Montreal tennis standout Gabriel Diallo climbs 11 spots to 44th in ATP rankings
Canada's Gabriel Diallo jumped 11 spots to a career-high No. 44 in the ATP world men's tennis rankings after winning his first ATP Tour title over the weekend.
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Veteran NHLers Crosby, MacKinnon, McDavid to lead Canada into 2026 Olympic hockey tournament
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was among the headliners as Hockey Canada named the first six players to its preliminary men's hockey roster for the Milan-Cortina Olympics next February.
Ukrainian Helicopters complain about information attack
KYIV. 16 June (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian Helicopters, a leader in the Ukrainian transportation industry, which has a positive impact on Ukraine's international image abroad and pays hundreds of millions of taxes annually and allocates tens of millions of hryvnias to charity every month, has complained it is the subject of an information attack aimed at besmirching its reputation.
Qualifier Maria completes fairytale run to Queen’s title
LONDON: Tatjana Maria completed her fairytale run at Queen’s Club as the German qualifier beat American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-4 in Sunday’s final to become the oldest winner of a WTA 500 event. The 37-year-old’s victory secured the fourth singles title of her career, and her first since 2023 on the clay in Bogota. World number 86 Maria is the first German to win a WTA 500 title since Angelique Kerber in 2018 in Sydney. In the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973, Maria is the event’s first female champion since Russia’s Olga Morozova 52 years ago. When Morozova won in west London, the prize money was just £1,000 ($1,353). Maria banked a cheque for £120,000 and more importantly earned a huge confidence boost ahead of Wimbledon, which starts on June 30. The mother of two arrived at Queen’s on a nine-match losing streak and had to survive two rounds of qualifying matches to reach the main draw. Deploying her slice-heavy style to devastating effect, she stunned sixth seed Karolina Muchova, fourth seed Elena Rybakina and reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys en route to the final. Maria, who has taken two maternity breaks from the WTA Tour, has never been past the second round of any Grand Slam except Wimbledon, where she reached the semifinals in 2022. But once again she proved a formidable force on grass, brushing aside Anisimova to secure her second title on the surface as her husband and young daughters Charlotte and Cecilia watched from courtside. “A dream come true. I came here I was never thinking I could hold the trophy at the end,” Maria said. “When we arrived my little girl said: ‘Wow that’s a nice trophy, so big’ and I said: ‘OK let’s go for it, I will try to win it’.
Canada's Gabriel Diallo upsets Ugo Humbert, advances to Libema Open final
Canada's Gabriel Diallo has chalked up another upset en route to the Libema Open final in the Netherlands.
Auger-Aliassime ends German teens Engel's historic run at Stuttgart Open
A day after Justin Engel became the youngest tennis player in 40 years to reach a men's tour quarterfinal on grass, his run at the Stuttgart Open ended with a loss to Felix Auger-Aliassime on Friday.
Sources - Jets owner Johnson eyes Crystal Palace stake amid UEL fears - ESPN
Woody Johnson, the owner of the NFL's New York Jets, is in talks over a £200 million ($272m) investment in Crystal Palace, sources told ESPN — a deal that could clear the path for the FA Cup winners to participate in next season's UEFA Europa League.
Khachanov, Hurkacz advance in Den Bosch, Samsonova stunned by qualifier
Poland's Hubert Hurkacz and Russia's Karen Khachanov made winning starts to their Libema Open campaigns in Den Bosch, Netherlands on Wednesday, while top seed Liudmila Samsonova suffered a shock loss to Canadian qualifier Carson Branstine.