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American Megan Khang takes clubhouse lead in second round of CPKC Women's Open

VANCOUVER - Megan Khang of the United States is the clubhouse leader in the second round of the CPKC Women's Open. She was tied for 13th after the first round and shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to move i...

Aug 25, 2023

De Grasse sixth in men's 200 at worlds; LePage, Warner poised for decathlon medals

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Canada will finish without a sprinting medal at the World Athletics after reigning Olympic champion Andre De Grasse struggled to a sixth-place finish in the men's 200-metres final....

Aug 25, 2023

CF Montreal aims to get rolling against robust Revolution

MONTREAL - With 10 games left in its regular season, and all focus on landing a Major League Soccer playoff berth, CF Montreal is preparing for the New England Revolution's visit to Stade Saputo on Sa...

Aug 25, 2023

Gilgeous-Alexander has 27 points, Canada routs No. 5 France 95-65 at FIBA World Cup

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and Canada rode a big third quarter to upset No. 5 France 95-65 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Canada took a three-point lead into halftim...

Aug 25, 2023

Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes

TORONTO - Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links. If Izumi stayed with him, her colleague said jokingly, Izumi wo...

Aug 25, 2023

Agent: More could be done to market Canada's soccer players, brand

Despite the success Canada's men's soccer team had in qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and its increased exposure from it, a high-profile agent says more could be done to promote its players. N...

Aug 25, 2023

Lions defence stresses need for communication ahead of Ticats tilt

SURREY, B.C. - Following a close loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the message on the B.C. Lions defence is the need for better communication. The Lions secondary was hammered by Roughriders third...

Aug 25, 2023

Spanish soccer president refuses to resign despite kissing a player on the lips at Women's World Cup

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - The president of the Spanish soccer federation refused to resign Friday despite an uproar for kissing a player on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final...

Aug 25, 2023

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard falls in second round of U.S. Open qualifiers

NEW YORK - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard fell 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska in the second round of qualifying at the U.S. Open on Thursday. Bouchard had three aces and three double faults, ...

Aug 24, 2023

Blue Bombers extend win streak to five games with 47-17 thumping of Alouettes

WINNIPEG - Receiver Dalton Schoen and running back Brady Oliveira each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeated the Montreal Alouettes 47-17 and extended their win streak to f...

Aug 24, 2023