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Mississauga plans big tribute for tennis star Bianca Andreescu today Ten of thousands are expected to gather in Mississauga, Ont., on Sunday to cheer tennis star Bianca Andreescu. Andreescu, 19, won the U.S. Open last weekend, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title. She was born in Mississauga, was a student there and trained at the city’s Ontario Racquet ...

Keegan Messing endears himself to Yuzuru Hanyu, Japanese figure skating fans Keegan Messing might be the most beloved person in Japan right now. The figure skater made the ultimate Canadian gesture Saturday when he held up the Japanese flag for fellow competitor Yuzuru Hanyu during the medal ceremony at the 2019 Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Ont. When the national anthem of Japan ...

The huge gaffe Tyson Fury made before Otto Wallin fight even started Tyson Fury made a massive mistake during his tribute to Mexican Independence Day Weekend early on Sunday morning, according to Showtime Sports’ Steven Espinoza. Fury payed homage to Grito de Dolores, which is on September 16, throughout the build-up to his Las Vegas clash with Otto Wallin. And ...

EXCLUSIVE: Reason for Novak Djokovic US Open booing explained by former coach Todd Martin An incident 11 years ago with US Open fans may have been behind the booing Novak Djokovic received when he retired for the tournament this year. That is the view of former world No 4 and one-time US Open finalist Todd Martin. Djokovic was dealing with ...

Arsenal boss Unai Emery reveals ‘amazing’ story of how Javi Gracia was sacked by Watford Unai Emery was with Javi Gracia when he was sacked by Watford on September 9. Watford made the bold decision to replace the former Malaga boss with his fellow Spaniard just four games into the new Premier League season. Arsenal manager Emery has now revealed ...

Watch Canadian Premier League: FC Edmonton at Pacific FC Click on the video player above to watch the Canadian Premier League match between Pacific FC and FC Edmonton. CBC Sports and CBCSports.ca will live stream 20 Canadian Premier League games.  The CPL is Canada’s new tier-one men’s professional soccer league. Seven teams from coast to coast will square off over two ...

Justin Kripps defends Bobsleigh Canada culture after Kaillie Humphries’s lawsuit Current Canadian bobsleigh athletes are speaking out in support of Bobsleigh Canada’s culture following Kaillie Humphries’s allegations regarding head coach Todd Hays. Humphries, 34, filed a harassment complaint with the organization last August, alleging Hays was mentally and emotionally abusive. In a statement, Olympic champion bobsleigh athlete Justin Kripps says ...

Watch Road to the Olympic Games: FIVB beach volleyball World Tour Finals [unable to retrieve full-text content] Tune into Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. This week’s edition features coverage of the FIVB beach volleyball World Tour finals. Published at Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:57:16 +0000

Why Canada’s Kaillie Humphries is suing to compete for the U.S. One of Canada’s top Olympians is suing to compete for the United States.  Here’s the background and new info you need to understand why bobsleigh star Kaillie Humphries is trying to force her way off the Canadian team to join the U.S. Who is Kaillie Humphries? The 34-year-old bobsleigh ...

With honeymoon long over, pressure’s on Mike Babcock to lead Leafs past 1st round Mike Babcock is aware his seat will be a little warmer than usual this season. And if things don’t go according to plan for the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, it could get positively scalding. That’s life behind the bench of a team with ...