Canada's Max Moffatt won gold in skiing slopestyle on Sunday while fellow Canadian Meghan Oldham took silver in the women's event at Seiser Alm, Italy. The medals were the first on the World Cup circuit for both skiers. Moffatt, of Caledon, Ont., scored 83.10 in his best of three final runs. Sweden's Oliwer Magnusson was second […]
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Malaysia stripped of Paralympic event over ban on Israelis
Malaysia has been stripped of the hosting rights for the World Para Swimming Championships after refusing to let Israelis compete in the event that serves as a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. The Malaysian government said earlier this month that no Israeli delegates can enter Malaysia for sporting or other events in solidarity […]
Aussie hero chases extreme record mark
As the “worst skateboarder in the world” Scotty James is content to let his contemporaries chase their summer Olympic dreams while he targets becoming the best snowboarder in the world. Australian James finished third in the half-pipe at last year’s Winter Olympics behind all-time American great Shaun White and Japanese young gun Ayumu Hirano. But […]
Steve Kerr makes Boston Celtics, LeBron James claims after record Warriors win
The Warriors defeated the Celtics 115-111 on Saturday night. In doing so, they extended their win streak to ten games, as they extend their lead at the top of the NBA Western Conference. More personally for Kerr, it was his 300th win as a coach in just his 377th game. He reached the landmark quicker […]
Transfer news LIVE: West Ham and Liverpool done deals, Chelsea request, Man Utd push
TRANSFER NEWS LIVE Arsenal transfer target Ivan Perisic asks to leave Inter Milan Atletico Madrid fans do not want flop Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata Callum Hudson-Odoi has handed in a transfer request at Chelsea Manchester United first to move to snap up Steven Bergwijn Liverpool have signed a French gem in Billy Koumetio, claim ESPN […]
Road to the Olympic Games: World Cup moguls from Mont-Tremblant
Live Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week's edition of the program, watch action from the freestyle skiing World Cup moguls event at Mont-Tremblant, Que., featuring Canadian stars Mikael Kingsbury and Justine Dufour-Lapointe. Watch coverage on Saturday at 5 […]
Shocking photo behind star’s attack
Comeback queen Petra Kvitova said she was hurting but still felt like a winner after going down guns blazing against Japan’s Naomi Osaka Saturday in an epic clash for the Australian Open crown. The Czech two-time Wimbledon champion overcame incredible odds to even play tennis again after an unthinkable knife attack rendered her racquet hand […]
Cringeworthy: Jones savaged for Osaka interview
Tony Jones has been lashed on social media for what has been described as a “patronizing” and “embarrassing” interview with Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka. Jones, who headed up Channel 9’s coverage for the women’s final on Saturday night, was slammed as “terrible” and “cringeworthy”. INCREDIBLE: OSAKA GETS HER MOMENT WITHOUT SULKING LOSER PETRA KVITOVA’S […]
Tragic revelations as star breaks down
Petra Kvitova could save three championship points in the second set. She could hold serve from 0-40 down in the third set to avoid falling a double-break behind. But she couldn’t produce a third escape act in the pulsating Australian Open women’s final, a decider to live long in the memory. Kvitova played her part […]
Stunning Cummins heaps pressure on Starc
An incredible man of the match performance from Pat Cummins has piled the pressure back on Mitchell Starc after a stark contrast between the two bowlers’ fortunes. Cummins’ incredible 6/23 from 15 overs in the second innings — giving him 10 wickets for the match — may have helped Australia to its first win by […]
