This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. What to watch this weekend in Olympic sports After last night’s incredible Canada-U.S. game, it’s safe to say the countdown is on for next year’s Olympic men’s hockey tournament. But […]
Canada’s Dubreuil wins silver in 500m speed skating at Poland World Cup
Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil earned silver in the men’s 500-metre speed skating event at the World Cup stop in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland on Friday, marking his 40th career individual distance medal on the international stage. The Lévis, Que., skater clocked at 34.73 seconds, finishing 0.24 seconds behind American superstar Jordan Stolz, who claimed gold in 34.49 […]
I saw Gerwyn Price destroy Littler and Humphries – one thing struck me | Other | Sport
There was a sense of inevitability about Gerwyn Price’s victory on night three of the Premier League Darts in Dublin. The Welshman waltzed his way past reigning world champion Luke Littler in his opening match of the night, before demolishing current world No.1 Luke Humphries in the semi-final and eventually taking the title without much […]
Cristiano Ronaldo explodes as Jhon Duran picks up farcical red card for Al-Nassr | Football | Sport
Cristiano Ronaldowas left smoking after his Al-Nassr team-mate, Jhon Duran, received a bizarre red card on Friday night. Emotions ran high at Al-Awwal Park, where Al-Nassr were 2-1 up against Al-Ettifaq as late as the 81st minute, before two late goals secured an unlikely 3-2 win for the visitors. Painful turned to downright disastrous in […]
Jack Draper rues ‘sloppy’ display despite making Qatar Open final and securing huge bonus | Tennis | Sport
Jack Draper was critical of his performance against Jiri Lehecka despite beating his Czech rival to book his place in the final of the Qatar Open. The young Brit will face Andrey Rublev in Saturday’s title decider and is already guaranteed to reach a career-high ATP ranking, regardless of whether he wins or loses. Draper […]
Arsenal and Liverpool’s paths to Champions League final confirmed after nightmare draw | Football | Sport
Arsenal, Liverpool and Aston Villa have discovered their fate for the remainder of the Champions League. The Premier League trio had entered directly into the last-16 stage after finishing inside the top eight of the league phase. Liverpool lost just one of their eight league phase matches, finishing top of the table in the process, […]
Gerwyn Price aims brutal jab at Luke Littler and responds to De Decker | Other | Sport
Darts ace Gerwyn Price coolly played down his latest victory over Luke Littler, claiming: “That was only my B game.” Following Price’s 6-4 triumph in the Premier League Darts in Dublin on Thursday night, a visibly frustrated Luke ‘the Nuke’ Littler threw his darts case to the ground as he exited the stage. Backstage, Littler […]
Emma Raducanu’s coach recalls terrifying moment she noticed ‘stalker’ at match | Tennis | Sport
Emma Raducanu’s former coach Roman Kelecic has opened up on the frightening moment she noticed a ‘stalker’ in the crowd at the Dubai Tennis Championships. The young Brit was visibly distressed during her second-round match against Karolina Muchova on Tuesday. She appeared to break down in tears and even took refuge behind the umpire’s chair […]
‘I was doing farm work in Africa – then Joseph Parker challenged me to a boxing fight’ | Boxing | Sport
Joseph Parker’s Saturday fight night was plunged into uncertainty when his slated opponent, Daniel Dubois, pulled out two days before the first bell. IBF heavyweight champion Dubois suffered an illness which sparked a last-minute scramble for Parker’s team, as well as Saudi Arabian organisers, to find a new challenger for the hotly-anticipated co-main event in […]
England vow to get ‘nasty’ against Scotland as coach reveals talks | Rugby | Sport
Steve Borthwick’s England have vowed to show their nasty side as they attempt to finally wrestle back the Calcutta Cup. Scotland arrive at Twickenham tomorrow on the back of four straight wins over the English and unbeaten at HQ since 2017. Borthwick’s side finally got a monkey off their back by beating France 26-25 a […]