Raymond van Barneveld has let Romeo Grbavac off the hook after the Croatian darts ace used his walkout song at this year’s World Championship. Grbavac came under fire on Thursday afternoon when he walked out to the iconic ‘Eye of the Tiger’ by Survivor for his first-round match against Callan Rydz. It sparked controversy online, […]
Darts star Michael Smith faces £485,000 problem after early Ally Pally exit | Other | Sport
Michael Smith could be set for a worrying spiral down the PDC’s Order of Merit after being dumped out of the World Darts Championship. Bully Boy is set to have £485,000 wiped off his winnings from the rankings due to his Ally Pally triumph coming over two years ago. The Order of Merit calculates the […]
Tennis star who was banned reveals he has autism and needed 40 hours of therapy a week | Tennis | Sport
Jenson Brooksby is only 24 years old, but he’s endured a rollercoaster of a career in tennis. Emerging as a promising talent on the ATP Tour, Brooksby’s life was rocked in 2023 when he was handed an 18-month ban for missing three doping tests. It was later reduced to 13 months, meaning he was eligible […]
Transfer news LIVE: Man Utd sanction Rashford swap deal as Chelsea splash the cash
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Lindsey Vonn hits back at critics who think she’s crazy to return to ski racing at age 40
Lindsey Vonn didn’t just pop into the hospital one day, get a new titanium knee and then decide on the way out that she wanted to return to downhill ski racing. It’s been a long, calculated process involving several minor and some major knee surgeries, careful vetting of the medical issues involved and then months […]
Retired slugger Sammy Sosa addresses PED allegations, issues public apology to Cubs
Sammy Sosa appeared to acknowledge using performance enhancing drugs during a major league career in which he hit more than 600 home runs, and the Chicago Cubs said they were ready to welcome back their former star. In a statement released Thursday through Aurora Global Consulting, Sosa said he is sorry for mistakes. “There were […]
What to know for the world juniors
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. Last year’s world junior hockey championship had a tough act to follow. The previous one was among the best ever, with Canadian phenom Connor Bedard breaking records and scoring highlight-reel […]
PWHL game in Vancouver could be test run for possible expansion team
Jennifer Gardiner remembers watching the Canadian men and women win double hockey gold on home ice at the 2010 Olympics. There weren’t many opportunities to see women’s hockey close to home for Gardiner, who is from Surrey, B.C. She was only eight years old when Marie-Philip Poulin scored both goals for the Canadian women en […]
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, rest of Canada’s NBAers left wanting more in 2024
Canada’s best men’s basketball players were left wanting more in 2024. Hamilton’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished second in NBA MVP voting for the 2023-24 season, the best performance among a record-high 27 Canadians in the league. His Oklahoma City Thunder had a disappointing second-round exit in the NBA’s Western Conference playoffs, and Canada’s men’s senior team […]
Canadiens’ hockey boss has ‘no concern’ about GM’s trip to Russia
Montreal executive vice-president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton says he has “no concern” about members of the Canadiens’ front office travelling to Russia amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes, scout Nick Bobrov and special adviser Vincent Lecavalier raised eyebrows by flying overseas this week to visit first-round draft pick Ivan […]