In front of a hometown crowd, Canada’s William Dandjinou showed the short track skating world why he’s ready to be a major contender at the 2026 Olympics. Dandjinou captured gold medals in the men’s 1,500- and 500-metre competitions at the opening-season World Tour event Saturday in Montreal. CBC | Sports News
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Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame; Canada’s Nestor falls short
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion known for plenty of on-court grit and off-court attention, and Bob and Mike Bryan, twins who won a record 16 major titles in men’s doubles together, are first-ballot selections for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. CBC | World News
Read More »Vicky Sunohara ‘proud’ to be among 2024 inductees into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Hockey player Vicky Sunohara, figure skater Patrick Chan and tennis player Daniel Nestor were among the athletes inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday in Gatineau, Que. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Gabriel Diallo loses Almaty Open final in 3 sets
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo lost to Russian-Armenian player Karen Khachanov in three sets at the Almaty Open men’s final on Sunday in Kazakhstan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Laurie Blouin captures big air bronze at World Cup event in Switzerland
Quebec native Laurie Blouin captured a bronze medal in her World Cup season opener in the big air event Saturday in Chur, Switzerland. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘It was redemption’: Canada’s Stefan Daniel wins 6th career world Para triathlon title
Canada’s Stefan Daniel won his sixth career world triathlon Para championship title Friday, calling his victory “redemption” after a heartbreaking crash at the Paris Paralympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Bridget Carleton sinks clutch free throws to secure Lynx’s win over Liberty, even series
Canada’s Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Minnesota Lynx forced a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals, beating the New York Liberty 82-80 on Friday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s accusations, tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions lead India headlines
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Read More »Canada’s men’s soccer coach Jesse Marsch looks forward to 1st game on Canadian soil
After 10 games staged in Europe and the U.S., Canada coach Jesse Marsch is getting his first real taste of what lies ahead 20 months from now when the 2026 World Cup kicks off. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s rugby team edged by England for WXV 1 title in Vancouver
Canada’s women’s rugby team appeared poised to do the impossible Saturday — beat England. Midway through the second half of their WXV 1 final, Canada’s Alex Tessier slipped through England’s line, darted up the field and slid in to touch. She then sent a kick soaring through the uprights to put Canada up 12-7. CBC | Sports News
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