Preston Schaffer didn’t consider himself a runner until four years ago. Now, the 39-year-old Regina massage therapist competes in backyard ultra marathons that can last for days. Unlike a traditional race, where you run a set distance as fast as possible, a backyard ultra marathon requires runners to complete the same 6.7-kilometre loop every hour, […]
Sceptres’ Natalie Spooner targets Nov. 30 PWHL season opener to return from knee injury
Natalie Spooner has Nov. 30 circled on her calendar, and not because the Toronto Sceptres forward feels particular animosity toward the Boston Fleet. The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s first MVP and the International Ice Hockey Federation’s female player of the year in 2024 wants to prove to herself by the PWHL’s opening day she’s come […]
Djokovic shows true colours as Serb sends email back to interviewer | Tennis | Sport
Novak Djokovic might split opinion, but the 24-time Grand Slam champion can be undeniably charming when he wants to be. Less than 24 hours before he was due to compete in the Six Kings Slam event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the 37-year-old went out of his way to conduct an interview with a Serbian tennis […]
Iga Swiatek announces Wim Fissette as new coach after Naomi Osaka split | Tennis | Sport
Iga Swiatek has joined forces with Wim Fissette in a major change to her coaching set-up ahead of the WTA Finals. Fissette, 44, is a veteran of multiple Grand Slam successes working alongside the likes of Kim Clijsters, Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka. Swiatek ditched Tomasz Wiktorowski earlier this month despite winning four Grand Slam […]
Tennis news LIVE: Murray eyes career change as Nadal bats away comparison | Tennis | Sport
Serena Williams has posted an update from hospital as she recovers from surgery after having a cyst removed from her neck. The former tennis star, 43, said she had the lump – the size of a ‘small grapefruit’ – removed after an MRI in May. The procedure forced her to miss Rafael Nadal’s last game […]
F1 LIVE: FIA act on suspicions at United States Grand Prix as team branded ‘childish’ | F1 | Sport
F1 drivers return to the circuit this week with the US Grand Prix the first of the final six races of the 2024 season. FP1 and FP2 takes place at The Circuit of the Americas on Friday, and all eyes will be on Max Verstappen and Lando Norris . The pair are fighting it out […]
‘All is OK’ with Serena Williams after she has benign cyst removed from neck
Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.” The retired tennis star, who turned 43 last month, posted Wednesday on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May, had an MRI exam, and was told she […]
NSL co-founder Diana Matheson added to interim staff for Canadian women’s soccer team
It will be coach by committee for the Canadian women’s soccer team’s upcoming friendly with Spain, in the absence of suspended head coach Bev Priestman. Former Canadian international Diana Matheson joins returning assistant coaches Andy Spence, Jen Herst and Neil Wood in the coaching ensemble for the Oct. 25 game in Almendralejo, Spain Matheson, co-founder […]
Dabrowski, women’s doubles partner Routliffe into Japan Open semifinals
Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the women’s doubles semifinals at the Japan Open with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Eri Hozumi on Wednesday in Osaka. The top-seeded duo of Dabrowski and Routliffe made big shots when they needed them, saving 10 of 11 break […]
Homer-happy Dodgers steamroll Mets in Game 3 to take edge in NL Championship Series
Shohei Ohtani launched a three-run homer for the Los Angeles Dodgers that punctuated their 8-0 victory over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night. Kike Hernandez hit a two-run shot to make it 4-0 in the sixth inning and waved to the Citi Field crowd he […]