Mexico beats U.S. in Concacaf U20 final after questionable red card - ESPN
Mexico won its second consecutive Concacaf U20 championship after beating the United States 2-0 at Estadio Azteca in the final Sunday in Mexico City.
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Kelly Hrudey says goodbye to Hockey Night in Canada as contract expires
Kelly Hrudey says his time on Hockey Night in Canada has come to an end.
Former PGA Tour player Matt McQuillan suddenly passes away at just 45 years old
Bobby Jones was born on March 17, 1902, in Atlanta, Georgia, and became one of the greatest amateur golfers in history. As a teenager, he reached the third round of the U.S. Amateur at age 14, showing early promise. He went on to win 13 major championships, all as an amateur, a record that still stands. In 1930, Jones achieved the
Rybakina, Gauff advance to Toronto quarter-finals
TORONTO, Canada: World number two Elena Rybakina battled her way into the WTA Canadian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, while fourth-ranked Coco Gauff cruised into the last eight. Kazakhstan’s Rybakina outlasted Russian Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after two hours and 49 minutes, before American Gauff eliminated Russian teen qualifier Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 in Toronto. Rybakina, down two breaks at 0-3 in the third set, rallied to book a quarter-final against the winner of the last-16 match between four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka and home hope Leylah Fernandez. Gauff reached the last eight in Canada for the first time since 2023. Her seventh WTA quarter-final of the year will be against either Swiss 12th seed Belinda Bencic or Alexandra Eala, the in-form Filipino who won her first WTA title earlier this week in Washington. Gauff, who has not dropped a set in Canada, fired 16 winners against 15 unforced errors. “My main focus today was let me try and close it out,” Gauff said.
Ottawa's TD Place to host Northern Super League final on Nov. 14
Ottawa will host this year's Northern Super League championship game on Nov. 14.
Canada whips U.S. 8-1 to win Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Brock England, Maddox Schultz and Liam Pue each scored twice, the power play went 3-for-5, and Canada whipped the United States 8-1 to win the Hlinka Gretzky Cup on Saturday in Edmonton.
World number one Sabalenka ousted in Toronto by Alexandrova
Toronto - CANToronto, Canada, Aug 9, 2026 (AFP) - - World number one Aryna Sabalenka was eliminated by Russian 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday in a fourth-round match at the WTA Toronto Masters tournament.Alexandrova defeated the four-time Grand Slam winner from Belarus 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-4 in 2hr 29min to book a berth in the quarter-finals.Sabalenka, who will seek her third consecutive US Open title next month, fell to 5-5 in her career WTA rivalry with Alexandrova, who will face either American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova or Ukraine's ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals.Sabalenka broke for a 2-0 lead in the opening set, dropped the next four games, then held and broke back to 4-4 on a forehand drop volley winner.Double faults by Sabalenka in the 11th game and Alexandrova in the 12th surrendered breaks leading to a tie-break.The Russian took five of the last six points to seal the first set when Sabalenka swatted a crosscourt forehand wide.In the second set, Alexandrova hit a forehand long to surrender a break and give Sabalenka a 4-3 lead. The top seed then held serve twice to force a decider.Sabalenka was broken when she netted a forehand to give Alexandrova a 3-1 edge, but the Russian double-faulted away a break in the seventh game.In the 10th game, Sabalenka made three unforced errors to give Alexandrova break and match points.Sabalenka saved the first on a service winner and the second on an ace.But after sending a backhand beyond the baseline, the Belarusian made her sixth and final double fault to lose the match."I didn't have any expectations before the match," Alexandrova said.
Moismane set for second spell as South Africa coach
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 8 : South Africa have approached Pitso Mosimane to return for a second spell as manager to replace veteran Hugo Broos.