The Winter Olympics are 100 days away — here are 10 Canadians to watch
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US hockey star Brady Tkachuk opens up on Trump phone call ahead of 4-Nations face-off final vs Canada
'Outnumbered' panelists discuss the potential new gene testing requirement for athletes who wish to compete in women's Olympic events, which would comply with President Donald Trump's executive order protecting female sports.
African World Cup playoffs to be held in Rabat
CAIRO: Morocco’s capital Rabat will host next month’s African World Cup playoffs, using three different stadiums for the three matches, the Confederation of African Football said on Wednesday. Nigeria take on Gabon on November 13 at 1600GMT, followed by Cameroon against the Democratic Republic of Congo at 1900 GMT. A draw, to be held on Thursday, will decide which game is played at the Stade El Barid and which will go ahead at Prince Heritier Moulay El Hassan Sports Complex. The semifinal winners then meet in a deciding game on November 16 at the Stade Prince Heritier Moulay Abdellah with the winners advancing to the inter-continental playoffs in March. Nine African teams have already qualified for the World Cup, each finishing top of their groups, and the March playoff will decide the continent’s 10th representatives at next year’s finals in Canada, Mexico and the US The four teams in the November playoffs were the best runners-up across the nine African qualifying groups. Four different stadiums in Rabat will be used at the Africa Cup of Nations finals, which start on December 21.
Canada's Leylah Fernandez powers past Lys to reach Hong Kong quarterfinals
Leylah Fernandez advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Germany's Eva Lys on Wednesday.
'Devastating' funding crisis in Canadian sport is reaching a breaking point
In an ideal world, Canadian luger Caitlin Nash would be peaking in time for the 2030 Olympics.
CBC Sports announces programming, broadcast team for Milan-Cortina Olympics
In 100 days, the lights will turn on for a 25th Winter Olympics, this time in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
Sources: Dallas Stars D Thomas Harley nets 8-year extension - ESPN
Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley has agreed to sign an eight-year extension with the club, a contract that features an average-annual value just below $10.6 million, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan on Tuesday night.
Canada’s soccer women upended by Netherlands, held scoreless for 3rd straight game
Canada took it on the chin for a second time in the October international window, beaten 1-0 by the 11th-ranked Netherlands in a women's soccer friendly Tuesday in Nijmegen.