Creative director Thomas Jolly has some lofty goals for Wednesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, when the heart of Paris will once again become the stage for a stunning artistic display. The outdoor ceremony at the Champs-Elysées and Place de La Concorde — a site where several members of the royal family were beheaded […]
Vancouver Rise revealed as name of city’s new women’s soccer team
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. The league, which will begin its inaugural season next April, will see professional women’s soccer return to the city more than a decade after the […]
Olympic gold medallist Zheng, defending champion Gauff win 1st-round matches at U.S. Open
The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coming to Flushing Meadows off a series of early exits at other events, […]
Track and field season rolls on post-Olympics
This is a web version of CBC Sports’ daily newsletter, The Buzzer. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox. If you’re new-ish to the newsletter, Monday’s editions typically feature a catch-up on the most interesting results from the weekend in Olympic sports. But, since many of those sports are enjoying some post-Paris downtime […]
Liverpool make ‘Federico Chiesa approach’ as Reds explore deal Jurgen Klopp would love | Football | Sport
Liverpool have reportedly approached Juventus to explore the possibility of signing Federico Chiesa. The Reds are yet to dip their toe into the transfer market at this stage, with Arne Slot insisting that he is content with his current crop of players and the club will only make signings if they upgrade his ranks. Liverpool […]
Jannik Sinner had ‘sleepless nights’ as world No. 1 discusses chaos of doping saga | Tennis | Sport
An independent tribunal accepted Sinner’s explanation that traces of the anabolic steroid clostebol had entered his body via a massage from his former physio Giacomo Naldi. But the Australian Open champion, who needed a medical timeout when he lost to Daniil Medvedev in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, told ESPN: “It had an impact because I was […]
Nick Kyrgios issues spiky Jannik Sinner message on US Open commentary after doping case | Tennis | Sport
Nick Kyrgios has made his feelings clear after an independent tribunal ruled that Jannik Sinner bore “no fault or negligence” for two anti-doping violations. The world No. 1 tested positive for the banned substance clostebol twice earlier this year. He was allowed to continue playing after successfully appealing his provisional suspensions earlier this year, with […]
Ben Shelton makes heartwarming US Open gesture to Dominic Thiem in emotional scenes | Tennis | Sport
After Thiem was presented with a special photo frame of memories from the US Open, Shelton stepped up to pay tribute to the 17-time title winner. “First of all, I just want to say congrats to him and his team on an outstanding Grand Slam career that they’ve had. Four finals, a title is something […]
Jack Draper joins Boulter in hitting back at Raducanu’s Murray comment | Tennis | Sport
Andy Murray might have been labelled “old news” by Emma Raducanu, but it’s not an opinion shared by fellow British star Jack Draper. The 22-year-old has become a firm friend of the Scottish icon, and has regularly lauded the influence of the now retired star on his own career. This week’s US Open signifies the […]
Sven-Goran Eriksson dead: Ex-England boss dies aged 76 from terminal cancer | Football | Sport
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has passed away aged 76 years old. Eriksson became the first non-British manager of the England men’s national team when he was appointed in 2001. During his five-year reign as Three Lions boss, Eriksson led the nation to three major tournaments. The much-loved Eriksson enjoyed a storied career in management, […]