Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., suffered a shocking four-set loss to Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics on Monday in the first round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s Schnur calls Federer, Nadal ‘selfish’ over silence on Aussie Open playing conditions
Australian Open officials delayed the start of play by two hours Wednesday on the second day of qualifying until smoke from regional wild fires cleared. Canadian qualifier Brayden Schnur said Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were “selfish” and more concerned about their legacies, saying it’s time the pair stepped up and protested against playing conditions during qualifying. CBC | Sports ...
Read More »Canada’s Sarault, Dubois continue medal haul at Four Continents short-track championship
Just when Courtney Sarault thought she had nothing left in the tank, the Canadian speed skater dug deep to overcome pain and fatigue. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s men’s volleyball team crushes Mexico to open last-chance Olympic qualifier
The Canadian men’s volleyball team took a step toward securing their spot at this summer’s Olympic Games by defeating Mexico in straight sets Friday night at the NORCECA men’s Tokyo qualification tournament. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s volleyball women in must-win scenario at Olympic qualifier
Olympic dreams will be on the line this weekend for the Canadian women’s volleyball team, which must win a three-day tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to secure a berth in Tokyo this summer. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Turns out Canada’s Davis Cup run was not a fluke
Today’s edition of our newsletter is mostly about Canada’s latest impressive showing at a team tennis event. Also, it looks like Tom Brady is coming back, and there’s still an Olympics where Russia is welcome. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s world junior returnees looking for redemption against Finland in semis
Canada was leading Finland 1-0 with under a minute to go in the quarterfinals of last year’s world junior hockey championship in Vancouver before a crowd ready to explode. Moments later, disaster struck. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Lafreniere to return from injury for quarter-finals at world juniors
Alexis Lafreniere will be in the lineup when Canada meets Slovakia in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Joe Veleno suspended 1 game for headbutt
Canada’s Joe Veleno has been suspended one game for head-butting Russian defenceman Daniil Misyul during the second period of Canada’s 6-0 loss on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Alexis Lafreniere leaves game with apparent injury
Team Canada forward Alexis Lafreniere needs to be helped off the ice after a collision during the 2nd period of Canada’s game against Russia at the world juniors. CBC | Sports News
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