WNBA's Toronto expansion will help amplify culture of women's basketball in Canada
When the news of a WNBA team coming to Toronto last week, my phone blew up — as the kids say.
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Weekend recap: Canadian women's hockey team reunifies the titles
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Reaction to Olympic champions receiving prize money
World Athletics became the first sport to offer prize money to Olympic champions on Wednesday, with the governing body announcing that gold medallists at this year's Paris Games will receive $50,000.
Drowning in debt, Canadian athletes ask for raise in monthly 'carding' money in federal budget
Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah is thousands of dollars in debt for her sled's runners and for travel to competition.
What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports
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Who Was Shawn Barber? Meet Canadian Olympic Pole Vaulter Who Died At 29
Former world pole vault champion Shawn Barber of Canada has died at age 29 at his home in Texas, his agent announced on Thursday. Barber won the 2015 world title at Beijing by clearing 5.90 meters and captured his other major international crown on home-nation soil in Toronto at the 2015 Pan American Games. Paul Doyle, Barber's agent, announced his passing on an Instagram posting. No cause of death was revealed.
Who Was Shawn Barber? Meet Canadian Olympic Pole Vaulter Who Died At 29
Former world pole vault champion Shawn Barber of Canada has died at age 29 at his home in Texas, his agent announced on Thursday. Barber won the 2015 world title at Beijing by clearing 5.90 meters and captured his other major international crown on home-nation soil in Toronto at the 2015 Pan American Games. Paul Doyle, Barber's agent, announced his passing on an Instagram posting. No cause of death was revealed.
WSL set for most competitive season after influx of new talent
LONDON: Chelsea kick off their Women's Super League title defence against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday (Sep 27), with players saying the new campaign will be the most competitive yet after the English top flight's 12 clubs stocked up with new talent.