The day has arrived for the opening ceremony at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with around 10,000 athletes from around the world expected to play their part in a star-studded event. But the action is already underway, and once of the faces of the Summer Games, rugby player Antoine Dupont, played a starring role as France […]
Hamilton’s Alena Sharp still a contender after 20 Years at the CPKC Canadian Open in Calgary
Alena Sharp finds it hard to believe she first competed at the Canadian women’s golf championship two decades ago. Despite missing the cut at the 2004 Legends on the Niagara course in Niagara Falls, Ont., she gained valuable experience and has since seized every opportunity to tee it up at the annual event. “It doesn’t […]
Leylah Fernandez gets Olympic 1st-round test in Karolina Muchova
Canadian tennis player Leylah Annie Fernandez will be facing a big challenge in the first round of the women’s singles competition at the Paris Olympic Games when she takes on Czech player Karolina Muchova. The 16th-seeded Fernandez learned at Thursday’s draw that she’d be taking on the 2023 French Open finalist when competition gets underway […]
U.S. figure skaters upgrade to 2022 Olympic gold in Valieva case, Canadians eyeing bronze
The United States figure skating team was formally confirmed as gold medallists from the 2022 Olympics by a sports court ruling Thursday, while the Canadian team is still awaiting a verdict in a separate appeal to be upgraded from fourth to third, knocking the Russians off the podium. CAS said Thursday it was “not possible to indicate at […]
Olympic Village beds, accommodations receive mixed reviews from Canadian athletes
Athlete beds have become a topic of conversation at the Paris Olympics. A viral clip from Australian women’s water polo player Matilda Kearns pointing out the discomfort of the cardboard beds, saying she “already had a massage to undo the damage” to her back. Canadian athletes are giving mixed reviews to the beds, and accommodations […]
Olympic newsletter: What to expect in the opening ceremony
Competition pauses Friday for the festivities marking the official start of the Games. Olympic opening ceremonies are generally pretty stuffy affairs, but Paris is trying something new by injecting some literal fresh air into its show. Instead of the traditional march into a closed stadium, athletes will be ferried down the famous Seine river on […]
‘Unaccredited analyst’ at centre of Olympic drone scandal is senior Canada Soccer official
The Canada Soccer staffer at the centre of the Olympic Games drone scandal appears to have a more formal, senior role in the organization than what officials previously let on this week, according to online records reviewed by CBC News. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) on Wednesday identified Joseph Lombardi as an “unaccredited analyst with Canada Soccer” […]
Canada Soccer suspends women’s head coach Priestman for remainder of Paris Olympics
Breaking Canadian women’s soccer head coach Bev Priestman has been suspended for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by Canada Soccer, the organization announced in a statement on Thursday. ‘Additional information has come to our attention regarding drone use,’ organization says The Canadian Press · Posted: Jul 25, 2024 7:42 PM EDT | […]
How Ottawa’s Marial Shayok nearly led South Sudan past a star-studded U.S. men’s basketball team
It was nearly one of the greatest basketball upsets of all time. South Sudan, 43.5-point underdogs in a pre-Olympic exhibition against the U.S., raced to a 16-point lead and maintained a one-point edge with less than 10 seconds remaining. But a LeBron James layup with eight ticks left, followed by a missed shot on the […]
FIA ‘take action’ after Max Verstappen outburst as Lewis Hamilton agreed with | F1 | Sport
The FIA have ordered a clampdown on drivers using X-rated language following Max Verstappen’s behaviour at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver collided with Lewis Hamilton in the closing stages, with the contact throwing his car into the air and off the track before he salvaged matters and continued. Verstappen was clearly irate […]