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Kylie Masse is the new world champion and record holder in the women’s 100-metre backstroke. But it was only three years ago that Masse was ranked 201st. She failed to crack Canada’s Pan Am squad but turned that failure into a breakthrough performance at the 2015 Universiade that set her on the path to world success. CBC | Sports News

The Red Sox have won their own version of the Boston marathon, playing 19 innings and beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. Boston increased its division lead to 3½ games over New York. CBC | Sports News

MANCHESTER CITY are back in action this weekend after the international break, but how will Pep Guardiola’s side line up against Liverpool on Saturday ? Daily Express :: Sport Feed

ANDY MURRAY has announced his intention to withdraw from competitive tennis for the rest of the season in the hope of avoiding surgery on his troublesome hip. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

Saskatchewan is letting Calgary know it isn’t the only team in the West with Grey Cup aspirations. CBC | Sports News

JOSE MOURINHO appears to have taken a swipe at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, criticising short-sighted, long-serving managers. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

LIVERPOOL fans have flooded social media with adulation of Ben Woodburn’s performances for Wales in their two World Cup qualifiers this week. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

DELE ALLI looks to have talked his way out of a four match FIFA ban after his middle-finger gesture which could have seen him miss the first two games of the World Cup in Russia next summer. Daily Express :: Sport Feed

The Boston Red Sox have reportedly admitted to Major League Baseball that they improperly used electronic devices to steal signs from their longtime rival New York Yankees. CBC | Sports News

Canada’s professional female hockey players are finally getting paid, thanks to a truly far eastern expansion plan — and while it’s still a far cry from NHL-sized paycheques, the new stipends will go a long way, says a Calgary Inferno player. CBC | Sports News