Category Archives: Sports

Spanish TV apologies for racist comment about Madrid player
MADRID (AP) - Spain's state television on Friday condemned a racist comment made by a guest sports commentator during the presentation of Real Madrid player Eduardo Camavinga. During Wednesday's prese...
Sep 10, 2021

Rookie linebacker Williams, B.C. Lions in comfort zone ahead of Redblacks rematch
VANCOUVER - It's been a solid start to the season for rookie B.C. Lions linebacker Jordan Williams. Just four games into the campaign, the 26-year-old has already registered 28 defensive tackles, an i...
Sep 10, 2021

U.S. Eagles look to catch Canada in second leg of Rugby World Cup qualifier
Canada coach Kingsley Jones expects a different U.S. Eagles side to show up Saturday from the one beaten 34-21 in the first leg of their Rugby World Cup qualifier last weekend in St. John's, N.L. So d...
Sep 10, 2021

Final England-India test off after outbreak in Indian camp
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - The fifth and final test of the cricket series between England and India was canceled Friday, barely an hour before play was due to start, following a coronavirus outbreak i...
Sep 10, 2021

Jays beat Yanks for 8th straight, 1/2 game back in wild card
NEW YORK (AP) - Bo Bichette thumped a leadoff homer in the first inning and singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 42nd homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays held off ...
Sep 09, 2021

Unseeded Fernandez, 19, reaches 1st Slam final at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) - Leylah Fernandez's first major semifinal, at the U.S. Open just days after her 19th birthday, did not go her way at the start. After she recovered from that to take a lead, No. 2 seed ...
Sep 09, 2021

Canada's Leylah Fernandez into U.S. Open final with win over Alyna Sabalenka
NEW YORK - Canada's newest teenaged tennis hero is headed to the U.S. Open women's final. Leylah Fernandez, of Laval, Que., fought back from an early 4-1 first-set deficit to narrowly defeat Aryna Sab...
Sep 09, 2021

Players return to Toronto FC after being away on international duty
Toronto FC expects to have all of its players who've been away on international duty back in time for Saturday's return to MLS action at FC Cincinnati. That includes winger Yeferson Soteldo, who is sl...
Sep 09, 2021

Saskatchewan Roughriders to play their first road game of the year in Winnipeg
After opening the season within the friendly confines of Mosaic Stadium, running back William Powell and the Saskatchewan Roughriders are heading into a very hostile environment. The Riders (3-1) visi...
Sep 09, 2021

Canada's De Grasse ties best time to finish second in 100m at Diamond League Final
ZURICH - Canada's Olympic champion Andre De Grasse raced to second place in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Final on Thursday. The 26-year-old from Markham, Ont., tied his personal best 9.89 seco...
Sep 09, 2021