Yes, I’ve seen video of the footrace between Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100-metre champion, and Darren Watkins Jr., a.k.a. IShowSpeed, the social media megastar whose content often involves feats of athleticism. In one post he leaps over a moving car, so who’s to say he can’t, at the right distance, upset the current world’s fastest man? Lyles, for one. CBC ...
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Sport was another casualty of war in Lebanon. Fans hope they can get back on track
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Read More »BBC has shown it doesn’t care about the destruction of women’s sport
I never thought I’d think it necessary to resurrect the Suffragettes in the year 2024. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Mike Tyson fighting Jake Paul on Netflix is sure to draw eyeballs, and dollars. Is it good for the sport?
Social media personality Jake Paul and former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face off in a much-anticipated boxing match streaming live on Netflix Friday. The event has drawn plenty of attention because of both participants’ celebrity status, but also because of numerous unusual circumstances. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How Taylor Swift’s cultural impact is helping to shake up the women’s sport landscape
In addition to the skyrocketing prices of hotel rooms, inflated Uber rates and hysteria around her presence, Taylor Swift hugely affects the sports ecosystem around her. Whether or not skeptics want to admit it, her connection to sport creates a cultural impact that can not be denied. CBC | Sports News
Read More »How life outside swimming has revived 7-time Olympic medallist Oleksiak’s love for sport
Since leaving her “most challenging” Olympics in Paris, Penny Oleksiak has climbed 19,000 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, done other charity work and attended her first Bills football game in Buffalo. “Trying to have a life outside of swimming is important,” she says. CBC | Sports News
Read More »VOTE NOW: Most trending moment of the year: Canadian Sport Awards
AthletesCAN in partnership with CBC Sports presents the Most Trending Moment Award as part of the 47th Canadian Sport Awards. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian short track speed skater Dandjinou wants to ‘dominate’ sport
Canadian short track speed skater and reigning world champion William Dandjinou is sensing that this is a crucial moment for his sport — and in his career. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Peter Ogilvie, 2-time Canadian Olympic sprinter and sport leader, dead at 52
Peter Ogilvie, a two-time Canadian Olympic sprinter who wanted unheralded track and field athletes to realize a dream and compete against the world’s best, has died from cancer. He was 52. CBC | Sports News
Read More »1 year into role, Hockey Canada chief Katherine Henderson says the sport is healthier
Hockey Canada president and chief executive officer Katherine Henderson says the organization and hockey are headed in healthier directions since she stepped to the helm just over a year ago. CBC | Sports News
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