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Canada’s Galarneau advances to second round of qualifying at NBO Montreal
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada’s Alexis Galarneau advanced to the second round of qualifying at the National Bank Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Facundo Diaz Acosta of Argentina on Sunday. Galarneau saved seven of eight break points en route to winning the first-round match in one hour 39 minutes. The 25-year-old from Laval, Que., will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moriya Jutanugarn emerges from tight pack to win Portland Classic for 3rd LPGA Tour title
By The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Moriya Jutanugarn emerged from a tight pack late Sunday afternoon at Columbia Edgewater to win the Portland Classic for her third career LPGA Tour title. Three strokes behind leader Andrea Lee going into the round, Jutanugarn shot a 6-under 66 in mostly calm conditions for a two-stroke victory over three players. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soto hits tying homer before LeMahieu’s single in 10th gives Yankees 4-3 win over Blue Jays
By Charles O'brien, The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – DJ LeMahieu hit a game-winning single through a five-man infield in the 10th inning to give the New York Yankees a rain-delayed 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Juan Soto launched a tying homer in the seventh and Gleyber Torres had two hits for the Yankees, who won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians help New England Free Jacks retain Major League Rugby championship
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
SAN DIEGO – Jayson Potroz’s boot accounted for 15 points Sunday as the New England Free Jacks defeated the Seattle Seawolves 20-11 to win the Major League Rugby championship for the second year in a row. New England had significant Canadian help in defending its title. Canadians Andrew Quattrin, Cole Keith, Kyle Baillie, Conor Keys ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Katzberg lands gold in hammer throw, Canada extends medal streak to nine days
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canada established itself as a hammer throw powerhouse when Ethan Katzberg and Camryn Rogers won men’s and women’s gold at last year’s world championships. They’re halfway to defending their titles as the world’s best at the Paris Olympics. Katzberg crushed the field in the men’s event Sunday. The 22-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., opened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Ethan Katzberg wins Olympic gold in hammer throw with dominating performance
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Ethan Katzberg won the gold medal in the men’s hammer throw at the Paris Olympics on Sunday with a dominating performance. Katzberg, from Nanaimo, B.C., opened with an Olympic record throw of 84.12 metres and was not seriously challenged through the rest of the competition to win Canada’s first gold medal in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Katzberg wins Olympic gold in hammer throw
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canada’s Ethan Katzberg has won the gold medal in the men’s hammer throw at the Paris Olympics. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian sprinter De Grasse fails to qualify for men’s 100-metre final in Paris
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS – Andre De Grasse will not be coming away with a medal in the men’s 100 metres. The 29-year-old sprinter from Markham, Ont., ran a time a season-best time of 9.98 seconds to finish fifth in the third semifinal heat on Sunday at Stade de France. Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson (9.80) and Fred Kerley (9.84) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: De Grasse fails to qualify for men’s 100-metre final in Paris
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS – Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse did not qualify for the men’s 100-metre final at the Paris Olympics after finishing fifth in his semifinal. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bronze from boxing’s Sanford extends Canada’s medal streak in Paris to nine days
By The Canadian Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS – Wyatt Sanford ended one streak and continued another on Day 9 of the Paris Olympics. The boxer from Kennetcook, N.S., was defeated in his 63.5-kilogram semifinal bout against France’s Sofiane Oumiha on Sunday. However, with boxing awarding two bronze medals to the semifinal losers rather than stage a fight for third place, Sanford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novak Djokovic wins his first Olympic gold by beating Carlos Alcaraz in the men’s tennis final
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on August 4th, 2024
PARIS (AP) – Novak Djokovic won his first Olympic gold medal by beating Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2) in an enthralling men’s tennis singles final Sunday, giving the 37-year-old from Serbia the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering resume. Djokovic’s impressive career already featured a men’s-record 24 Grand Slam titles and the most ... Read More »
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