National Sports
Americans Paul, Shelton move on to second round at National Bank Open
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
MONTREAL – Seeded Americans got off to a good start at the men’s National Bank Open tennis tournament as Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton posted first-round wins Wednesday. Paul, seeded 10th in Montreal, fired nine aces in a 6-4, 7-6 (2) win over Italy’s Luciano Darderi. He is playing in his first tournament since teaming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian sprinter De Grasse fails to qualify for Olympic 200-metre final
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
PARIS – Andre De Grasse will not be defending his Olympic title in the men’s 200-metre final. The 29-year-old from Markham, Ont., finished third in his semifinal at 20.41 seconds Wednesday at Stade de France. He was officially eliminated for Thursday’s final when the third and fourth finishers in the next semifinal finished with better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: De Grasse fails to qualify for Olympic 200-metre final
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
PARIS – Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse will not repeat as Olympic men’s 200-metre champion after failing to advance out of his semifinal. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian featherweight Kyle Nelson gets new opponent for UFC Fight Night card
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
American Steve (Mean Machine) Garcia has replaced the injured Calvin (The Boston Finisher) Kattar as the opponent for Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson on a Sept. 7 UFC Fight Night card. Garcia (16-5-0) has won his last four UFC bouts, all by stoppages, after losing two of his first three fights in the mixed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Haumana-Parades, Wilkerson a win away from women’s beach volleyball medal
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
PARIS – Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson were staring down an early exit from the Paris Games. Now they are one win away from delivering Canada’s first-ever medal in women’s beach volleyball. With the iconic Eiffel Tower looming over the court that bears its name, the Toronto tandem advanced to the tournament semifinals with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two former NHLers charged in world junior sexual assault case sign with KHL teams
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the league. Dillon Dube is listed on the roster for Belarus-based Dinamo Minsk as being under contract through May 31, 2025, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford ‘happy as punch’ about Walz as running mate pick, two months after meeting
By The Canadian Press on August 7th, 2024
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is “happy as punch” that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been chosen as Vice-President Kamala Harris’ running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket. His comments come just two months after the two met in Ford’s office at the Ontario legislature. The two discussed how to strengthen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024
By The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
Tuesday’s Scoreboard PARIS OLYMPICS Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals France 82 Canada 73 United States 122 Brazil 87 Germany 76 Greece 63 Serbia 95 Australia 90 (OT) — MLB American League Toronto 5 Baltimore 2 Houston 4 Texas 2 Boston 6 Kansas City 5 Detroit 4 Seattle 2 Chicago White Sox 5 Oakland 1 Los Angeles Angels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It sucks’: Canada’s Bianca Andreescu crashes out of National Bank Open in 1st round
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
TORONTO – Bianca Andreescu had the wind – and the home-soil crowd – firmly at her back. The Canadian looking to climb a tennis mountain she’s conquered before blasted a shot down the line to make an early statement at the National Bank Open. Three aces followed. Seven games later, she was up a break ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kirk’s three-run homer powers Toronto Blue Jays to 5-2 win over Baltimore Orioles
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
TORONTO – Chris Bassitt’s nine strikeouts in seven innings and Alejandro Kirk’s three-run homer lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 win against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his hit streak to 18 games with a two-out single to right field that started Toronto’s five-run rally in the sixth inning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Bianca Andreescu crashes out of National Bank Open in first round
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on August 6th, 2024
TORONTO – Bianca Andreescu is out of the National Bank Open. The Canadian fell 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko in first-round action Tuesday – a bitterly disappointing result following a bright start as she continues to work her way back following a 10-month injury absence. An aggressive Andreescu was shot out of a ... Read More »
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