July 27th, 2025

National Sports

South Africa teenager Pretorius becomes youngest test cricketer to score 150 on debut

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — South Africa teenager Lhuan-dre Pretorius became the youngest player to score 150 runs in test cricket on Saturday against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club. Pretorius made 153 on debut in the first test at 19 years, 93 days. He was 26 days younger than when Pakistan’s Javed Miandad tallied 163 in ... Read More »

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Flames sign defenceman Kevin Bahl to six-year contract

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed defenceman Kevin Bahl to a six-year contract, the club announced Saturday. The deal carries an annual average value of US$5.35 million. Bahl, who turned 25 on Friday, had 20 points (three goals, 17 assists) and 35 penalty minutes in 73 games for the Flames this past season. The ... Read More »

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Canada women top Spain to advance to 3×3 hoops World Cup semifinal

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

ULAANBAATAR — Canada’s women are off to the semifinals of the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. Canada defeated Spain 11-10 on Saturday to advance. Canada will next face the Netherlands on Sunday, with the third-place game and final going on Monday. Saicha Grant-Allen led the way for Canada with six points and five rebounds. Paige Crozon ... Read More »

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Lando Norris feels back to his old self with pole position for the Austrian GP

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Lando Norris said he felt back to his old self after taking pole position by more than half a second in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday. Norris is seeking a strong result in Austria after colliding with his McLaren teammate and Formula 1 title rival Oscar Piastri at ... Read More »

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Lando Norris takes a dominant pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

SPIELBERG, Austria (AP) — Lando Norris took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix by more than half a second Saturday as his teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri could only manage third. Norris was unbeatable throughout the final part of qualifying and his final lap increased his advantage over second-place Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ... Read More »

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Pegula beats Swiatek on grass to win Bad Homburg title in Wimbledon tune-up

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Top-seeded Jessica Pegula beat five-time major champion Iga Swiatek 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to win the grass-court Bad Homburg Open, extending Swiatek’s year-long title drought. Pegula clinched her third title of 2025 — with the others in Austin, Texas, and Charleston, South Carolina — and it was the ninth title ... Read More »

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British and Irish Lions dominate Force in the opening game of their Australian tour

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Dan Sheehan made the perfect start on debut for the British and Irish Lions. The Ireland hooker led the Lions for the first game of their Australian tour, scored in the second minute and steered the team to a commanding 54-7 win over the Perth-based Western Force on Saturday. After an ... Read More »

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Canada’s Aaron Brown: Grand Slam Track brought platform, professionalism to sport

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

It was meant to be quite the finale in the City of Stars this weekend. Instead, the inaugural Grand Slam Track season came to a halt with the cancellation of its final leg in Los Angeles earlier in June. The league became a talking point and a source of excitement for track athletes signed to ... Read More »

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France top scorer Eugénie Le Sommer joins Mexican club Toluca

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

TOLUCA, Mexico (AP) — France all-time leading scorer EugĂ©nie Le Sommer has signed a contract to play for Mexican club Toluca, where she will reunite with former Lyon coach Patrice Lair. The 36-year-old forward parted ways with Lyon in May after 15 seasons and wasn’t chosen for the national team for the Women’s European Championship. ... Read More »

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Candace Parker set to have first of 2 jersey retirements this weekend in Los Angeles

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

Candace Parker has been on the go since she announced her retirement from the WNBA in 2024. From broadcasting college and pro games to taking over as the president of Women’s Basketball for Adidas, the future Hall of Famer has been busy. She’s also had more time for what she calls her most important job ... Read More »

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Wimbledon 2025: Coco Gauff is just 21 but already thinking about what to do after tennis

By Canadian Press on June 28th, 2025

LONDON (AP) — To be clear, Coco Gauff didn’t bring up the word “star” during a recent interview with The Associated Press; the reporter did. So as Gauff began to answer a question about balancing her life as a professional athlete with her off-court interests, she caught herself repeating that term. “I definitely didn’t know ... Read More »

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