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An injury to Canadian singles star Felix Auger-Aliassime forced captain Frank Dancevic to tinker with his lineup for Tuesday’s quarterfinal against Finland at the Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga, Spain. The teams are tied 1-1 entering the decisive doubles match. CBC | Sports News
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Canada is the world champion in both men’s and women’s tennis, but it can’t stop there
Canada — for now — is the world champion in both men’s and women’s tennis, having won a maiden Davis Cup last year before a first-ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph earlier this month. It begs the question: what’s next? CBC | Sports News
Read More »How skillful timing led to rapid rise for world champion hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg
The Nanaimo, B.C., native enjoyed a breakout season for the ages in 2023. From a 76-metre thrower with a Commonwealth Games silver in 2022, Ethan Katzberg became a Canadian, world, and Pan American Games champion this year, smashing records along the way. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Remembering Saleemul Huq, climate justice champion for vulnerable nations
Saleemul Huq, a climate scientist from Bangladesh, spent his life fighting to protect the poorest countries from climate change. CBC | World News
Read More »Gushue repeats as Pan Continental curling champion with win over South Korea
Brad Gushue of St. John’s turned in a brilliant performance on Saturday and won the gold medal at Kelowna Curling Club by beating Jongduk Park of South Korea 8-3 in nine ends. CBC | Sports News
Read More »World champion steeplechaser cleared of doping over claims of ulcers, COVID-19
World champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan has been cleared of doping after arguing that ulcers and a bout of COVID-19 could explain unusual blood test results. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auger-Aliassime wins 1st ATP title of season, repeating as Swiss Indoors champion
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) on Sunday to successfully defend his Swiss Indoors tennis title. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Under-spiced salsa birthday blow for Paralympic champion Jody Cundy
Jody Cundy became the third star to be eliminated in Strictly after he faced the dance-off against 40-year-old comic Eddie Kadi. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Tom Brady, 6-time Super Bowl champion, to sign with Tampa Bay Buccaneers: reports
Tom Brady, the centrepiece of the New England Patriots’ championship dynasty over the past two decades, has reportedly agreed to sign with Tampa Bay at the start of free agency. CBC | Sports News
Read More »WWE News: Legendary World Champion Reveals He Has Memory Loss After Health Scare
One of the biggest legends in the history of WWE and all of professional wrestling is the “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. Over the course of the past few years, he has gone through a number of health scares which have led to him being hospitalized, but it’s been much worse than anyone realizes. The former multi-time World Champion was in ...
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