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Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a weather-affected men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday in Val d’Isere, France, to earn his first points in the discipline this season. CBC | Sports News
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Zhao Xintong calls his 20-month ban ‘a little mistake’ and will now face ex-world champ
The returning Zhao Xintong has been handed a massive draw in the UK Championship against a former world champion and played down his lengthy suspension. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Decathlon world champ Pierce LePage dealing with low of missing Olympics
Pierce LePage knew his hopes of competing at the Paris Olympics were over in July. Nearly fourth months later, following surgery in August for a herniated disc in his back, it’s still difficult to put into words for the Canadian and reigning world decathlon champion. CBC | Sports News
Read More »MacNutt upsets Einarson, defending men’s champ Carruthers also ousted at PointsBet Invitational
Allyson MacNutt’s junior women’s curling team ousted Kerri Einarson from the PointsBet Invitiational with an 8-6 win. MacNutt’s Halifax team stole a point in the eighth and 10th ends en route to an upset of the four-time Canadian champion Einarson. CBC | Sports News
Read More »3-time Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon shines at inaugural women’s-only track meet in NYC
Kenya’s Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon took a victory lap with an easy win in the 1,500 metres at the inaugural women’s-only Athlos NYC meet on Thursday, while Brittany Brown stunned Paris 200-metre gold medallist Gabby Thomas. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic champ Djokovic calls for more replay rulings after Auger-Aliassime’s loss on ’embarrassing’ call
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is among those calling for instant replay to be used more effectively in the sport after Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Cincinnati Open due to a controversial call from a chair umpire on match point. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Two-time Olympic champ Andy Murray to retire from tennis after Paris 2024
Two-time Olympic men’s singles champion Andy Murray confirmed Tuesday he will end his career next week at the Paris Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »NHL champ Brandon Montour bringing Stanley Cup home to Six Nations on July 24
NHL champion Brandon Montour will bring the Stanley Cup to Six Nations of the Grand River next week. The community will host a celebration at the Six Nations Sports and Culture Memorial Arena, featuring the former Florida Panthers defenceman and the trophy he helped win in June. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Rowan Hamilton is U. of California’s 1st NCAA men’s hammer throw champ in 102 years
Rowan Hamilton of Chilliwack, B.C., threw a personal-best 77.18 metres for the University of California to win the men’s hammer throw at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on Wednesday in Eugene, Ore. CBC | Sports News
Read More »He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball’s batting average champ
Josh Gibson, who died just three months before the league’s colour barrier was broken, is now the holder of multiple Major League Baseball records as the result of a three-year research project to integrate Negro League accomplishments. CBC | World News
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