Category Archives: Sports

WHISTLER, B.C. - Canada’s Elisabeth Vathje won gold in the first women’s skeleton World Cup stop of the season on Friday night at the Whistler Sliding Centre track. After leading the pack ...

VANCOUVER - Erik Gudbranson trudged off the ice at Air Canada Centre last month furious at what had just happened. His Vancouver Canucks were embarrassed 6-3 by the Toronto Maple Leafs on the scoreboa...

MONTREAL - The chemistry that formed between Montreal Impact player of the year Ignacio Piatti and new striker Matteo Mancuso was one of the promising developments for the MLS club this season. Now th...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Olympic champion Fiji needed a try from Waisea Nacuqu with 10 seconds remaining to stave off the hard-charging Canadians 26-19 Friday at the Dubai Sevens, the first stop ...

TORONTO - The latest twist in the path of NHL participation at the next Olympics has hit a dead-end. The NHL Players’ Association formally rejected the league’s proposal to allow players t...

MADRID - A group of European media outlets on Friday published what it claims are details of tax arrangements made by several top soccer players and coaches, including Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ro...

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The downhill queen’s absence from Lake Louise made room for other women to stand on the medal podium for the first time in their lives. Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia claimed the f...

CALGARY - Veteran Canadian sledge hockey player Kevin Rempel is retiring after nearly a decade in the sport. The Vineland, Ont., native leaves the game with a Paralympic bronze medal and a world champ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - After winning all three games on Day 1, Canada dropped two of three Friday to finish a disappointing sixth at the opening stop of the 2016-17 HSBC World Rugby Women’...

MONACO, France - Canada’s Andre De Grasse won the Rising Star Award for 2016 from track and field’s world governing body. The IAAF presented its annual awards Friday in a gala ceremony in ...