Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber dead at 29 from medical complications
Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29.
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Reigning national champion Kerri Einarson remains unbeaten at Canadian Open
Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated American Tabitha Peterson 7-4 on Thursday to remain unbeaten at the Grand Slam of Curling's Co-op Canadian Open.
Junior WRC champion Creighton to race in WRC2
Reigning FIA Junior World Rally Champion William Creighton will take a significant step in his motorsport career, by tackling the FIA World Rally Championship WRC2 series in 2024 behind the wheel of an M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally2.
R Praggnanandhaa Beats World Champion Ding Liren, Becomes Top Ranked Indian Chess Player
For the first time in his career, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has become India's top-ranked men's chess player, going past veteran Viswanathan Anand. Praggnanandhaa achieved the milestone after beating China's Ding Liren, the current world champion, in the 4th round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Dutchman Anish Giri emerge as the sole leader heading into the first rest day, as far as the Masters Group is concerned.
Twice champion Langer to make final Masters start in April
Twice champion Bernhard Langer will make his final Masters start this April, the German said in a Golf Channel interview that aired on Wednesday.
Raptors trading 2-time All-Star, 2019 NBA Champion Pascal Siakam to Pacers: reports
The Toronto Raptors are reportedly in the final stages of a trade that would see the team offload two-time all-star forward Pascal Siakam, one of the last remaining ties to the team's 2019 NBA championship.
R Praggnanandhaa Beats World Champion Ding Liren, Becomes Top Ranked Indian Chess Player
For the first time in his career, Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa has become India's top-ranked men's chess player, going past veteran Viswanathan Anand. Praggnanandhaa achieved the milestone after beating China's Ding Liren, the current world champion, in the 4th round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Dutchman Anish Giri emerge as the sole leader heading into the first rest day, as far as the Masters Group is concerned.
Melbourne loses another champion mum as Wozniacki exits
MELBOURNE : Much has changed for Caroline Wozniacki after she returned to the Australian Open from a four-year absence but the Dane said the sting of disappointment of losing at a Grand Slam still felt the same.