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Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr signs Cristiano Ronaldo
By The Associated Press on December 30th, 2022
Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr on Friday announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, ending speculation about the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future. Al Nassr posted a picture on social media of Ronaldo holding up the team’s jersey, with the club hailing the deal as “history in the making.” “This is a signing that will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Habs forward Devante Smith-Pelly announces retirement from hockey
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
Former Montreal Canadiens forward Devante Smith-Pelly announced his retirement from hockey on Friday. The 30-year-old Smith-Pelly played with four NHL teams – the Canadiens, Anaheim Ducks, New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals – over a 12-year professional hockey career. Originally a second-round draft pick by the Ducks in 2010, Smith-Pelly last played in the NHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World juniors: Goalie Adam Gajan stops 28 shots as Slovakia blanks Latvia 3-0
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
MONCTON, N.B. – Goaltender Adam Gajan earned the shutout as Slovakia blanked Latvia 3-0 on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. Filip Mesar, a first-round draft pick of the Montreal Canadiens, led the Slovak attack with a goal and an assist, while Alex Ciernik and Simon Nemec, this year’s No. 2 overall pick in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with forward Zhilkin on three-year, entry-level contract
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with forward Danny Zhilkin on a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$913,333, the NHL team said Friday in a release. The 19-year-old Moscow native was selected in the third round (No. 77 overall) of the 2022 draft. Entering play Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal signs defender George Campbell to three-year contract
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
MONTREAL – CF Montreal signed defender George Campbell to a three-year contract on Friday. The deal includes an option year for the 2026 season, the Major League Soccer club said in a release. The 21-year-old centre back was acquired by CF Montreal on Dec. 13 from Atlanta United FC. Campbell played in 36 regular-season games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!“Pretty Motivating” — Young Canadian male artistic swimmer can now aim for Olympics
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
TORONTO – Like many amateur athletes with big sporting dreams, Canadian artistic swimmer Chris Niehaus hopes to one day represent his country on the Olympic stage. Since taking up the sport six years ago, the 13-year-old from Toronto could only aim as high as the world championships. However, that changed last week when the International ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada men’s soccer team named CP’s team of the year after returning to World Cup
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
The Canadian men’s soccer team has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year after competing at the World Cup for the first time in 36 years. The soccer squad received 23 votes in balloting by Canadian media while Canada’s Davis Cup team, which won a first-ever world tennis title in November, was runner-up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s men’s soccer team voted CP team of the year
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2022
The Canadian men’s soccer team has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year after competing at the World Cup for the first time in 36 years. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
Thursday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Halifax Canada 11 Austria 0 Sweden 3 Czechia 2 (OT) At Moncton, N.B. Finland 3 Latvia 0 United States 5 Switzerland 1 — NHL Florida 7 Montreal 2 Ottawa 4 Washington 3 (OT) Winnipeg 4 Vancouver 2 Arizona 6 Toronto 3 Buffalo 6 Detroit 3 Tampa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Uchacz’s hat trick leads Rebels to 4-1 win over Hitmen in WHL action
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
RED DEER, Alta. – Kai Uchacz had a hat trick as the Red Deer Rebels picked up their second straight win, defeating the Calgary Hitmen 4-1 on Thursday. Frantisek Formanek scored the other for Red Deer (24-6-1-3). Rhett Stoesser stopped 28 shots. David Adaszynski replied for Calgary (18-10-3-1). Ethan Buenaventura made 24 saves. The Rebels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Océanic put forth dominant performance in 9-0 win over Tigres
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Jan Sprynar scored two goals to lead the way as the Rimouski Océanic pummelled the Victoriaville Tigres 9-0 on Thursday night. William Dumoulin and Julien Béland each had a goal and two assists. Shawn Pearson, Mathis Aguilar, Maël St-Denis, Charles Côté and Luke Coughlin added the others for Rimouski (20-15-1). Patrik Hamrla ... Read More »
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