Winnipeg Sea Bears clinch first home game in front of sold-out crowd
The Winnipeg Sea Bears won their first-ever home game Saturday against the Vancouver Bandits in front of a sold-out crowd at the Canada Life Centre.
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Leylah Fernandez tops Poland's Magda Linette in 1st round of French Open
Canada's Leylah Fernandez advanced to the second round of the French Open on Sunday, beating Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, in a first-round match in Paris.
Primoz Roglic closes in on Giro d'Italia title, Ottawa's Gee 31st on penultimate stage
Primoz Roglic all but secured the Giro d'Italia title on Saturday by overtaking leader Geraint Thomas on the penultimate stage despite having a mechanical problem on the mountain time trial.
Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run continues with 4th 2nd-place finish at Giro d'Italia
Canadian Derek Gee's remarkable run at the Giro d'Italia continued Friday with his fourth second-place finish of the race, runner-up to Colombian Santiago Buitrago in a gruelling Stage 19 in Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy.
Canadian tennis players look to get back on track at French Open
The Canadian tennis scene reached new heights in recent years thanks to a young core of domestic talent that broke through on the sport's biggest stages.
Geraint Thomas leaks three seconds to Primoz Roglic on Stage 19, Santiago Buitrago wins at Tre Cime di Lavaredo
On a day Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) won the queen stage in the Dolomites and the superb Derek Gee (Israel-PremierTech) finished second for the fourth time in this Giro, Primoz Roglic’s last-ditch attack on the iconic climb of Tre Cima di Lavaredo saw him claw back three seconds on race leader Geraint Thomas to set up a thrilling showdown on Saturday. Welsh veteran Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) will enter the decisive 18.6km uphill time trial on the fearsome Monte Lussari with an advantage of 26 seconds on Slovenia’s Roglic (Jumbo Visma) in a winner-takes-all scenario for the climax of the 106th edition of the Giro.
Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi to take personal leave of absence
Swimming Canada chief executive officer Ahmed El-Awadi will take a personal leave of absence starting Monday, the organization said.
Swimmer Gabe Mastromatteo, basketball player Sarah Gates named U Sports athletes of the year
University of Toronto swimmer Gabriel Mastromatteo and McMaster basketball player Sarah Gates earned the Doug and Lois Mitchell Awards as this year's top athletes in Canadian university sports Wednesday.