loss, in the main event of the “One Friday Fights 22” card at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium, came in Bhullar’s first MMA title defence since dethroning Brandon (The Truth) Vera in April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal exploring all options to rediscover road form against Charlotte FC
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – After tying the Major League Soccer record for most consecutive shutout wins at home with six, CF Montreal is looking to duplicate that success on the road. Montreal will look for just its second road win of the season when it faces Charlotte FC on Saturday. Most MLS teams struggle away from home, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Marino eliminated from Wimbledon warmup with quarterfinal loss
By The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom – Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino has been eliminated from the Rothesay Classic tennis tournament after a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 quarterfinal loss to China’s Zhu Lin on Friday. Marino fired 10 aces in the loss, but was accurate on just under 52 per cent of her first serves and won just 36.5 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three Canadians to ride together on Israel-Premier Tech team for Tour de France
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2023
Canadians Michael Woods, Hugo Houle and Guillaume Boivin will ride together in Israel-Premier Tech’s entry for the Tour de France. The 110th edition of the storied race, which covers 3,404 kilometres over 21 stages this year, starts July 1 in Bilbao, Spain, and finished July 23 in Paris. Houle won Stage 16 last year, joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, June 22, 2023
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard CFL B.C. 30 Winnipeg 6 — MLB American League Minnesota 6 Boston 0 Cleveland 6 Oakland 1 Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 5 Seattle 10 N.Y. Yankees 2 National League Arizona 5 Washington 3 Atlanta 5 Philadelphia 1 (10 innings) San Diego 10 San Francisco 0 Miami 6 Pittsburgh 4 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adams leads B.C. Lions to 30-6 victory over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
WINNIPEG – The B.C. Lions accomplished a rare feat with a dominant 30-6 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday. The last time a CFL West Division team beat the Blue Bombers at home was the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sept. 8, 2018. The Lions remain undefeated to start the season at 3-0 for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Leonard Miller selected in NBA Draft
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Canada’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper has been drafted 24th overall in the NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The six-foot-eight, 230-pound forward from Montreal entered the draft after completing his junior season with the Marquette Golden Eagles. Prosper, 20, averaged a career-best 12.5 points per game in his second year with Marquette ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper drafted 24th overall in NBA draft
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
Canada’s Olivier-Maxence Prosper has been drafted 24th overall in the NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The six-foot-eight, 230-pound forward from Montreal entered the draft after completing his junior season with the Marquette Golden Eagles. Prosper averaged a career-best 12.5 points per game in his second year with Marquette after transferring from Clemson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lee-Anne Pace shoots 66 for the first-round lead in the KPMG Women’s PGA
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on June 22nd, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) – Lee-Anne Pace isn’t playing a lot of competitive golf these days at 42-years-old and her practice habits have tailed off. She enjoys the game, and every once in a while, the South African really enjoys it. The first round of the Women’s PGA Championship at historic Baltusrol on Thursday was one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Raptors select Gradey Dick with the 13th overall pick of the NBA draft
By The Canadian Press on June 22nd, 2023
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Toronto Raptors have selected Gradey Dick of Kansas with the 13th overall pick in the NBA draft on Thursday. The six-foot-eight, 205-pound guard averaged 14.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in his lone season with the Jayhawks. He also shot 40.3 per cent from three-point range, a sore spot for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henderson one shot back of Pace after first-round at KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on June 22nd, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP-CP) – Lee-Anne Pace of South Africa made a two-putt birdie on the final hole in fading daylight for a 5-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship at Baltusrol. Two-time major winner Brooke Henderson of Canada and Ruoning Yin and Xiyi Lin of China were a shot ... Read More »
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