By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2023
BOLOGNA, Italy – Defending champion Canada secured a spot in the Davis Cup final eight with Alexis Galarneau’s straight sets singles win over Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo. After sweeping host Italy and Sweden to open the 16-country group stage of finals, Canada needed to win one of three matches against Chile on Saturday to move onto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on September 16th, 2023
GUADARRAMA, Spain (AP) – Sepp Kuss is set to become the first American man to win one of cycling’s Grand Tours in a decade after he protected his lead of the Spanish Vuelta on the last competitive day of racing Saturday. Kuss kept his lead over Jumbo-Visma teammate Jonas Vingegaard over the 20th and penultimate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard CFL Toronto 23 Montreal 20 Edmonton 36 Saskatchewan 27 — MLB American League Toronto 3 Boston 0 Cleveland 12 Texas 3 Tampa Bay 7 Baltimore 1 Kansas City 4 Houston 2 Minnesota 10 Chicago White Sox 2 Detroit 11 L.A. Angels 2 National League Miami 9 Atlanta 6 Cincinnati 5 N.Y. Mets 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jeff DeDekker, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
REGINA – The Edmonton Elks continued their hot streak, dumping the Saskatchewan Roughriders 36-27 in CFL action on Friday at Mosaic Stadium. The victory was the fourth in the last five games for the Elks who improve to 4-10. The loss drops the Riders to 6-7. The Elks took their first lead of the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) – Ludvig Aberg birdied No. 18 in fading light to take a share of the lead. Rory McIlroy did the same to almost certainly make the cut. In a chaotic finish to the second round of the BMW PGA Championship, Aberg and McIlroy won their own personal battles down the storied ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Michael Wagaman, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
NAPA. Calif. (AP) – Justin Thomas committed to a driver change, tinkered a little with his swing and got immediate results with a 5-under 67 that left him four strokes off the pace Friday in the Fortinet Championship. It was exactly what the former top-ranked player needed after going winless during the FedEx Cup season, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
MONTREAL – A 38-yard field goal in the dying seconds from Boris Bede was enough to secure a dramatic 23-20 win for the Toronto Argonauts over the Montreal Alouettes on Friday evening at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Argonauts (11-1) clinched the East Division title for the third consecutive season and completed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s three-run homer lifted the Blue Jays over the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Friday to snap Toronto’s four-game losing skid. José BerrÃos (11-10) struck out eight over seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits, as Toronto (81-67) kept pace in the American League’s wild-card chase. The Blue Jays are one game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
BOLOGNA, Italy – After a strong start, Canada needs a strong finish Saturday in its Davis Cup group stage final. The defending champions of what’s been dubbed the World Cup of men’s team tennis wrap up group play against Chile after opening with sweeps of Sweden and host Italy in Bologna. Canada (2-0) topped Group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Joseph Wilson, The Associated Press on September 15th, 2023
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – The new coach of Spain’s women’s team had to delay the announcement of her first squad Friday after nearly all of the country’s World Cup-winning players maintained their boycott of the national team as part of their fight against sexism in soccer. Spain coach Montse Tomé was set to announce her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on September 15th, 2023
ZURICH – Canada has been drawn with Spain, Mali and Uzbekistan at the FIFA U-17 World Cup later this year in Indonesia. Group B comes with no shortage of pedigree. Spain has finished runner-up at the U-17 men’s competition four times (1991, 2003, 2007 and 2017) while Mali was beaten by Nigeria in the 2015 ... Read More »
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