With connection formed through curling, Bob Cole instilled belief in Brad Gushue
Canadian curling champion Brad Gushue first struck up a friendship with Bob Cole some 20 years ago during the NHL lockout.
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WADA ask 'independent prosecutor' to examine Chinese swimmers case
MIAMI: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has asked an independent prosecutor to review its handling of the case where 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a prescription heart drug.
Commentary: How breakdancing became the latest Olympic sport
NEWCASTLE: “Breaking” is the only new sport making its debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Breaking is probably better known to most of us as breakdancing. So why is the sport officially called breaking, and how is something so freestyle and subjective going to play out as a scored sport in Paris this summer?
Brazil legend Marta to retire from international football - ESPN
Brazil's all-time top scorer in both men's and women's football, Marta, will retire from internationals this year, the 38-year-old striker said on Thursday.
29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history
François Cauchon has had a lot on his plate recently — all of it good.
Riverboat captain can't wait for Paris 2024 opening ceremony
PARIS : Khalid Driouech can't wait - the 60-year-old Seine riverboat captain is one of 94 set to transport the 10,500 Olympic athletes down the river during the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Games on the evening of July 26.
Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates
VILLEPINTE, France : A police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics is putting pressure on an overcrowded prison operating at almost double its capacity.
Raising metro prices, cleaning filthy river: Paris rushes final touches ahead of summer Olympics
PARIS: Organisers of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games aim to bring this year's biggest sporting event into the heart of the City of Light.