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Longtime NCAA, WNBA and international coach Nell Fortner has been named head coach of Canada’s senior women’s national team, Canada Basketball announced Monday. CBC | Sports News

Curlers Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are the first athletes named to Canada’s team for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. CBC | Sports News

Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 metres to highlight Saturday’s events at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. CBC | Sports News

Katie Ledecky broke her nine-year-old world record in the 800 metres to highlight Saturday’s events at the Tyr Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. CBC | Sports News

Edmonton’s Marco Arop, the reigning 800-metre world champion, captures Grand Slam Track victory in his signature event. Great Britain’s Josh Kerr claims the men’s short distance title at the Grand Slam Track stop in Miramar, Fla., and Arop finishes second overall. CBC | Sports News

Watch coverage of the Grand Slam Track event from Miramar, Fla., today at 5 p.m. ET on CBCSports.ca, featuring Canada’s Marco Arop competing in the 1,500 metres. CBC | Sports News

Gordie Herbert will take over as head coach of the senior men’s national team in 2026, Canada Basketball announced Thursday. CBC | Sports News

Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo, who earned entry into the Madrid Open as a lucky loser, advanced to the fourth round Tuesday with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win over Britain’s Cameron Norrie. Earlier, Denis Shapovalov dropped his third-round match. CBC | Sports News

Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open after a straight-set loss to Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 7-6 (7), 6-4, in the Round of 64 on Friday. CBC | Sports News

Fresh off a personal-best time and sixth-place finish in Monday’s Boston Marathon, Calgary-born Rory Linkletter will be looking for his first victory in the event on May 25 in Ottawa. CBC | Sports News