Northern Ontario athletes, coaches, welcome new compensation for Paralympic medalists
A new plan to compensate Canadian Paralympic medalists is long overdue, according to some Paralympians and coaches from northern Ontario.
Rights Sport News
India's Sreeja Akula Advances To Quarterfinals, Manika Batra loses
Indian paddler Sreeja Akula registered a commanding victory to move into the women's singles quarterfinals of the ongoing World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender Goa 2024, while Manika Batra and Archana Kamath suffered defeats in their respective last-eight matches in Goa on Saturday. The Hyderabad-based paddler Akula began the contest on a positive note against higher ranked Hong Kong opponent Doo Hoi Kem (WR 36) and won the thrilling first game before losing the second. However, the world No. 66 Indian looked in complete control of the next two games and clinched the match 3-1 (12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8) to reach the quarterfinals.
Barcelona's Balde to have surgery after hamstring injury at Bilbao
Left-back Alejandro Balde will undergo surgery after injuring his hamstring in Wednesday's Copa del Rey quarter-final at Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona said on Saturday.
Dominant Sabalenka overpowers Zheng to retain Australian Open crown
MELBOURNE :Aryna Sabalenka produced an utterly dominant display to become the first woman in 11 years to retain the Australian Open title and send out a warning to her rivals with her second Grand Slam title on Saturday.
'Out of energy' Klopp 'convinced' he made right decision to leave Liverpool at end of season
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp shocked the football world on Friday (Jan 26) by announcing he will leave the club at the end of the season because he is "running out of energy".
Ollie Pope gives England hope with 'truly phenomenal' century against India in first Test
Ollie Pope led the resistance with a brilliant, battling century as England fought hard to keep the first Test against India alive in Hyderabad.
Weekend preview: Why Michigan State, Houston, Kansas could win big - ESPN
The storylines sometimes overshadow talk about teams that have quietly hit their stride at this stage of the season.
Liverpool's biggest post-Klopp questions: Replacements, Salah, more - ESPN
It's the news that Liverpool and their supporters never wanted to hear, but Jurgen Klopp is stepping down as manager at the end of this season after 8½ years in charge at Anfield.