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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
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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
Read More »High-scoring Tiger-Cats clinch first Grey Cup berth since 2014
Dane Evans threw for 386 yards and a touchdown in his first CFL playoff start, leading the Hamilton Tiger-Cats past the visiting Edmonton Eskimos 36-16 in the East Division final Sunday afternoon. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada captures Olympic men’s field hockey berth with dramatic shootout win over Ireland
Captain Scott Tupper, playing in his 307th game for the Canadian men’s field hockey team, stepped up under immense pressure to force a shootout in an Olympic qualifier against Ireland. Then the drama really began. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Levins prioritizes Olympic berth over Canadian record at Toronto Waterfront Marathon
Cam Levins of Black Creek, B.C., will run his second Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, but his primary focus won’t be lowering his Canadian-record time from a year ago. “I’ll be perfectly satisfied if I qualify for the Olympics,” he says. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian men’s gymnastics team misses out on Olympic berth
Canada will not compete in the men’s team competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after failing to earn a quota spot on Monday at the world championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Toronto Wolfpack win Million Pound Game to secure a berth in the Super League
The Toronto Wolfpack won promotion to the top-tier Super League on Saturday, rallying for 20 second-half points in a 24-6 comeback win over Featherstone Rovers in the Million Pound Game. CBC | Sports News
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