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In Canada, it is a pivotal time for women in sport. Never has gender equity in this nation’s arenas, swimming pools and playgrounds been a greater priority for both governments and the private sector. The most recent federal budget allocated $ 30 million over the next three years toward the goal of keeping young women […]
A Hockey Hall of Famer, a four-time Grey Cup champion, a two-time Olympic silver medallist and a six-time Paralympian are among this year’s class of eight inductees to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Leading the way is Dave Keon, who had a knack for scoring big goals at big moments and won four Stanley Cups with […]
Calgary’s Kevin Koe maintained his perfect record en route to capturing the Players’ Championship on Sunday while Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg failed to defend her title on the women’s side. Koe beat Sweden’s Niklas Edin 6-2 for the men’s title in the afternoon before Jones fell 7-2 to American Jamie Sinclair in the evening. It […]
Canada’s Brooke Henderson has won the Lotte Championship. The 20-year-old from Smiths Falls, Ont., was 12-under through the tournament to win by four strokes over Spain’s Azahara Munoz. It’s Henderson’s sixth career victory on the LPGA Tour and first win of the year. More to come Let’s block ads! (Why?)
Canadian teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck matched the record for most medals won at a single Commonwealth Games by any athlete when she reached the podium for the eighth time in Australia on Tuesday. The record-tying medal came in the women’s 4×100 medley relay on the final day of swimming events. Ruck, 17, anchored teammates Kylie Masse, Kierra […]
Canadian Damian Warner’s bid to defend his decathlon title at the Commonwealth Games took a nose dive Tuesday when he failed to clear a height in the pole vault. Warner missed three attempts at 4.50 metres, failing to score any points in the event. His personal best is 4.90 metres. The 28-year-old from London, Ont., […]
Teenage swimmer Taylor Ruck won Canada’s first gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Thursday in Australia, setting a new Games record in the women’s 200-metre freestyle, before adding a silver in a relay event. The 17-year-old’s time of 1:54.81 in the 200 free final easily erased the old Commonwealth mark of 1:55.57 set in […]
Canada’s first medal of the Commonwealth Games came the hard way. Joanna Brown, who almost didn’t make the race after fracturing her left shoulder in a bike crash March 2 in the opening race of the 2018 ITU World Triathlon Series in Abu Dhabi, ran down one rival after another in the race’s final stage to claim […]
Before the Olympic medals, before the world record, Canadian swimmer Kylie Masse had a pre-race routine. “Kylie used to look at the heat sheet for whatever race she was in and say, ‘What lane am I in?” explains Byron MacDonald, her coach at the University of Toronto. “The fastest swimmers are given lane four, so it’s like, ‘Kylie, don’t worry […]
There is an emerging Canadian swimmer that has the aquatic world buzzing. And her name isn’t Penny Oleksiak. It’s Taylor Ruck. And if you follow swimming closely, you’ve likely heard the name. If not, you’ll likely be hearing a lot of it in the years to come. Starting with the Commonwealth Games that kick off Wednesday in Australia. “She’s […]
