National Sports
Canada adds medals in women’s curling, speedskating as Jacobs plays for gold
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
MILAN — Ivanie Blondin skated to a second straight silver in the women’s mass start and Rachel Homan’s team defeated the United States for curling bronze as Canadian women added two more medals to the country’s tally on Day 15 of the Milan Cortina Games. Blondin, the 35-year-old defending silver medallist from Beijing 2022, earned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harry Kane scores 2 goals, concedes penalty as Bayern holds on to protect Bundesliga lead
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
BERLIN (AP) — Harry Kane scored twice but conceded a penalty as Bayern Munich held on to beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3-2 to protect its Bundesliga lead on Saturday. Aleksandar Pavlović scored early and Bayern seemed to be cruising when Kane scored his league-leading 27th and 28th goals of the season, one in each half. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ireland stuns England at Twickenham in a 42-21 rout and revives Six Nations hopes
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
LONDON (AP) — The rumors of Ireland’s demise have been exaggerated. Ireland revived its Six Nations title hopes and killed off England’s after a shocking 42-21 blowout win at Twickenham on Saturday. The script was expected to go the other way. England had not lost at home since autumn 2024, and a fiery retort after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin wins another silver medal in mass start
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
MILAN — Canadian speedskater Ivanie Blondin has won a silver medal in the women’s mass start at the Milan Cortina Games. The 35-year-old from Ottawa was also a silver medallist in the event in 2022. It was Blondin’s second medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics. Blondin, Valérie Maltais and Isabelle Weidemann won gold in women’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Juventus follows up Champions League defeat with 2-0 home loss to Como in Serie A
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus’ damaging week continued in Serie A on Saturday with a 2-0 loss at home to Como that dents the Italian power’s hopes of Champions League qualification. The defeat comes days after the Bianconeri’s 5-2 loss at Galatasaray in the first leg of the playoffs in this season’s Champions League. Juventus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Blondin wins silver in mass start speedskating
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
MILAN — Canada’s Ivanie Blondin has won silver in the women’s mass start speedskating event at the Milan Cortina Games. Fellow Canadian Valérie Maltais fell early in the finals to fall to fifth place. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Super 8s opener between New Zealand and Pakistan at T20 World Cup is a washout
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan and New Zealand’s opening Super Eights match at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Saturday because of rain without a ball being bowled. The rain started at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium as soon as Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and chose to bat first. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada beats U.S. 10-7 in women’s curling bronze-medal game
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — Canada has defeated the United States 10-7 in the women’s curling bronze-medal game at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As expected, Canada’s Cassie Sharpe sits out Olympic halfpipe final after nasty crash
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
LIVIGNO — Canadian freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe, citing a heavy concussion, facial contusion and some lingering dizziness, pulled out of Saturday’s Olympic freeski halfpipe final in the wake of a nasty fall in qualifying Thursday. The announcement was not unexpected, given the severity of the crash, which resulted in the former Olympic champion spending two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dabrowski’s reunion with Stefani pays off with WTA 1000 doubles title in Dubai
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
DUBAI — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski has her first WTA doubles title since reuniting with Brazil’s Luisa Stefani. Dabrowski and Stefani, seeded fifth, defeated the unseeded duo of Germany’s Laura Siegemund and Russia’s Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday’s final at the WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The match lasted one hour 13 minutes, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pakistan chooses to bat first against New Zealand in rain-delayed Super 8 match at T20 World Cup
By Canadian Press on February 21st, 2026
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha won the toss and chose to bat first against New Zealand in the first match of the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup on Saturday. But the start of the Group 2 game at R. Premadasa Stadium was delayed by rain. Pakistan has called ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
