National Sports
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko happy to return to Vancouver, where LPGA Tour success started
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – If it wasn’t for Vancouver, Lydia Ko might never have become a 19-time LPGA Tour winner. Ko is back in the field at the CPKC Women’s Open, a tournament she has won three times, including her first two victories on the LPGA Tour when she was still an amateur. She said that winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Pospisil advances in US Open qualifying, Diallo eliminated
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
NEW YORK – Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the second round of qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 33-year-old from Vernon, B.C., advanced with a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (3), 6-4 win over Spain’s Pedro Martinez on Wednesday. Pospisil fired 11 aces in the match en route to winning 75 per cent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs sign star centre Auston Matthews to four-year, $53-million extension
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a four-year deal, US$53-million contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $13.5 million, which will make Matthews the league’s highest-paid player beginning in 2024-25, surpassing Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon’s $12.6 AAV. Matthews has one season left on his current ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bombers, Alouettes meet in showdown of teams riding four-game win streaks
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes have a trio of key similarities heading into their clash on Thursday night. Both CFL clubs are riding four-game win streaks, both will have their starting quarterbacks back from injury and both are coming off one-point victories that were nothing to brag about. “To me that’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ellie and Maddie Szeryk of London, Ont., paired together at CPKC Women’s Open
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – Ellie Szeryk was preparing to tee off during a practice round at Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, going over her yardage book, managing the course, when she noticed her ball had been knocked off the tee. Her older sister Maddie had struck again, likely getting revenge for a joke about her short ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Camryn Rogers qualifies for women’s hammer throw final at world championships
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Canada’s Camryn Rogers is one step closer to her golden goal after securing a spot in the women’s hammer throw final with a qualifying throw of 73.95 metres at the World Athletics Championship on Wednesday “I feel like qualifying is always a very intense situation to be in and experience,” the 24-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CSPA clarifies statement on women’s interim deal with Canada Soccer
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
The Canadian Soccer Players’ Association has cleared the air on the interim deal the senior women’s team struck with Canada Soccer in July. In a statement released Wednesday, the CSPA said that the compensation the women will receive as part of the deal for 2023 “is significantly more” than the players’ base compensation in 2021 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFL’s mid-season report shows attendance up in B.C., Montreal and Toronto
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – Attendance in the CFL’s three major markets is up through the first half of the 2023 regular season. The CFL announced Wednesday the average game-day revenue in Toronto, B.C. and Montreal is up 26 per cent compared to the same time last season. Across the league, game-day revenues are up 2.3 per cent. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford, Edmonton Elks look to break CFL-record 22-game home losing streak
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
It’s one long losing streak down, one more to go for Tre Ford and the Edmonton Elks. Ford guided Edmonton to a 24-10 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats last week. The Elks’ first victory of the season snapped a 13-game losing streak dating back to last year. Edmonton (1-9) returns home to face the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teams finalized ahead of Laver Cup tennis tournament in Vancouver
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Americans Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo will join Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime on Team World at the upcoming Laver Cup tennis tournament. World captain John McEnroe announced the final three members of his six-player team on Wednesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 15, is competing in his second consecutive Laver Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De Grasse, Brown, Rodney all qualify for men’s 200m semifinals at world championships
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2023
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A trio of Canadians are through to the men’s 200-metre semifinals at the World Athletics Championships. Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown and Brendon Rodney all placed no lower than second in their respective heats. De Grasse of Markham, Ont., the reigning Olympic champion in the 200, ran 20.28 seconds to finish second ... Read More »
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