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Simone Biles won her fifth all-around title at the gymnastics world championships Thursday, underlining her status as the clear favourite for next year’s Olympic gold medal. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian men miss 4x100m final by a hair at track and field worlds
Despite a season-best time of 37.91 seconds, the Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team finished sixth in its heat and failed to advance to the final at the track and field world championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »De Grasse claims 200m silver at track and field worlds
Canada’s Andre De Grasse finishes 2nd in 200 metres, American Noah Lyle wins gold while Canadian Aaron Brown places 6th. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada’s Moh Ahmed wins bronze medal in men’s 5,000 metres at track worlds
Canada’s Moh Ahmed stumbled after being clipped by an opponent late in the men’s 5,000-metre final at the track and field world championships but recovered to reach the podium, earning a bronze medal in a time of 13 minutes 1.11 seconds on Monday in Doha, Qatar. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Crystal Emmanuel rebounds to qualify for women’s 200m semis at track and field worlds
Buoyed by a strong start in her 200-metre heat, Toronto’s Crystal Emmanuel qualified for the women’s semifinals on Tuesday at the track and field world championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Broken pole leads to great moment of sportsmanship at track and field worlds
After Angelica Bengtsson’s pole breaks, she’s able to successfully make a vault by borrowing the pole of fellow competitor Nino Guillon-Romarin. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘I expected a lot more from myself,’ pole vaulter Newman says of placing 5th at worlds
Alysha Newman cleared 4.80 metres to threaten her Canadian record but was kept off the pole vault podium for the second time in as many trips to the track and field world championships. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘We cannot remain insensitive’: Pope decries world’s indifference to migrants, refugees
Pope Francis on Sunday decried “the culture of comfort” that leads to indifference in the face of a global migration and refugee crisis, in a mass on the World Day for Migrants and Refugees in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square that closed with the unveiling of a bronze statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz depicting migrants packed in a boat. CBC ...
Read More »Canada’s Butterworth bursts into 800m semis on birthday at track and field worlds
Canadian Lindsey Butterworth handed herself a 27th birthday present by advancing to the 800-metre semifinals at the track and field world championships on Friday in Doha, Qatar. Also moving on were Canada’s Alysha Newman, Genevieve Lalonde, Mo Ahmed and Justyn Knight. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Good start for Canada at the track and field worlds
In today’s edition of our newsletter, Canada’s sprinters start strong at the track and field worlds, Patrik Laine re-signs with the Jets and baseball’s final playoff spots are about to be decided. CBC | Sports News
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