Two-time defending women’s champion Madeline Schizas led after Friday’s short program at the Canadian figure skating championships, scoring 63.63 ahead of Kaiya Ruiter’s 58.25 and Sara-Maude Dupuis in third at 57.87. 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 »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 »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 »BBC Strictly pro fuels Angela Rippon ‘fix’ claims after defending dance
Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Rippon was saved after being in the dreaded dance-off for the second week in a row, but viewers are not happy. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed
Read More »Czechs sweep defending champ Switzerland to open Billie Jean King Cup finals
The Czech Republic beat defending champion Switzerland 3-0 on the first day of the group stage at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Defending champ Auger-Aliassime advances to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals
Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Botic van de Zandschulp on Thursday in Basel. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Defending champion Zverev takes down top-ranked Nadal
Defending champion Alexander Zverev pulled off another big win at the ATP Finals, beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-4 Monday for his first career victory over the Spaniard. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Alex Pietrangelo lifts defending champs past Leafs
Alex Pietrangelo scored the winner in the third period as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Defending Olympic champion Brad Jacobs eliminated from curling trials
Four years after standing on top of the curling world at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Brad Jacobs and his team from Northern Ontario aren’t going to get to defend their title. CBC | Sports News
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