Canadian Maggie Coles-Lyster, riding for the Switzerland-based Roland Cycling team, finished sixth overall on Sunday in the Women’s Omnium points race at the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont. CBC | Sports News
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$50K US bonus to Olympic champions is a good 1st step in increasing track and field’s profile
World Athletics announced it would pay a $ 50,000 U.S. bonus to gold medallists at this summer’s Olympics in Paris. The move will cost $ 2.4 million — about what an NBA team pays the fifth guy off the bench, writes CBC Sports senior contributor Morgan Campbell. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Track & field to be 1st sport to introduce Olympic prize money, with $50K US for gold-medal win
Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $ 50,000 US to gold medallists in Paris. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor is on a fast track to Paris Paralympics
Jacob Wassermann’s early success in the sport of Para rowing was never something the 24-year-old could have imagined even just a year ago when he first started getting serious about the sport. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Auston Matthews on track for 67 goals, the NHL’s most in a season in nearly 30 years
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews has an NHL-leading 58 goals this season, and scoring 70 would require a goal-a-game tear down the stretch. He is on pace for 67, which would be the most in the NHL since 1996. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Dandjinou earns 1,000m gold in dramatic fashion at short track worlds
Canadian speed skater William Dandjinou secured gold in the men’s 1,000 metres at the world short track championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Cheltenham Festival LIVE: Inspection planned as ‘waterlogged’ track causes concern
Express Sport brings you all the latest news on day one of the Cheltenham Festival. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
Read More »Stricter drug testing before Paris Olympics ordered for specific track and field athletes
Track and field athletes from Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Portugal will be tested more often ahead of this year’s Paris Olympics because of substandard anti-doping programs at home, the sport’s investigators said Monday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Eat your heart out Remainers!’ Brexit Britain on track for bigger GDP boost than rivals
A u-turn from some major economists predict a far better end to 2024 for Brexit Britain than previously imagined. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Now the biggest star in track, American sprinter Noah Lyles can shine much-needed spotlight on world indoors
With the World Athletics Indoor Championships set to start, Noah Lyles appears prepared to deliver. In February he ran 6.44 over 60 metres, establishing a personal best and world lead, and a similar performance this weekend could shine a spotlight on an event that can use the attention. CBC | Sports News
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