Local favourite Kim Chae-yeon of South Korea won the Four Continents figure skating competition with a near-flawless free skate on Sunday to prevent an American sweep of the podium in Seoul. Kim, who led after the short program, produced a season’s best score of 148.36 in the free skate to finish with a total of […]
Dubreuil picks up his 2nd speed skating silver medal over 500m at Poland World Cup
A model of consistency of late, Canadian speed skater Laurent Dubreuil collected his second silver medal in three days over 500 metres in Sunday’s World Cup men’s race in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. Dubreuil, who clocked 34.70 seconds behind Kazakhstan’s Yevgeniy Koshkin (34.52), continues his strong form after becoming the first Canadian in nearly 20 years to reach the […]
NHL to hold its 1st decentralized draft June 27-28 in Los Angeles
Hockey The 2025 NHL draft will take place June 27 and 28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles, the league announced Saturday. League commissioner Bettman, top prospects will be attendance at Peacock Theatre The Associated Press · Posted: Feb 23, 2025 12:10 PM EST | Last Updated: February 23 The NHL draft in […]
Ski jumper Abigail Strate earns bronze in Austria for 1st World Cup medal of season
Canada’s Abigail Strate collected bronze on Sunday for her first World Cup ski jumping medal of the season. Strate, from Calgary, scored 226.6 points over two jumps on the normal-size hill in Hinzenbach, Austria. She covered 86.5 metres on her first jump and 87.5 on her second. “It feels really good. I wasn’t trying to […]
Homan’s curling team defeats Einarson to repeat as Canadian women’s champions
Rachel Homan’s curling team from Ottawa repeated as Canadian champions with a 6-1 win over Kerri Einarson’s team from Manitoba. Homan, third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew and lead Sarah Wilkes will represent Canada at next month’s world championship in South Korea. They’ll attempt to defend their world title won last year in Sydney, N.S. […]
Compher’s game-winning goal lifts Sceptres past Frost, into 2nd place of PWHL standings
Jesse Compher one-timed a shot from between the face-off circles to beat Minnesota’s Maddie Rooney with the game-winning goal as the Toronto Sceptres beat the Frost 2-1 on Sunday to take over sole possession of second place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The teams came into the game tied for second place in the […]
Hat trick vs. Oilers puts Ovechkin 13 goals shy of Gretzky’s NHL career goals record
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. “I have pretty good chances to score more,” Ovechkin said, […]
Snooker star hit with huge fine and slapped with ban for outburst | Other | Sport
Snooker world No. 33 Matt Selt has been hit with a three-month suspended ban and fined £21,000 for his outburst in Saudi Arabia. Selt, who is the vice chairman of the players’ board, stormed out of his Saudi Arabia Masters match with Pang Junxu when he missed a pot while down 4-3. The 39-year-old was […]
Moise Kean rushed to hospital after collapsing in scary incident | Football | Sport
Fiorentina star Moise Kean collapsed to the floor and had to be stretchered off in a scary incident during his side’s Serie A clash with Verona. The club later confirmed Kean has suffered head trauma and is undergoing tests in hospital. He felt faint in the second half after a collision involving three players, Kean, […]
Darts star, 19, obliterates Luke Littler record with jaw-dropping performance | Other | Sport
Luke Littler might be the current world champion but his dominance could soon be threatened by another teenage star. ‘The Nuke’ was just 17 when he made his Ally Pally debut in December 2023, embarking on an incredible run to the final before being beaten by Luke Humphries. In the 12 months that followed though […]