Sports

Forge FC downs HFX Wanderers in Canadian Premier League championship game

CHARLOTTETOWN - The Canadian Premier League is just two years old but it's already clear who is the team to beat. Forge FC won the CPL title for the second straight year Saturday, defeating HFX Wander...

Sep 19, 2020

Canada's Jeff (The Silencer) Smith beaten in 2nd round of World Series of Darts

SALZBURG, Austria - Canadian Jeff (The Silencer) Smith lost 6-3 Saturday to eighth-seeded James (The Machine) Wade in the second round of the 300,000-pound ($511,760) Bwin World Series of Darts Finals...

Sep 19, 2020

Canada's Shapovalov beats Dimitrov to advance to semis at Italian Open

ROME - Canada's Denis Shapovalov is through to the semifinals of the Italian Open. The No. 12 seed from Richmond Hill, Ont., edged No. 15 seed Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 in the quarterfinals Saturd...

Sep 19, 2020

Astros' Verlander to have elbow surgery, miss rest of season

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the season. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner announced the news Saturday on his Instagram account in a 1 1...

Sep 19, 2020

Ottawa Senators open pop-up COVID-19 assessment centres outside home arena

OTTAWA - Two parking lots at the Ottawa Senators' home arena are being converted into pop-up COVID-19 assessment centres. The team says in a statement that parking lots 5 and 6 at ...

Sep 19, 2020

Pogacar crushes Roglic to seal Tour de France title

LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES, France - In an incredible climax to the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar crushed fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic in the last stage Saturday before the finish in Paris, all bu...

Sep 19, 2020

Relief funding available for community-based sports groups

VICTORIA - The Province's Local Sport Relief Fund is providing $1.5 million for community-based sports groups facing a risk of closing due to extreme financial pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic.The ...

Sep 19, 2020

Vancouver Whitecaps send Yordy Reyna to D.C. United for cash

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have parted ways with striker Yordy Reyna, sending the 27-year-old Peruvian to D.C. United. Vancouver will receive $400,000 in 2021 general allocation money in the ...

Sep 19, 2020

Scottish fullback Tony Gallacher happy to land in Toronto on loan

TORONTO - Tony Gallacher, Toronto FC's newest recruit, says he has come to Canada in search of first-team action. The Scottish youth international left back arrives on loan from Liverpool where w...

Sep 19, 2020

Calgary wants to be a World Cup freestyle, snowboard hub city

Calgary is making a pitch to be a World Cup hub for both freestyle skiing and snowboard. A proposed series of up to a dozen halfpipe, slopestyle and big air events, plus a freestyle ski moguls Wo...

Sep 19, 2020