Several members of Canada’s Olympic team were given a hero’s welcome by cheering fans and elated family members at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport as they returned home from a record-setting Summer Games on Monday. CBC | Sports News
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Arop nears personal best in Monaco 800m, won by record-setting Algerian Djamel Sedjatis
Djamel Sedjati of Algeria was victorious in his second Diamond League race in five days, posting a season world-leading and national record time of one minute 41.46 seconds on Friday in Monaco. Canada’s Marco Arop was sixth in 1:42.93, just 8-100ths shy of his personal best. CBC | Sports News
Read More »U.S. southwest bakes under record-setting first heat wave of the year
Hot weather is expected to maintain its grip on the U.S. southwest for at least another day Friday, after records tumbled across the region with temperatures soaring past 43 C from California to Arizona. CBC | World News
Read More »Lyles’s record-setting run in Atlanta sets off silent alarm in sleepy men’s 100m season
As CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell writes, American sprint star Noah Lyles served notice with his statement 150-metre win in Atlanta, and may have delivered a much-needed jolt of energy to the men’s 100 metres on the world stage in the process. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘The main goal remains the Olympic Games’: Record-setting Arop has priorities in place
After setting two Canadian records in as many races, Edmonton runner and reigning 800-metre world champion Marco Arop has ended in his indoor season to focus on training for an outdoor campaign he hopes will include earning his first Olympic medal. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Jays can’t solve record-setting Sale, blanked by Red Sox
Chris Sale put on a masterful performance while reaching a MLB-record milestone and Hanley Ramirez hit his 20th home run of the season as the Boston Red Sox edged the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Tuesday. CBC | Sports News
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