National Sports
Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett wins second Paralympic gold medal
By The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canadian swimmer Nicholas Bennett is a double gold medallist at the Paralympic Games. The 20-year-old from Parksville, B.C., won the men’s 200-metre individual medley in Paralympic record time two days after taking the 100-metre breaststroke in Paris. He’s the first Canadian man to win multiple gold medals in Paralympic swimming since Benoit Huot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Return to para sport pays off for Nathan Clement with Paralympic cycling silver
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
PARIS – Nathan Clement did something he doesn’t usually do, which injected joy into the hurt as the Canadian cyclist crossed the finish line. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., saw he was going to win a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Wednesday’s time trial in Paris. So Clement smiled through the pain. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran Canadian rider Hugo Houle signs contract extension with Israel-Premier Tech
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
Veteran Canadian rider Hugo Houle has signed a two-year contract extension with the Israel-Premier Tech team that runs through 2026. The 33-year-old from Sainte-Perpétue, Que., joined the team in 2022 and went on to record a Tour de France stage win that year. “I feel at home in the team, it’s like a family, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Priscilla Gagne happy more blind judokas are getting a chance at Paralympics
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
Canadian judoka Priscilla Gagne isn’t enjoying the easy ride she once expected at the Paris Paralympics. But as the three-time Paralympian enters her final Games, she welcomes the competition – because new rules mean more blind athletes are getting a chance on the mat. Born with the genetic eye disorder retinitis pigmentosa, Gagne is categorically ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Greg Stewart repeats as Paralympic Games shot put champion
By The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Greg Stewart has won a Paralympic Games gold medal in shot put. The 38-year-old from Kamloops, B.C., threw a distance of 16.38 metres to win the men’s F46 class at the Stade de France in Paris. The Canadian defended the gold medal he won in Tokyo’s Paralympics three years ago. Stewart tossed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Nathan Clement captures Paralympic cycling silver in time trial
By The Canadian Press on September 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canadian cyclist Nathan Clement has won a silver medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., was second in the men’s time trial. Clement held the second-fastest time throughout the race behind the winner from China. Clement swam for Canada in the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Open: Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz will meet in an all-American semifinal in New York
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Frances Tiafoe and Taylor Fritz set up an all-American semifinal at the U.S. Open with victories Tuesday, guaranteeing the United States a man in the title match at the country’s Grand Slam tournament for the first time in 18 years. The 20th-seeded Tiafoe made it to the final four at Flushing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB Interleague Philadelphia 10 Toronto 9 N.Y. Mets 7 Boston 2 L.A. Dodgers 6 L.A. Angels 2 (10) American League Baltimore 9 Chicago White Sox 0 Texas 7 N.Y. Yankees 4 Oakland 3 Seattle 2 Tampa Bay 2 Minnesota 1 Cleveland 7 Kansas City 1 National League St. Louis 7 Milwaukee 4 (12) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian flyweight Shannon Clark knocked out in Dana White’s Contender Series bout
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
LAS VEGAS – Venezuelan flyweight Yuneisy Duben stopped Canadian Shannon (MMA Barbie) Clark in vicious fashion Tuesday on Dana White’s Contender Series, derailing Clark’s hopes of earning a UFC contract while knocking her out cold. Clark came out swinging, eating blows as she plowed forward and was knocked to the ground with a clubbing right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Open: Frances Tiafoe reaches the semifinals when Grigor Dimitrov stops, faces Taylor Fritz next
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on September 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Frances Tiafoe reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second time in three years when his quarterfinal opponent, Grigor Dimitrov, stopped playing because of an injury in the fourth set Tuesday night. Tiafoe was leading 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 4-1 when Dimitrov retired from the match. Dimitrov had played a five-setter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chukwu on target as Canadian women thump Fiji 9-0 at FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia
By The Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2024
MEDELLÃN, Colombia – Annabelle Chukwu scored three goals as Canada thumped tournament debutante Fiji 9-0 on Tuesday at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. It was a record goal haul at the tournament for Canada, which blanked host Thailand 7-0 in 2004. Canada totalled just three goals at the 2022 tournament. Olivia Smith and Kayla ... Read More »
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