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Pan Am Games a Park family affair, three siblings coached by father in taekwondo

SANTIAGO, Chile - Jae Park has a family-sized job ahead of him at the Pan American Games. He'll coach his three children Skylar, Tae-Ku and Braven in taekwondo on opening weekend in Santiago, Chile. "...

Oct 20, 2023

Tributes pour in for Sinclair in wake of plans to retire from international game

The greatest ever. The goat. Tributes were quick to pour in Friday after news broke that Canada captain Christine Sinclair is retiring from international football at the end of the year. "Simply put, ...

Oct 20, 2023

Canada's Leylah Fernandez moves in semifinals at Jiangxi Open in China

NANCHANG, China - Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez moved closer to her second straight WTA Tour title Friday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich in quarterfinal action at the Jiangxi...

Oct 20, 2023

Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson named Canada's flag-bearers for Pan Am opening ceremonies

SANTIAGO, Chile - The beach volleyball team of Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the Pan American Games opening ceremonies. The Toronto athletes wi...

Oct 20, 2023

Goals, goals, goals: A timeline of Canada captain Christine Sinclair's career

A look at the career of Canadian soccer icon Christine Sinclair, who has announced she is retiring from international soccer at the end of the year: March 12, 2000 - A 16-year-old Sinclair, then Canad...

Oct 20, 2023

A look at Canada captain Christine Sinclair's honour roll

Canada captain Christine Sinclair has announced plans to retire from international soccer at the end of the year. A look at her glittering resume. - Sinclair is the world's all-time leading goal-score...

Oct 20, 2023

Canada's Christine Sinclair retiring from international soccer at end of the year

After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, captain Christine Sinclair came to a realization. "After Tokyo, deep down inside, I knew I didn't want to play in Paris," she said, r...

Oct 20, 2023

Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to American Giron in quarterfinal of Japan Open

TOKYO - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell to American qualifier Marcos Giron 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Friday. Auger-Aliassime, the tournament's eighth seed, struggled wit...

Oct 20, 2023

Minjee Lee birdies 18th hole to take a 2-stroke lead at LPGA South Korea event

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Minjee Lee overcame swirling winds to shoot a 3-under 69 on Friday and take a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA South Korea tournament. Lee had a two-round total o...

Oct 20, 2023

Eichel breaks tie, champion Golden Knights beat Jets 5-3 for 5th straight victory to open season

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Jack Eichel broke a tie on a power play with 4:36 left and the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Thursday night for their fifth straight...

Oct 19, 2023