The University of Saskatchewan’s women’s wrestling team finds itself in a familiar position coming out of the winter break. For the fourth straight season, the Huskies rank in the top two nationally heading into the first event on the Canada West schedule – the Golden Bears Invitational, which will run on Saturday in Edmonton. CBC | Sports News
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Defending champion Canada ousted from world juniors on late Czech goal in quarterfinals
Jakub Stancl scored his second goal of the game with 11.7 seconds left in third period as the Czech Republic survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat Canada 3-2 and advance to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship on Tuesday in Gothenburg, Sweden. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘I’m 50 and in the best shape of my life – I’m even a bikini champion’
A fitness fanatic who cried with gym anxiety during her training programme is celebrating after being crowned a bikini champion – at the age of 52. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Read More »Former Olympic champion Marnie McBean among 3 new senators appointed by Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a former Olympian, a philanthropist and the head of the Canadian Women’s Foundation to the Senate. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Olympic butterfly champion Maggie Mac Neil manages asthma en route to Paris
Diagnosed with sports-induced asthma as a teenager, Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil’s strategies will be put to the test again at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where the athletes’ village won’t have air conditioning and temperatures can soar to over 40 C in summer. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Defending champion Jasmine Baird squeaks through big air qualifying in Edmonton
Canadian rider Jasmine Baird will have the chance to defend her FIS Big Air Snowboard title at Commonwealth Stadium. But she had to sweat out a nervous qualifying process first. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Masters champion Jon Rahm reportedly headed to LIV for $600M US
Two-time major champion Jon Rahm is expected to sign a massive deal to join LIV Golf, another hit for the PGA Tour as it races the clock to finalize an agreement to ally with the Saudi-backed league, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Japan’s Kagiyama upstages 2-time world champion Uno to lead NHK Trophy
Yuma Kagiyama of Japan upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno on Friday to finish first in the men’s short program at the NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auger-Aliassime to miss at least start of Davis Cup Finals for defending champion Canada
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
Read More »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
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