Desgagnés, Fafard, Philibert-Thiboutot set for Olympic tune-up at Diamond League’s Meeting de Paris

The “Three Musketeers” of Canadian running will get a feel for racing in Paris this weekend before some of their Olympic competition early next month in the French capital. Thomas Fafard is scheduled to make his Diamond League season debut Sunday at the Meeting de Paris, joining Charles Philibert-Thiboutot in the men’s 3,000 metres at 11:06…

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Emergence of Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson injects real drama into men’s Olympic 100 metres

Score one more for team Start Slow, Finish Fast. If you’re keeping track of Olympic trials results — and any real track nerd should be — note that Noah Lyles, Sha’Carri Richardson, Shericka Jackson, Andre De Grasse and Kishane Thompson all trailed early in their respective 100-metre finals. And each of them finished first, often against Diamond League-level…

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4-time Olympian Natalie Achonwa leads Canadian women’s basketball team headed to Paris

Kayla Alexander, Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse headline the Canadian women’s basketball team headed to the Paris Olympics. Achonwa is Canada’s first four-time Olympian in women’s basketball. The fifth-ranked Canadians qualified for the Games back in February at an Olympic qualifying tournament in Hungary. Canada went 1-2 but was helped out by a Spain win…

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Leylah Fernandez upsets Madison Keys to reach final at Rothesay International

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez booked her spot in the women’s final of the Rothesay International, picking up an upset win over American Madison Keys on Friday in Eastbourne, England. The Laval, Que., native scored a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over the fourth-seeded Keys. Fernandez, the world No. 30, will play for the title on Saturday against Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, who scored a 6-3,…

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CBC Sports broadcaster Scott Russell to retire from hosting duties after Paris Paralympics

Award-winning sports broadcaster Scott Russell will unite television audiences across Canada during the Paris Olympics next month before signing off for the final time as a host at the end of the summer “with a lifetime of memories” after nearly 40 years with the CBC. Russell will step down following the Paralympics, which run Aug….

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