Category Archives: Sports
Boston Bruins fan Kirsten Kasper feels at home in Montreal triathlon
MONTREAL - Kirsten Kasper competes for the United States, but probably knows the city better than even some of the Canadians entered in this week’s Montreal International Triathlon. The niece of...
Aug 03, 2017

Rested Redblacks look to avoid bye-week sluggishness against visiting Bombers
OTTAWA - With a 1-4-1 record the Redblacks hardly look like a team in position to contend for the East Division, but just three points separate Ottawa from the first place Toronto Argonauts. The Redbl...
Aug 03, 2017
Edmonton Eskimos at 5-0 face injury tsunami as they prepare for winless Ticats
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos’ bid to stay perfect in 2017 will be put to the test Friday against the desperate, winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats, given Edmonton must do it while dealing with a tsu...
Aug 03, 2017

Rugby Canada fires head coach Mark Anscombe after World Cup qualifying loss
TORONTO - Mark Anscombe’s tenure as Canadian men’s rugby coach ended abruptly Thursday when the New Zealander was fired after just 16 months on the job. Rugby Canada said the move came aft...
Aug 03, 2017
Major League Soccer rolls out video review this weekend -- on certain plays
TORONTO - First in the standings, Toronto FC will also be one of the first MLS teams to experience video review this weekend. Toronto’s game at D.C. United and FC Dallas’ match in Philadel...
Aug 03, 2017
Neymar signs 5-year deal with PSG in world-record transfer
PARIS - Six years after taking over perennial underachiever Paris Saint-Germain, the French club’s wealthy owners finally got what they wanted by hiring Neymar - a player they believe will bring...
Aug 03, 2017

Impact signs Canadian international midfielder Piette to 2.5-year deal
MONTREAL - The signing of Canadian national team midfielder Samuel Piette adds to the growing local flavour on the Montreal Impact. The native of Repentigny, Que., who signed a two-and-a-half year con...
Aug 03, 2017

Murray, Cilic withdraw from Rogers Cup in Montreal
MONTREAL - World No. 1 Andy Murray is withdrawing from the Rogers Cup, becoming the third player in the top six of the ATP rankings to do so over last two days. Tennis Canada announced Murray’s ...
Aug 03, 2017

Forward Latoya Blackwood part of the backbone for Canada at Rugby World Cup
Commit a transgression on Canada’s World Cup rugby team and chances are you’ll have to answer to Latoya Blackwood. “She’s the sheriff,” says coach Francois Ratier. As suc...
Aug 03, 2017

Oscar Pistorius taken from jail to hospital with chest pains
SOMERSET WEST, South Africa - Oscar Pistorius was taken from prison to a public hospital on Thursday with chest pains and will stay overnight for observation. “He’s fine now,” Pistor...
Aug 03, 2017