Gabriel Diallo's run at the U.S. Open is over. The 22-year-old from Montreal lost 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (3) to No. 14 seed Tommy Paul of the United States in the third round of the Grand Slam tennis tournament.
Seeing a referee with a physical disability is a rarity in much of Para sport. But some, like Canadian ex-boccia player Kevin Shaw, are trying to change that.
The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, calling him her "forever" and praising him as the "best dad" to their young children.
Alysha Newman placed third in women's pole vault Friday at the Golden Gala Pietro Mennea meet in Rome to strengthen her hold on a qualifying position for the Diamond League Final next month.
Tributes for NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother streamed in Friday as the star forward's death left the hockey community reeling.
Coco Gauff turned things around after being a set down and beat Elina Svitolina 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the U.S. Open's third round on Friday in New York, extending the 20-year-old American's defence of her first Grand Slam title
Concerns over water quality in the Seine River resurfaced at the Paralympic Games on Thursday when organizers changed the schedule for Para triathlon races.
Some tennis athletes at the U.S Open this week after concerned they aren't being heard when expressing concerns about potential harm to mental and physical health caused by having more tournaments that run longer and new rules that require participation in more events.
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova was knocked out of the U.S. Open in the second round on Wednesday, defeated by Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-4, 7-5.
Watch live coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games opening ceremony, featuring a parade of around 4,400 athletes from 182 delegations.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter presents a quick primer on the Paris Paralympics, including some fun facts about the Canadian team.
Sisters Tess and Erin Routliffe will both compete at major championships in the coming weeks. While Tess swims in pursuit of her first Paralympic gold medal, Erin will aim to defend her women's doubles title at the U.S. Open.
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the U.S. Open after dropping a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 decision to 18-year-old Jakub Menšík of the Czech Republic in first-round action Tuesday in New York.
The name and logo of Vancouver's professional women's soccer team were revealed on Monday, and the Vancouver Rise is now set to represent the city in the Northern Super League.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter recaps an exciting Diamond League meet and looks ahead to the rest of the season.
Zheng Qinwen, the Olympic gold medallist in women's tennis, rallied to stay in the U.S. Open on Monday with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Amanda Anisimova in New York.
Red Sox catcher Danny Jansen became the first player in major league history to appear in the same game for both teams when he took the field for Boston on Monday in the resumption of a rain-delayed game he started for Toronto in June.
Canada's men's rugby team suffered a humbling 55-28 defeat at the hands of Japan to open its Pacific Nations Cup tournament Sunday.
The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to centre field, sold at auction early Sunday for over $24 million US.
Lydia Ko captured her third major title — and first in eight years — by breaking free from a logjam of world-class talent to win the Women's British Open by two strokes at the home of golf on Sunday, capping a summer when she also took gold at the Olympic Games.
A rift with Athletics Canada 20 years ago proved to be the start of a lifetime of social action for Paralympic multi-gold medallist Chantal Petitclerc.
Keegan Bradley is still getting used to his new title as U.S. Ryder Cup captain. He still feels like a player who should be competing to win and thinking about playing in the matches.
Bowden Francis lost his bid for the second no-hitter in Blue Jays history when Taylor Ward hit a leadoff homer for the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth inning on Saturday. The Blue Jays held on for a 3-1 victory over the Angels.
Two-time champion Jiyai Shin capitalized on a back-nine collapse by top-ranked Nelly Korda to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Women's British Open at St. Andrews on Saturday.
Shohei Ohtani has time to make more history this season. The Japanese superstar hit a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning for his 40th homer after earlier stealing his 40th base, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.
It may seem easy to abide by anti-doping controls — how hard can it be to not take performance-enhancing drugs? — but there are a wide variety of reasons why anti-doping education and testing is complicated.
Top-ranked American Nelly Korda mastered more blustery conditions at St. Andrews by shooting a bogey-free, 4-under 68 in the second round on Friday to take a three-stroke lead at the Women's British Open.
Caitlinhergrtness wins 165th running of the annual race, taking the first leg of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown at Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke. The annual event, in its 165th running, is North America's oldest continually run horse stakes race.
The issue of classification is a thorny subject within Paralympic circles. At its heart, the act of categorizing impaired athletes is intended to make Para sport equitable. But athletes will tell you that process is not always fair.
Charley Hull rolled in a 6-foot putt on No. 18 for the last of her six birdies at the home of golf to shoot 5-under 67 and take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the year's fifth and final major.
Fresh off his silver medal at the Paris Olympics, Canada’s Marco Arop returned to the track and finished second in the men’s 800-metre event on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The National Women's Soccer League and its players have reached a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement that eliminates the draft, guarantees all contracts, provides for parental leave and childcare benefits and promises more money for the players.
In able-bodied sprinting, an athlete's sole focus is on his or her body, with the goal of obtaining peak fitness for the biggest races. But wheelchair racing introduces a whole other element – the wheelchair itself.
Canadian baseball star Joey Votto is retiring. The 40-year-old first baseman announced his retirement in an Instagram post Wednesday evening.
The track on which world records, breakthrough medals and Paralympic dreams were forged sits hidden in a slight valley next to a parking lot at Camosun College in Victoria.
Romania's Ana Bogdan stormed back to defeat No. 2 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the first round of Tennis in the Land on Tuesday in Cleveland.
The Canadian men's soccer team will play a friendly match against Panama at Toronto's BMO Field during the upcoming FIFA window. Canada Soccer announced the Oct. 15 match in a release on Tuesday.
Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner tested positive twice for a banned anabolic steroid in March and was stripped of prize money and points earned at a tournament in Indian Wells, California, but will not be suspended because an independent tribunal said it was not intentional.
Defenceman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway have joined St. Louis after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets that the Blues extended to the players.
The Montreal Canadiens have acquired star forward Patrik Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Jordan Harris.
Athletes on the Refugee Paralympic Team are looking to send a message of hope as they strive for the podium at the 2024 Paralympic Games that begin in Paris next week.
Canada's 3x3 women's basketball team defeated Dallas 3XBA, 21-7, to capture the FIBA Women's Series W Saskatoon tournament on Sunday.
Polish rider Kasia Niewiadoma did just enough in a thrilling battle with rival Demi Vollering on the iconic Alpe d'Huez to win the women's Tour de France by four seconds overall.
The King's Plate has been cancelled. Woodbine Entertainment made the announcement Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter, pointing to the weather as the reason.
Canada's batting attack, after a fast start, crumbled in a 63-run loss to the Netherlands in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play Saturday in Rotterdam.
Paige Crozon is in Saskatoon this week after making her Olympic debut in Paris. The 3x3 basketball star brought back inspiration for some young athletes.
Ethan Katzberg, Katie Vincent and Brendon Rodney are three of Canada's gold-medal Olympians from the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where Canada had it's best medal haul at a non-boycotted summer Olympic games.
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles but later revoked.
Amidst the pomp and circumstance of the Paris 2024 festivities, the financial realities of being an international athlete are garnering more attention. The situation is often more dire for Paralympians who, like many disabled Canadians, face the additional challenge of navigating complicated assistance channels.
In claiming he could beat reigning 100-metre Olympic champion Noah Lyles in a race, NFL receiver Tyreek Hill decided to ride the rising tide of Lyles' mainstream popularity, choosing the Olympic afterglow to issue a bogus claim that he could have made last week, last month, or last year.
