Rebecca Marino isn’t headed to the Paris Olympics for Canada, yet, but will play for a tennis bronze medal at the Pan Am Games following a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal loss to Lourdes Carle of Argentina on Saturday in Santiago, Chile. CBC | Sports News
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Caster Semenya, barred from 800 metres, pursuing Olympic berth as a sprinter
South African middle-distance runner Caster Semenya, who is barred from competing in her favourite race and defending her Olympic 800-metre title, is trying to make the Tokyo Summer Games anyway — by switching to the 200. CBC | World News
Read More »Powell powers Raptors to playoff berth with career high in win over Warriors
Stephen Curry scored 23 points for Golden State in his anticipated return after missing more than four months with a broken left hand, but the Toronto Raptors beat the Warriors 121-113 Thursday night to clinch a playoff spot. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville claims Scotties playoff berth
Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville secured the fourth and final playoff spot at the Canadian women’s curling championship Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada edges Japan with Olympic women’s basketball berth already secure
Kia Nurse had 19 points to lead Canada past Japan 70-68 on Sunday at a women’s basketball Olympic qualifying tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Tokyo-bound: Canada clinches Olympic women’s basketball berth
Canada will compete at its third consecutive Olympic women’s basketball tournament this summer after qualifying Saturday with a 80-50 win over Sweden in Ostend, Belgium. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian women’s basketball team shows off depth in earning Olympic berth
The Canadian women’s basketball team flexed their muscles and showed off their depth against Sweden in the second half on Saturday in Belgium to punch their ticket to the Olympics with an 80-50 victory. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada women’s soccer moves within one win of Olympic berth after defeating Mexico
Captain Christine Sinclair scored career goal No. 186 to help Canada beat Mexico 2-0 Tuesday and move within one win of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men overcome early deficit against Cuba to salvage quest for Olympic volleyball berth
The Canadian men’s volleyball rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Cuba 3-2 Saturday night to put themselves in the driver’s seat for claiming a berth at this summer’s Olympic Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada clinches historic championship berth at Davis Cup Finals
Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov booked Canada a spot in the championship match at the Davis Cup Finals for the first time with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(5) victory over Russia’s Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev on Saturday in Madrid. CBC | Sports News
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