Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal

Three-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar pedalled to a resounding victory at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal on Sunday.

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U.S. holds off Europeans to win its first Solheim Cup since 2017

Lilia Vu made a two-foot birdie putt on the final hole, and the United States won the Solheim Cup for the first time since 2017, beating Europe on a tense Sunday of singles matches at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club.

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Cricketer Navneet Dhaliwal looking forward to representing Canada on home soil

Navneet Dhaliwal didn't want to come to Canada when his family emigrated. Dhaliwal wanted to pursue his cricket dream back home in India where he had played for his under-19 state side.

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2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Stage: Canada vs Great Britain

Watch Davis Cup Finals Group stage action from Manchester's AO Arena where Canada takes on Great Britain.

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Paralympic champion Austin Smeenk still basking in gold at post-Games party back home

Speaking back home at his parents’ house in Shanty Bay, Ont., on Saturday after his gold at the Paralympics, Austin Smeenk said his accomplishments still haven’t quite sunk in, but that it feels 'amazing' coming home with hardware for the first time at his third Games.

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Canadians Arop, Newman earn 3rd-place finishes at Diamond League Final

Canadians Marco Arop and Alysha Newman both earned bronze medals in their respective events Saturday at the Diamond League Final event in Brussels.

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Stampeders game to be broadcast in Blackfoot language

The Calgary Stampeders are hosting an Indigenous celebration tonight when they take on the Montreal Alouettes at McMahon Stadium.

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Braxton Whitehead becomes 1st CHL player to verbally commit to playing NCAA hockey

Braxton Whitehead said Friday he has verbally committed to Arizona State, making him the first member of a Canadian Hockey League team to attempt to play the sport at the Division I U.S. college level since a lawsuit was filed challenging the NCAA's longstanding ban on players it deems to be professionals.

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Sports complex at Montreal's Olympic Park won't reopen before early 2025

In March, a fire ripped through the Olympic Park and its sports complex has been closed since. On Friday, the park announced the sports facilities would remain closed until early 2025.

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N.Y. Sirens making move to play PWHL games at home of NHL's Devils

New York Sirens are making the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., their primary home entering the PWHL's second season, the team announced Friday.

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U.S. beats Slovakia to join Germany in the last 8 of the Davis Cup Finals

The United States secured its place in the last eight of the Davis Cup Finals by winning both its singles matches against Slovakia on Friday in Zhuhai, China, a result that also sends unbeaten Germany through from the same group.

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Canadian teen Marina Stakusic upsets top seed to reach quarterfinals at Guadalajara Open

Canada's Marina Stakusic is moving on to the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open in Mexico. The Mississauga, Ont., native defeated the tournament top seed, Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) in the round of 16 on Thursday.

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Natalie Achonwa always wanted to see how basketball IQ translated to coaching

Four-time Canadian Olympian Natalie Achonwa said she'll miss being an active basketball player, but is ready for the next step of her career as assistant coach of player development for the Michigan Wolverines NCAA women's team.

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Grim history of police brutality tells us Tyreek Hill was lucky to walk away unscathed

Eight years after Colin Kapernick first skipped the pre-game anthems to protest police brutality against Black folks, and four years after George Floyd’s death focused global attention on the issue, it feels like a regression to the mean for the sports world.

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Dolphins' Tyreek Hill says he could have handled some elements of traffic stop better

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a weekend traffic stop that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by police officers near the team's stadium.

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Canada and Mexico play to chippy, scoreless draw in Texas, as teams commit 41 total fouls

Canada and Mexico played to a scoreless draw Tuesday in a men's soccer game that was an international friendly in name only.

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Canada's Natalie Achonwa added to Michigan women's basketball staff in assistant role

Four-time Canadian Olympian Natalie Achonwa is joining Michigan women's basketball staff as the assistant coach for player development.

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Canadian Soccer Business points to 'new, landmark offer' made to Canada Soccer

While Canada Soccer says a new labour agreement with its players is contingent on a reworked deal with Canadian Soccer Business, CSB says it "proactively made a new, landmark offer" six weeks ago.

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Paralympians shine in City of Light: a look back at unforgettable moments from Paris 2024

The 17th Summer Paralympic Games in Paris showcased the monumental power of Para sport and the awe-inspiring athleticism of its competitors, giving us a wealth of unforgettable highlights, inspiring displays and tear-jerking triumphs.

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Canada Soccer and national team players move closer to long-awaited labour deal

Canada Soccer has reached a "framework" for a long-awaited labour agreement with its men's and women's national teams. But the deal is contingent on a reworked deal with Canadian Soccer Business, whose investor group and board includes the Canadian Premier League owners.

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NFLer Tyreek Hill not 'immediately co-operative' with officers during stop: police union

Tyreek Hill of the Miami Dolphins was handcuffed and placed face down on the ground by police during a traffic stop because he was not "immediately co-operative" with officers, the president of the South Florida police union said in a statement Monday.

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