National Sports
Canada’s AWA Racing prepares for 24 Hours of Le Mans after automatic invitation
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
Orey Fidani has a simple formula for preparing for an endurance car race. He just drives. Fidani is a driver for AWA Racing, an IMSA SportsCar Championship team that has qualified for next year’s edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fidani has had the famed endurance race on his bucket list for years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Kids are All Right: Next-gen wave arrives on world curling scene
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
When veteran curlers Brad Gushue and Mark Nichols entered the locker room at the Stu Sells Oakville Tankard for their season-opening bonspiel, they were expecting to see many of their usual opponents. Instead they got a first-hand look at the new generation that’s set to make a mark on the Roaring Game. “We looked around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inquiry into Alberta boxer’s knockout death recommends better oversight
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
EDMONTON – The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer has recommended changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored. Timothy Hague, a 34-year-old former kindergarten teacher once nicknamed The Thrashing Machine, competed in a boxing match licensed by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the Washington Capitals are off to a hot start
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on November 5th, 2024
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals’ season to do some film study. The trio who had never before played together watched their shifts from that game, and Ovechkin thought they needed to be more predictable, hesitate less and find one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former world title contender Troy Amos-Ross headed to Boxing Canada Hall of Fame
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
Twelve years after his last fight, former world title contender Troy (The Boss) Amos-Ross is headed to the Boxing Canada Hall of Fame. Egerton Marcus, his cousin and 1988 Olympic silver medallist as a middleweight, is also being inducted. Other inductees are Olympians Jamie Pagendam, Raymond (Sugar Ray) Downey, Howard Grant and Domenic (Hollywood) Filane, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fatality inquiry into Alberta boxer’s knockout death recommends better oversight
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
EDMONTON – The judge leading a fatality inquiry into the knockout death of a boxer is recommending changes to how the sport is regulated and how head injuries are monitored. Timothy Hague, who was 34, competed in a boxing match licensed by the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission in June 2017 when his opponent, Adam Braidwood, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andreescu withdraws from Canada’s BJK Cup team ahead of its title defence in Spain
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
TORONTO – Bianca Andreescu has withdrawn from Canada’s team in the Billie Jean King Cup finals. Tennis Canada said in a release that Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., is focusing on her health after she battled injuries throughout the season. She returned from a nine-month absence due to a back injury at this year’s French Open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gushue tops Carruthers in opening draw at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
NISKU, Alta. – Brad Gushue defeated Reid Carruthers 6-1 on Tuesday morning in a matchup of Canadian skips at the Co-op Canadian Open. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., scored three in the sixth end for the win over his Winnipeg-based opponent. In other games, Italy’s Joel Retornaz dumped Calgary’s Kevin Koe 8-3, Sweden’s Niklas Edin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary rider Alex Volstad joins EF-Oatly-Cannondale pro cycling team
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
Calgary teenager Alex Volstad, a two-time Canadian junior road race champion, is joining the EF-Oatly-Cannondale cycling team next season. Volstad, 18, joins fellow Canadian Alison Jackson (Vermilion, Alta.), Clara Emond (Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que.) and Magdeleine Vallieres (Sherbooke, Que.) in EF-Oatly-Cannondale colours. “Next year, I just want to learn as quickly as I can and to get ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews out day-to-day with upper-body injury
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
TORONTO – Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews will miss Tuesday’s game against the Boston Bruins with an upper-body injury. The Toronto centre, who’s listed as day-to-day, has five goals and 11 points in 13 contests this season. Matthews picked up an assist and played more than 22 minutes in Sunday’s 2-1 overtime road loss to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Routliffe pick up second win at WTA Finals
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2024
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe remain undefeated in women’s doubles at the WTA Finals. The 2023 U.S. Open champions, seeded second at the event, secured a 1-6, 7-6 (1), (11-9) super-tiebreak win over fourth-seeded Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in round-robin play on Tuesday. The season-ending tournament ... Read More »
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