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Canadian Denis Shapovalov off to quarterfinals at Paris Masters

PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov has recorded his second upset victory in as many days at the Paris Masters. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat No. 6 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-2,...

Nov 02, 2019

EPL title contenders Liverpool and City leave it late to win

Manchester City left it late to win. Liverpool left it even later. The two teams leading the English Premier League each staged late comebacks to win 2-1 against unfavoured opponents on Saturday. The ...

Nov 02, 2019

Shapovalov to face Djokovic in Paris Masters final after Nadal withdraws

PARIS - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the finals of the Paris Masters on Saturday when opponent Rafael Nadal withdrew with an injury before the match. The 20-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont.,...

Nov 02, 2019

South Africa beats England 32-12, wins 3rd World Cup title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - South Africa won the Rugby World Cup for a record-tying third time on Saturday, using its power at the set piece to seize control before scoring two clinical late tries through its w...

Nov 02, 2019

Bianca Andreescu withdraws from WTA Finals due to injury

SHENZHEN, China - Canada's Bianca Andreescu says she is withdrawing from the WTA Finals due to an injury to her left knee. Andreescu said results from an MRI on Thursday convinced her she sh...

Nov 02, 2019

Boeser, Pettersson push Canucks to 5-3 win over Kings

LOS ANGELES - The Vancouver Canucks were winning even without Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson stuffing the stat sheet. Now they seem to be rediscovering their connection, as the Los Angeles Kings fo...

Nov 01, 2019

Hellebuyck's 51 saves lead Jets past Sharks 3-2

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off a furious San Jose attack and Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:24 left to send the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over t...

Nov 01, 2019

Price stops 33 shots in Canadiens' 4-1 win over Coyotes

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Montreal Canadiens arrived in the desert a day early and had an extra jump in their step. The Arizona Coyotes had a day off following a long road trip and laboured from the start...

Nov 01, 2019

Getzlaf's goal, Gibson's 39 saves put Ducks past Canucks 2-1

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ryan Getzlaf scored a breakaway goal 2:30 into overtime, and John Gibson made 39 saves in the Anaheim Ducks' 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night. Jakob Silfverberg...

Nov 01, 2019

Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title

HOUSTON - Stephen Strasburg paraded the MVP trophy for delirious fans packed behind the dugout. Max Scherzer tearfully hugged his teammates. Gerardo Parra did the Baby Shark chop, Sean Doolittle flapp...

Nov 01, 2019