Quarter-final spot in limbo for Canadian women's basketball team after loss to Spain

Canada’s fate at the Tokyo Olympic basketball tournament is now out of its hands. Spain beat Canada 76-66 in an early morning game in Japan that it led from start to finish.

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Canada falls to Poland in men's volleyball with quarter-final ticket intact

Canada's men's volleyball team's quarter-final ticket is safe to pass despite a 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-16) loss to Poland in its final preliminary round match on Sunday in Tokyo.

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Olympics: Boxer Satish's campaign in doubt after cut and stitches

Boxer Satish Kumar’s participation in Sunday’s quarterfinal against Uzbekistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov, is in doubt after the Indian super-heavyweight had to get stitches on a cut above his right eye sustained in his opening round bout on Thursday.

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Olympics: World No. 1 boxer Amit Panghal makes sorry exit

It was a total anti-climax. Not expected at all. Early in the morning in India, there was shocking news from Tokyo. What transpired in the men’s 52kg pre-quarterfinal bout between India’s prime medal hope Amit Panghal and Colombia’s Martinez Rivas, a silver medallist from the 2016 Rio Olympics, was what worst dreams are made of.

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2nd T20I: Pakistan defy rampant Pooran to edge West Indies by seven runs

Pakistan's versatile bowling attack did just enough to restrain a rampant Nicholas Pooran and come away with a seven-run victory over the West Indies in the second T20 International of the four-match series at the National Stadium in Guyana on Saturday.

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Tokyo Olympics: India gear up for tricky British challenge

The hockey rivalry between India and Great Britain is steeped in history. On August 12, 1948, almost a year after India gained independence from the British rule, the Balbir Singh Sr led-team blanked the hosts 4-0 at a packed Wembley stadium in London to claim independent India’s maiden Olympic gold. Less than two weeks from the 73rd anniversary of the landmark day, the two teams face off in the quarterfinals at the Oi stadium.

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'This gold is for Federer' - Bencic reveals message from Swiss great inspired her

Newly-crowned Olympic singles tennis champion, Belinda Bencic, has dedicated her gold medal to Swiss great Roger Federer, whose pre-match message inspired her to victory in Tokyo.

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Emma McKeon wins gold in women's 50m freestyle

Australian Emma McKeon swept to her third Tokyo gold and sixth medal overall Sunday when she dipped below the magic 24-second mark to win the women's 50m freestyle title.

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Tokyo 2020: Caeleb Dressel wins gold in men's 50m freestyle

Caeleb Dressel claimed his fourth Tokyo gold and earned the title of world's fastest swimmer Sunday with an Olympic-record 21.07 seconds in the 50m freestyle final.

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Atanu Das crashes out as archers end another disappointing outing

It was a disappointing morning for India as the dreams of an Olympic medal in archery were shattered with Atanu Das losing 4-6 to Japan’s Takaharu Furukawa, a silver winner in the 2012 edition, in a five-set men’s individual pre-quarterfinal clash in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Oleksiak gets historic medal No. 7 as Canadian women win bronze in 4x100 medley relay

The foursome of Kylie Masse, Sydney Pickrem, Maggie Mac Neil and Penny Oleksiak powered their way to a bronze medal in the women's 4x100 medley relay on Sunday morning at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. 

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Canadian beach volleyball duo Bansley, Wilkerson advance to quarter-finals at Tokyo Olympics

Canadian beach volleyball duo Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson advanced to the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics with a 22-24, 21-18, 15-13 win over No. 3-ranked Americans Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil in their opening knockout match at Shiokaze Park on Sunday.

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Week 1 tribute to the Canadian women

A musical tribute to Canada's female Olympians set to "As Far As I've Come" by Ferraro.

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Australia's Emma McKeon wins 50m freestyle swimming gold

Australia's Emma McKeon has claimed the gold medal in the women's 50-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Olympics Live: PV Sindhu, men's hockey team eye history in Tokyo

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Discus thrower Kamalpreet silences critics by making final

The odds were stacked against Kamalpreet Kaur. First, she was deprived of a personal coach to guide her on the biggest stage. Far from closing ranks, a senior colleague then levelled charges of hyperandrogenism. Isolated and dispirited coming into the Olympics, Kamalpreet did what she does best: take it out on the poor discus. And what a fine decision that proved!

