National Sports
Belgian police kill Tunisian man suspected of shooting 3 Swedish soccer fans, killing 2 of them
By Lorne Cook, Sylvain Plazy And Raf Casert, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – Authorities in the Belgian capital shot and killed a Tunisian national on Tuesday hours after they say he gunned down three Swedish soccer fans, killing two of them, and posted a video online in which he claimed credit for the attack and said the Quran was “a red line for which he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada beats Poland and New Zealand to lock down playoff spot at mixed curling worlds
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom – Canada qualified for the playoffs at the world mixed curling championship with wins over Poland and New Zealand on Tuesday. Skip Felix Asselin and his crew out of the Glenmore Curling Club in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Que., improved to 6-0 and led Group B with two matches remaining. In its first match of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Premier League announces nominees for Best Under-21 Player Award
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
Vancouver FC’s James Cameron, Valour FC’s Matteo De Brienne and Forge FC’s Kwasi Poku are up for the Canadian Premier League Best Canadian Under-21 Player Award. The winner, decided in a vote by CPL club technical leadership and select media, will be announced Oct. 26 in Hamilton ahead of the CPL final weekend. Cameron, 18, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Don Burgess’s legacy on display at Rugby World Cup with kicking tee
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
A piece of plastic made headlines at the Rugby World Cup in France recently when Samoan fly halfLima Sopoaga took to social media for help finding his lost kicking tee. The former All Black left it on the side of the pitch while he signed autographs following Samoa’s 43-10 win over Chile in Bordeaux. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homan tops Grandy 4-3 in opening draw of Grand Slam’s Tour Challenge
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Rachel Homan opened the Grand Slam season on Tuesday with a 4-3 victory over fellow Canadian Clancy Grandy at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Homan, the defending champion from Beaumont, Alta., scored a single point in the eighth end for the win. Clancy, from Coquitlam, B.C., picked up back-to-back steals to tie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Data now plays a role in changing Canadian sport culture
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
Data science is holding a mirror up to Canadian sport. Boxing Canada and Sail Canada were among the first half a dozen national sports organizations (NSO) to adopt a Culture Audit and Assessment Tool, which crunches data to reflect the health of the NSO’s culture. Athletes, coaches, support staff and leaders answer questions anonymously about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada men’s rugby team to play in new four-team tournament in Spain in November
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
Canada will join host Spain, Brazil and the U.S. in the La Vila International Rugby Cup next month. The new men’s tournament will run Nov. 11 to 18 at the El Pantano stadium in the coastal town of Villajoyosa, 365 kilometres southeast of Madrid. All four sides failed to qualify for the World Cup. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Leylah Fernandez wins first-round match at Jiangxi Open
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
JIANGXI, China – Canada’s Leylah Fernandez continues her winning ways on the WTA Tour in Asia. Fernandez scored a 6-1, 6-3 win over wild-card Hanyu Guo of China in the first round of the Jiangxi Open on Tuesday. The 21-year-old from Laval, Que., who is ranked 43rd in the world, fired three aces and broke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police shoot dead suspected extremist accused of killing 2 Swedish soccer fans on a Brussels street
By Sylvain Plazy, Raf Casert And Lorne Cook, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2023
BRUSSELS (AP) – A suspect in a shooting rampage that killed two Swedish nationals in Brussels overnight has been shot dead by police and the weapon believed to have been used by the man has been recovered, Belgian Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said Tuesday. Verlinden told VRT radio that “we have the good news that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks score 3 times in the 2nd period, roll to a 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs
By The Associated Press on October 16th, 2023
TORONTO (AP) – Corey Perry, Tyler Johnson and MacKenzie Entwistle scored in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Monday night. Taylor Raddysh added an empty-netter for Chicago (2-2-0), and Arvid Soderblom made 36 stops. Andreas Athanasiou had two assists. Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard – the NHL’s most-hyped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Monday, Oct. 16, 2023
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Chicago 4 Toronto 1 Washington 3 Calgary 2 (SO) N.Y. Rangers 2 Arizona 1 Detroit 4 Columbus 0 Florida 4 New Jersey 3 — MLB Playoffs American League Championship Series Texas 5 Houston 4 (Texas leads best-of-seven series 2-0) National League Championship Series Philadelphia 5 Arizona 3 (Philadelphia leads best-of-seven series 1-0) ... Read More »
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