Canada’s Christa Deguchi defeated Brazil’s Jessica Lima on Friday to win gold in the under-57 kilogram category at the Antalya Grand Slam judo competition in Turkey. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian swimmer Josh Liendo wins men’s 100-yard butterfly NCAA title
Canada’s Josh Liendo cruised to his second national title at the NCAA men’s swimming and diving championships on Friday night in Indianapolis. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic hopeful Leslie Sexton leads Canadian team into cross-country athletics worlds
Vancouver resident Leslie Sexton, who is challenging herself over different distances and surfaces before the April 28 Hamburg Marathon, will take to the grass and sand-covered pedestrian paths in the women’s 10-kilometre race Saturday at the World Athletics Cross-Country Championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Para cyclist Alex Hayward wins 1st world medal with silver in scratch race
Canadian Para cyclist Alexandre Hayward took home his first career world-championship medal on Sunday with silver in the men’s C3 scratch race, the country’s fourth podium finish of the week in Rio de Janeiro. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian figure skating legend Joannie Rochette on life after competition
Vancouver 2010 Olympic bronze medallist Joannie Rochette talks about what it’s like to be a fan in the stands. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Nalvany’s death leaves Canadian imprisoned in Russia concerned for prospect of freedom
The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a remote penal colony last month has left Canadian citizen Paul Whelan, currently serving 16 years on spy charges in a Russian prison camp, wondering if the Kremlin will ever let him walk free. CBC | World News
Read More »Canadian NCAA athletes blocked from big endorsement deals
Unlike their American counterparts, Canadian NCAA athletes — including basketball star Zach Edey — aren’t allowed to make money off of their name, image and likeness in the United States because of visa restrictions. That means they’re missing out on some potentially big paycheques. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Dandjinou earns 1,000m gold in dramatic fashion at short track worlds
Canadian speed skater William Dandjinou secured gold in the men’s 1,000 metres at the world short track championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Marielle Thompson leads Canadian women’s medal sweep at ski cross World Cup
Two-time Olympic medallist Marielle Thompson led the way Saturday in Veysonnaz, Switzerland with her fifth ski cross gold medal in a seven-race stretch. Fellow Canadians Brittany Phelan and India Sherret collected silver and bronze, respectively. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Blues’ Doug Armstrong named GM of Canadian men’s Olympic hockey team
Doug Armstrong will serve as general manager for Canada’s men’s hockey team at the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina, Italy. CBC | Sports News
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