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Canada’s four-game Rivalry Series against the U.S. begins this week with games in Cleveland , Ohio and Buffalo, N.Y. They’ll play two more games in December, as Hockey Canada prepares to name the team that will represent Canada at the Olympics in Italy in February. CBC | Sports News
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Canada’s rugby women stumble in 2nd half but beat Ireland in final tune-up before World Cup
Florence Symonds scored two first-half tries and Canada survived an uneven second half to dispatch Ireland 47-26 Saturday in its final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in England later this month. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada downs Puerto Rico in final Olympic men’s basketball tune-up
Dillon Brooks had 21 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Trey Lyles each chipped in with 15 as Canada’s national men’s basketball team wrapped up pre-Olympic play with a 103-9 win over Puerto Rico on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Gilgeous-Alexander scores 23 points, Canada beats France in Olympic hoops tune-up
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points as Canada defeated host France 85-73 Friday in an Olympic men’s basketball exhibition game. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada falls to Spain in women’s Olympic basketball tune-up
The Canadian women’s basketball team lost an Olympic tune-up game to Spain 61-48 on Saturday in Charleroi, France, less than two weeks to go before the start of the Paris Games. CBC | Sports News
Read More »2 Canadian track stars have a big Olympic tuneup on Friday
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the Diamond League meet in Monaco, where Canada’s Marco Arop and Christopher Morales Williams are among the big names competing. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Desgagnés, Fafard, Philibert-Thiboutot set for Olympic tune-up at Diamond League’s Meeting de Paris
The “Three Musketeers” of Canadian running, Jean-Simon Desgagnés, Thomas Fafard and Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, will get a feel for racing in Paris at Sunday’s Diamond League meet before some of their Olympic competition early next month. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian soccer men blanked 4-0 by Netherlands in Copa America tune-up
Jeremie Frimpong scored a goal and set up another as the Netherlands showed its class, blanking Canada 4-0 Thursday to spoil Jesse Marsch’s debut as Canadian men’s soccer coach. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian Paralympic gold medallist Nate Riech chases world record as tuneup for Paris
Canadian Paralympic gold medallist Nate Riech is looking to break his own T38 1,500-metre world record when he competes Tuesday at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ont. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s women’s soccer team is set for a big Olympic tuneup
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the SheBelieves Cup, where Canada will face a pair of top-10 opponents as it prepares to defend its Olympic gold. CBC | Sports News
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