Category Archives: Sports
D.C. United provides details on contract for Canadian defender Nikola Markovic
WASHINGTON - Canadian defender Nikola Markovic, the first overall pick in the December MLS SuperDraft, has signed a three-year contract with D.C. United through the 2028-29 season, with options for 20...
Jan 20, 2026
Moguls star Kingsbury leads Canadian freestyle ski team into Milan Cortina Games
TORONTO - Star moguls skier Mikal Kingsbury heads to the Milan Cortina Winter Games looking for two medals as part of Canada's freestyle skiing team. Freestyle Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committe...
Jan 20, 2026
Man City loses to tiny Bodø/Glimt 3-1 in Champions League stunner
Manchester City slumped to one of the most humiliating upsets in Champions League history, losing to a 3-1 at tiny Norwegian club Bod/Glimt on Tuesday. The second-half sending-off of Rodri completed a...
Jan 20, 2026
Veteran harness driver Doug McNair earns 5,000th career racing victory
He's won Breeders Crown events and been named Canada's best driver, but achieving 5,000 career wins might rank as Doug McNair's top harness-racing accomplishment. The 36-year-old Guelph, Ont. resident...
Jan 20, 2026
Westlake heads to sixth Paralympic Games as Canada's Para hockey team named
CALGARY - Veteran forward Greg Westlake heads to his sixth Paralympic Games as Canada's Para hockey team looks for its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years at the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics. Wes...
Jan 20, 2026
Phillies president Dombrowski says losing prized free agent Bo Bichette to Mets a gut punch
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the National League East rival New York Mets was akin to a gut punch for the NL East champions. A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto...
Jan 20, 2026
Two-time Paralympian Rob Shaw retiring from wheelchair tennis
TORONTO - Rob Shaw will retire from wheelchair tennis after competing at the Australian Open, Tennis Canada announced Tuesday. The 36-year-old from North Bay, Ont., played most of his career in the qu...
Jan 20, 2026
Strate, Boyd-Clowes named to ski jump team, but no chance for another mixed medal
CALGARY - Two athletes who helped Canada win its first Olympic ski jumping medal will be back at the Milan Cortina Games, but the mixed team that achieved the breakthrough won't be back for another sh...
Jan 20, 2026
Organizing soccer friendlies ahead of World Cup comes with a lot of moving parts
Organizing a soccer friendly takes more than a phone call and a glance at the calendar. And doing it on the eve of the FIFA World Cup adds to the Rubik's Cube-like degree of difficulty. Canada Soccer ...
Jan 20, 2026
Federica Brignone shows competitive skiing on return from injury with Olympics approaching
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy (AP) - Defending overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone is back skiing after a nine-month injury layoff and already competitive with the Milan Cortina Winter Olympi...
Jan 20, 2026