Iga Swiatek beat Paula Badosa in three sets and Poland led host Spain by an insurmountable 2-0 in the opening round of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday in Malaga. The world No. 2 Swiatek sealed Poland’s spot in the quarterfinals against the Czech Republic after No. 12 Badosa was beaten 6-3, 6-7…
At the end of a dark week for Canada Soccer, it’s up to the men’s national team to provide a little light. Canada plays Suriname away on Friday (6 p.m. ET) in the first leg of its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal matchup, with the return leg slated for Nov. 19 at BMO Field in Toronto….
In 2021, in snow-swept Edmonton, Maxime Crépeau dove across his goal during a training session for the men’s national soccer team, came an inch short of stopping a high, hard shot, and began turning the cold air blue before he hit the ground. “I’m laughing,” he said when he was reminded of the moment, not…
Bev Priestman is out as coach of the Canadian women’s soccer team in the wake of an independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal. Canada Soccer says assistant coach Jasmine Mander and analyst Joseph Lombardi, who like Priestman are serving a one-year FIFA ban over the illegal use of a drone to film New Zealand…
The 2025 HSBC SVNS season will wrap up May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., where the champions will be crowned at the 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue. The championship round of the elite rugby sevens competition will follow a stop in Singapore, World Rugby announced Monday. The first five events of…
Watch bronze U Sports soccer action as the top female student-athletes head to Wickwire Field in Halifax for the Championship. Source link
Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday while giving police emergency stop-and-search powers after overnight attacks on Israeli soccer supporters, as the Israeli government said it would fly many fans home. Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema said Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters were “attacked, abused and pelted with fireworks” by what she described as “antisemitic hit-and-run…
CBC Sports’ Brittany MacLean chats with CBC Sports writer of the Buzzer Jesse Campigotto about what to watch over the weekend in Canadian sports. Source link
The Professional Women’s Hockey League unveiled the home and away uniform designs for its six teams on Thursday, a little over three weeks before opening its second season. The uniforms were made and supplied by Bauer, and their release comes two months after the PWHL revealed the nicknames and logos of each its franchises. Crests…
Nathaniel Mitchell has been named as Canada’s head coach for the upcoming November window of the FIBA Men’s AmeriCup 2025 qualifiers. Canada Basketball announced Wednesday that Mitchell will be at the helm for games in Saskatoon against the Dominican Republic on Nov. 21 and Mexico on Nov. 24. Mitchell previously served as the senior men’s…
