It was a golden (and silver and bronze) weekend for Canadian athletes
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Canadian swimmer Ilya Kharun wins gold, sets meet record in 200m butterfly at U.S. Open
Canada's Ilya Kharun swam to gold in the men's 200-metre butterfly while setting a meet record at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday.
McIntosh topples Ledecky in US Open 400m freestyle
WASHINGTON: Canadian teen Summer McIntosh clocked a meet-record 3min 59.42sec to win the 400m freestyle at the US Open ahead of American distance great Katie Ledecky.
McIntosh beats Ledecky for 400m freestyle gold, breaks star's meet record at U.S. Open
Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh won a highly anticipated showdown with American superstar Katie Ledecky at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C.
Cricket’s uneasy relationship with the environment
Fallout from the 2023 World Cup continues. Some Indians have been enraged by pictures of an Australian player resting his leg on the trophy, labeling him disrespectful.
‘I want to score goals all the time,’ says Al-Hilal’s Aleksandar Mitrovic
RIYADH: Al-Hilal’s deadly striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is out to bring down Al-Nassr in the Roshn Saudi League’s first Riyadh derby of the season on Friday.
Local favorite Shelbayh upsets Mickelsen at Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah
JEDDAH: Jordan’s Abdullah Shelbayh captured the headlines on day two of the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by NEOM with a victory against Alex Michelsen in front of a supportive crowd in Jeddah.
IOC lines up French Alps to host 2030 Winter Olympics and Salt Lake City for 2034 edition
NEW YORK: Salt Lake City being preferred as a shoo-in to host the 2034 Winter Olympics was expected. The surprise was the IOC favoring the French Alps bid for the 2030 edition on Wednesday.