Category Archives: Sports

Ajax escapes early Champions League exit against PAOK
AMSTERDAM - Last season's Champions League semifinalist Ajax came close to crashing out in qualifying Tuesday, coming from behind to beat PAOK Thessaloniki 5-4 on aggregate. On a night when former Eur...
Aug 13, 2019

Rafael Nadal cruises past Daniil Medvedev to win fifth Rogers Cup title
MONTREAL - A teenage Rafael Nadal's victory over Andre Agassi in the final of the 2005 Rogers Cup was a symbolic passing of the torch from one tennis generation to the next. Fast-forwar...
Aug 13, 2019

Shapovalov overcomes bad first set to post win over Sousa in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov roared back from a bad first set to post a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over lucky loser Joao Sousa of Portugal in first-round action Tuesday at the Western & Southern ...
Aug 13, 2019

Joining Whitecaps a 'no-brainer' for Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts
VANCOUVER - Canadian striker Tosaint Ricketts is hoping he can be the offensive spark that the struggling Vancouver Whitecaps need. With just eight games left in the regular s...
Aug 13, 2019

Tanaka silences explosive Blue Jays offence as Yankees hold on for 1-0 win
TORONTO - A 13-pitch, ninth-inning at-bat from rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. may have ended in a double play, but it had his Blue Jays teammates and manager filled with marvel on Sunday. "I've nev...
Aug 13, 2019

TFC coach Vanney wants to see urgency in Canadian semifinal with Ottawa
TORONTO - Fresh off a disappointing Major League Soccer result last week, coach Greg Vanney wants to see renewed commitment from his Toronto FC players in their Canadian Championship semifinal against...
Aug 13, 2019

Canada earns Olympic berth in men's recurve archery at Pan Am Games
LIMA, Peru - Canada's archery team defeated Chile 5-4 in the men's team recurve final and Crispin Duenas added gold in the men's individual recurve - earning Canada a spot at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics i...
Aug 13, 2019

Canada's Andreescu wins Rogers Cup after Williams retires due to injury
TORONTO - As soon as Bianca Andreescu heard that Serena Williams was retiring from their Rogers Cup final, she went to her opponent's bench, took a knee, and started consoling the veteran tennis ...
Aug 13, 2019

Sounders add Russell Wilson, Macklemore to ownership group
SEATTLE - The Seattle Sounders are adding Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and wife Ciara, hip-hop artist Macklemore and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to the MLS club's ownership group. Other investo...
Aug 13, 2019

Montreal Alouettes QB Vernon Adams Jr. takes another step toward return
Montreal Alouettes starting quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. was back practising with fellow starters on Tuesday for the first time since suffering a mild concussion on Aug. 2. Adams led the Als to three ...
Aug 13, 2019