Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended 20 games without pay Monday for violating the NHL and NHL Players' Association's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, taking him off the ice for the defending Stanley Cup champions' stretch run and start of the playoffs.
Beckie Scott has lived many different lives. On Monday, the next chapter of her career began. Scott was named CEO of Nordiq Canada, the national sport organization that oversees cross-country and Para Nordic skiing.
Quarterback Sam Darnold has agreed on a three-year, $110.5 million contract with the Seattle Seahawks, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.
A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players, authorities said Monday.
Elite golfers hoping to play in the PGA Tour Americas will tee off on Prince Edward Island in June at the qualifying school tournament's only stop in Canada.
The province has introduced new legislation aimed to help protect children involved in sports from abuse by their coaches and other officials.
The Germans are poised to sweep the podium in the two-man world bobsled championships at snowy, windy and blustery Lake Placid, with Francesco Friedrich, Johannes Lochner and Adam Ammour driving into the top three spots after the first two heats of this year's title race on Saturday.
Canada's Eliot Grondin earned bronze for his fourth snowboard cross World Cup medal of the season on Saturday in Gudauri, Georgia, despite crashing in the big final.
Agnese Campeol is drawing inspiration from her idol Kaillie Humphries in a bid to become the first bobsledder to represent Thailand at the Winter Olympics, while also inspiring the next generation herself, despite her tender years.
The Ottawa Senators have acquired centre Dylan Cozens, defenceman Dennis Gilbert and a second-round draft pick from the Buffalo Sabres for centre Josh Norris and defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.
Thomas Bach says he feels a rare calm in his final weeks as IOC president even as a "new world order" gains speed ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
With action heating up Thursday with roughly 24 hours to go before the deadline, New Jersey acquired veteran defenceman Brian Dumoulin from Anaheim and Florida got depth centre Nico Sturm from San Jose.
Pregnant players on the women's tennis tour now can receive 12 months of paid maternity leave, and those who become parents via partner pregnancy, surrogacy or adoption can get two months off with pay, under a program announced Thursday by the WTA.
Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin is working with FIFA to curate the first Super Bowl-style halftime show at the World Cup final next year.
A new professional basketball team is playing in Moncton. The Tri-City Tide is one of only two Canadian teams in The Basketball League, which is mostly based in the U.S.
This unassuming little town lies at about 2,400 metres above sea-level and has produced some of the best long-distance runners in the world.
Curler Briane Harris, recently reinstated after sitting out nearly a year due to a provisional suspension, has filed a complaint against the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport with the World Anti-Doping Agency, two sources with knowledge of the situation said.
Canadian cyclist Derek Gee won the O Gran Camino road race in Spain on Sunday, finishing with a 35-second edge over Italy's Davide Piganzoli.
The Stadium Series game between Columbus and Detroit on Saturday promised to have it all: a crowd of more than 90,000 — the second largest in NHL history — and an electric atmosphere at Ohio Stadium. The NHL also ensured a key figure was front and centre.
Canadian speed skaters Ivanie Blondin and Laurent Dubreuil claimed silver medals on Sunday at the final stop of the long track World Cup tour in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky's record.
The Gatineau, Que. curler hasn't competed at Canada’s top men’s curling tournament since 2017. But after a short-lived retirement, he’s now headed to the 2025 Brier — with a World Mixed Curling Championship win under his belt.
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short in earning a third ATP Tour title in 2025 on Saturday, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.
Wrestling’s new era is coming to Toronto this weekend, as the WWE returns to the city’s largest venue for the first time in more than two decades.
Our CBC Sports team previews the Canadians competing in the Speed Skating World Cup finale and what key storylines to watch out for.
Juuse Saros made 23 saves and the Nashville Predators ended NHL-leading Winnipeg's franchise-record winning streak at 11 games, beating the weary Jets 2-1 on Thursday night.
CBC Sports' daily newsletter previews the Canadian men's curling championship in Kelowna, B.C., where multiple teams have a real shot at dethroning Brad Gushue.
Hilary Knight was more impressed than surprised in discovering she was leading PWHL forwards in ice time three months into the league's second season. It helps Knight is injury-free after being slowed by an ankle issue she chose not to address until last summer.
The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday because of the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
The 4 Nations Face-Off dust now settled, NHL general managers have fully pivoted to the league's fast-approaching March 7 trade deadline. he Canadian Press looks at those that could be on the move before next Friday at 3 p.m. ET.
The International Olympic Committee has taken a key step toward retaining boxing on the program for the Los Angeles Games in 2028 as it recognized a new governing body for the sport.
When Janko Zwitter came aboard as Canada’s ski jumping coach in 2021, he faced a choice. With the final ski jumping hill in Canada closed, the team could either integrate with the Americans south of the border or centralize itself in Slovenia for training.
Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday in Dunedin, Fla.
Coming out of the fabulous 4 Nations Face-Off, CBC Sports' daily newsletter checks in on the teams hoping to end Canada's long Stanley Cup drought.
Kayla Sanchez, Finlay Knox, Emma O’Croinin and Blake Tierney are all set to compete at the U Sports national championships, which will be held at the U of T pool from March 6-8. Live streaming coverage will be available on CBCSports.ca and CBC Gem.
Veterans Alex Russell, Thomas Isherwood, Kal Sager and Elias Hancock lead the Canadian men's rugby sevens side looking to win its way back into the elite HSBC SVNS series.
Regina police say a recent investigation led to officers seizing 7.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 476 grams of cocaine, multiple weapons and $151,000 in cash.
Canada coach Jesse Marsch has submitted his 60-man preliminary squad for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, with AFC Bournemouth forward Daniel Jebbison among the notable inclusions.
Alex Ovechkin fired a perfect wrist shot past Calvin Pickard for his first goal of the game, scored from his office on the power play for his second and sailed a shot into an empty net from his own zone to complete the hat trick.
Kerri Einarson's curling team from Manitoba advanced to the final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 9-8 semifinal win over Nova Scotia's Christina Black on Sunday in Thunder Bay. Ont. Einarson will face Rachel Homan at 7 p.m. ET.
Canada's Abigail Strate collected bronze on Sunday for her first World Cup ski jumping medal of the season. She scored 226.6 points over two jumps on the normal-size hill in Hinzenbach, Austria.
World champion Franjo von Allmen led a Swiss sweep on home snow Saturday at Crans-Montana in the first World Cup downhill since winning his first career gold medal two weeks ago.
Canada's Laurent Dubreuil earned silver in the men’s 500-metre speed skating event at the World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland on Friday, marking his 40th career individual distance medal on the international stage.
Canada coach Casey Stoney will have more resources at her disposal Saturday when Canada takes on Mexico at the Pinatar Cup in Spain.
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime had his comeback attempt fall just short in a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) loss to Andrey Rublev on Friday in the semifinals of the Qatar Open.
Fresh off a World Cup silver medal in monobob, Canada’s Cynthia Appiah is feeling a deep sense of national pride after making it onto the podium.
Host Anastasia Bucsis alongside CBC hockey analyst Karissa Donkin give their predictions ahead of the Canada-U.S. rematch in Boston.
The NBA has suspended Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis Jr. for 25 games without pay because he tested positive for the painkiller Tramadol, a violation of the league's anti-drug program.
China rallied in the second half to draw Canada 1-1 at the Pinatar Cup on Wednesday in Casey Stoney's debut as Canadian head coach in Murcia, Spain.
Seven men from Chile have been charged in Florida federal court with orchestrating burglaries at the homes of prominent professional athletes around the country, according to a criminal complaint.
