Andre De Grasse falters in 100 at Diamond League Shanghai

Andre De Grasse finished well back of the winner in his first men's 100-metre event of the IAAF Diamond League season on Saturday in Shanghai, China. In rainy conditions at Shanghai Stadium, Reece Prescod of Great Britain won the event in 10.04 seconds, just edging Chjinese sprinters Su Bingtian (10.05) and Xie Zhenye (10.17). De Grasse, from Markham, Ont., finished eighth in a time of […]

Alysha Newman falters in Doha day after Air Canada damaged her poles

Was it the poles, searing temperature or something else? Whatever the case, Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman didn’t appear herself during Friday’s season-opening Diamond League meet in Doha, Qatar — where the temperature hovered around 34 C — but in fairness to the London, Ont. native, she wasn’t competing with her own poles. After clearing […]

Canada's Damian Warner falters in decathlon pole vault at Commonwealth Games

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., […]

Tommy Fleetwood crowned European Tour Race to Dubai champion after Justin Rose falters

Rose bogeyed three holes – 12, 14, and 16 – to give him too much to do as he shared fourth on 17 under at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai despite leading the field after the third round. Fleetwood, who also struggled in his final round, shooting a two over 74, finished down […]

Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling falters after Boris Johnson’s Brexit claim

The exchange rate has slipped to €1.128 after reaching two-monthly highs of €1.138 yesterday.  Sterling enjoyed a sizeable boost against the euro late last week after the Bank of England voted on interest rates.  Though the vote remained unchanged at 7-2, comments made by the Monetary Policy Committee in the wake of the meeting bolstered […]