Alpine skiing picks up speed this week
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports' daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what's happening in sports by subscribing here .
Canada Sport News
Mexico to host Portugal in friendly for Azteca Stadium reopening
(Changes Monday to Tuesday in paragraph two)
Messi and Ronaldo take enduring rivalry to record sixth World Cup
Dec 2 : Two adjacent transparent bins in London became the venue for a silent but heated debate in 2015, with smokers depositing their stubbed-out butts to settle a burning question: who was the best soccer player in the world, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?
Debutants, heat and distance shape mood ahead of 2026 World Cup draw
PARIS, Dec 2 : Debutants will take centre stage at Friday’s 2026 World Cup draw along with concerns over heat, player welfare and the practical challenge of staging football’s biggest tournament across three countries during the peak of a North American summer.
Carter Hart, acquitted in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, returns to NHL with Las Vegas Tuesday
Goalie Carter Hart, one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July, will make his first NHL appearance in nearly two years when he starts in goal Tuesday night for the Vegas Golden Knights, who host Chicago.
Einarson rink anointed Canada’s team at Scotties with Homan preparing for Olympics
With Team Rachel Homan preparing for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Team Kerri Einarson will wear Canada colours at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in Mississauga, Ont.
Former NHL player and head coach Kevin Dineen, 62, reveals he has pancreatic cancer
Longtime NHL player-turned-coach Kevin Dineen says he has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Bell-Haynes leads Canadian men past Bahamas in FIBA World Cup qualifying
Trae Bell-Haynes had a standout performance in front of friends and family on Monday.