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Olympics: Tai proves too good for Sindhu in the semis

Ever since she returned home from Rio de Janeiro with a silver medal, PV Sindhu has been wanting to change it to gold. Five years on, she had an opportunity on Saturday, only to fluff her lines as touch artist Tai Tzu Ying proved a cut above. The world No. 1 Chinese Taipei shuttler outclassed Sindhu 21-18, 21-12 in the women’s singles semifinals on Saturday.

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Olympics: Vandana first Indian woman to score Olympic hat-trick

On Saturday at the Oi stadium, Vandana made the country and her late father proud by becoming the first Indian woman hockey player to score a hat-trick at the Olympics. But more importantly, her goals helped India get past a plucky South Africa 4-3 to keep their quarterfinals hopes intact. A few hours later, Great Britain did India a favour by blanking Ireland 2-0 to help the Rani Rampal-led team enter the quarterfinals.

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NHL to investigate claim Sharks' Evander Kane bet on own games

The NHL said it will investigate an allegation made by Evander Kane's wife that the San Jose Sharks forward bet on his own games and has intentionally tried to lose for gambling profit.

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Canada's rowing tradition continues at Tokyo 2020 — and beyond

Over the past year, our Canadian rowing team worked through the challenges of coaching changes and COVID-19 lockdowns to continue a strong legacy in this power-endurance sport. The athletes did our country proud, as we saw countless outlays of support for their efforts on social media.

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Manoah's gem, Springer's homers lead Blue Jays past Royals to collet 3rd straight win

Blue Jays rookie pitcher Alek Manoah made a marvellous debut at Rogers Centre, and George Springer smashed a pair of early-game home runs to back his young teammate on Saturday.

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Olympic viewing guide: Andre De Grasse goes for gold, Penny's last shot

Here's what to watch on a super Saturday night and Sunday morning that features one of Canada's biggest Olympic stars going for the title of World's Fastest Man and another trying to break the national record for medals.

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Toronto FC to host Nashville SC as big names return from Gold Cup

Nashville SC set to play Toronto FC on BMO Field Sunday as several players on both sides return to MLS action after stints at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Caeleb Dressel shatters world record to win Olympic 100m butterfly gold medal

American powerhouse Caeleb Dressel smashed his own world record to win the men's Olympic 100m butterly title Saturday for his third gold medal of the Tokyo Games.

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Tokyo Olympics: Britain win first-ever Triathlon mixed-relay gold

Alex Yee delivered a superb final leg as Britain won the inaugural triathlon mixed relay gold medal on Saturday, their four-person team completing a wonderful week for the country, after also collecting two silvers in the individual events.

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Olympics: Indian men's hockey team up against GB in QFs

Stung by a morale-sapping 1-7 defeat to Australia in their second league outing, India did well to recover with three wins on the trot. On Friday, in an action-packed contest against hosts Japan, they emerged 5-3 victors to go into the knockouts with momentum on their side.

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Canada's Kylie Masse wins silver in women's 200m backstroke

Kylie Masse won silver in the women's 200-metre backstroke Saturday morning in Tokyo, her second silver medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Star gymnast Simone Biles pulls out of 2 more Olympic events

USA Gymnastics says Simone Biles has decided to withdraw from the Olympic event finals in the vault and uneven bars.

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Canadians Marco Arop, Sage Watson surge into Olympic track semis

Canadians Marco Arop and Sage Watson each earned automatic qualification into track semifinals on Saturday in Tokyo.

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Caeleb Dressel breaks own world record to win gold in men's 100m butterfly

Caeleb Dressel won his third gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics with a world record in the 100-metre butterfly Saturday.

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Leafs sign Ondrej Kase to 1-year contract, David Krejci leaves Bruins for Czech league

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Ondrej Kase to a one-year contract worth $1.25 million US. David Krejci is leaving the Boston Bruins after 14 NHL seasons to continue his hockey career in his native Czech Republic.

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Nighthawks beats River Lions to bounce back from 3-game losing streak

Cat Barber scored 20 points to help the Guelph Nighthawks bounce back from three straight losses and edge the Niagara River Lions 92-81 in CEBL action on Friday.

