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THE MAN Liverpool regarded as only their fourth-choice transfer target in the summer now has a faster strike rate than club legend Robbie Fowler. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

The beginning of Bo Levi Mitchell in the Canadian Football League can be traced back to one pivotal play five years ago at BC Place Stadium, during the 2012 West Final. He hasn’t looked back since. CBC | Sports News

ASHES live: the latest news, views, scores, reaction and updates on day two as England meet Australia at the Gabba in the first Test. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier hope their seductive gumshoe-meets-siren free dance can put them past the Shibutani siblings this week at the Skate America Grand Prix event. CBC | Sports News

Faced with a huge price tag for hosting what amounts to a two-week party, cities around the world are no longer clamouring for the Olympics. Now the IOC is trying to rein in costs to make the Games more attractive. CBC | Sports News

His name is tough to spell, but Dave Greszczyszyn has never shied away from a challenge. Like the time he quit his comfy teaching job to chase his Olympic dream. CBC | Sports News

LEWIS HAMILTON has been the best driver in Formula One this season. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

BARNSLEY striker Tom Bradshaw was involved in a car accident last night. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

JAMES VINCE enjoyed a bitter-sweet Ashes debut with a Test best for England on day one at The Gabba, leading a fightback before falling 17 runs short of his century. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

Canada’s Manny Osborne-Paradis makes his season debut in men’s downhill at Lake Louise, Alta., on Saturday (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 2 p.m. ET), looking to carry over a strong finish to the 2016-17 season and a productive summer of strength training. CBC | Sports News