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Olympics: Disappointing end to Rahi and Manu's campaign

Pistol shooters’ campaign ended in disappointment when Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat failed to enter the women’s 25m sports pistol final on Friday. Rahi, who specializes in the event, shot a poor 286 in the rapid, her strength, to total 573 and finish 32nd overall.

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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare out of Olympics after testing positive for human growth hormone

Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare on Saturday was provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement.

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Lovlina in Tokyo: Wonder jab nails second medal for India

To think, Lovlina took up boxing only in 2012, the year Mary Kom was winning India’s first boxing medal at the Olympics. Today, when a much-travelled legend was unable to figure whether she had won or lost, the apprentice was writing history of her own, borrowing a little from the Manipur icon here, a little bit of Muhammad Ali there and some from Thai martial art Muay Thai.

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Olympics: Wanted to prove to myself I could win, says Lovlina

Boxer Lovlina Borgohain showed immense courage, sound technique and clever strategy to conquer former world champion Chen Nien-chin in the 69kg quarterfinals. The 23-year-old Assam girl went into the bout relaxed, not thinking about previous defeats to her opponent.

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Lovlina's story is one of hardship and immense sacrifice

On Friday, the 5’9 boxer made the women’s 69kg semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics, assuring herself of at least a bronze. Lovlina, who stopped talking to the media long before the Games, also broke her silence at a virtual press conference.

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'It feels like we're back in Toronto': Fans flock to stadium for Jays' return

A sea of blue jerseys and T-shirts welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays back to the Rogers Centre on Friday as fans flocked to see the team play at home for the first time in nearly two years.

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Tokyo Olympics Live: PV Sindhu, Atanu Das headline Day 9 for India

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Olympics: With a bronze in the bag, Lovlina sets sights higher

In this enthralling 69kg quarterfinal encounter, Lovlina showed her technical nous, superb game sense and street smartness to prevail over her much-fancied opponent. It was a 4-1 split verdict in Lovlina’s favour. All three rounds went in her favour. Despite a late surge from her opponent, Lovlina had proved insurmountable.

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Watch the Canadian Elite Basketball League: Guelph Nighthawks vs Niagara River Lions

Watch live action from the CEBL matchup between the Guelph Nighthawks and the Niagara River Lions.

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'Andre De Grasse is going to shine': Sizing up men's Olympic 100-metre final

With Usain Bolt retired, a new king of sprinting will be crowned in the men's 100 metres on Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics and it wouldn't be surprising to 1996 champion Donovan Bailey if Canada's Andre De Grasse stood atop the podium.

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Olympic viewing guide: Another swimming podium chance, first men's medal?

Here's what to watch Friday night and Saturday morning, including swimmer Kylie Masse going for more hardware, a de facto medal match in boxing and maybe even the first trip to the podium by a Canadian man.

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Rugby Canada condemns 'inappropriate comments' toward women's 7s team after missing Olympic quarter-finals

Rugby Canada condemned "inappropriate comments" aimed at the women's rugby sevens team after it missed the quarter-finals at the Tokyo Olympics.

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'It's not a man's sport': Maude Charron seeks to inspire new generation of female weightlifters

After securing Canada's second Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, Quebec weightlifter Maude Charron reflects on what the win means for her and for the next generation of female athletes.

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Tokyo Olympics: What PV Sindhu should do to beat Tai Tzu Ying

PV Sindhu is just one win away from creating history. But what every Indian fan wants to know is 'What should their superstar do to beat Tai Tzu Ying'.

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Everything you need to know about boxer Lovlina Borgohain

The Indian contingent's wait for the second medal at the Tokyo Olympics is finally over. The interesting part here though is that no one knows what the exact colour of the medal will be.

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Sri Lanka series shows not all wickets will be flat: Rahul Dravid

India lost the three-match T20 International series against Sri Lanka 1-2 on Thursday, playing without nine of their first team players due to COVID-19 related isolation. Rookies Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana along with Sanju Samson literally struggled against a quality spin bowling attack led by leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga.

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Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat crash out of women's 25m pistol

Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat crashed out of the 25m pistol qualifications (rapid fire stage) as both finished outside the top-8 at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.

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Debutant Simranjit Kaur loses opening bout to exit Games

Indian boxer Simranjit Kaur (60kg) lost to Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee in the pre-quarterfinals to make an early exit from the Olympic Games on Friday.

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