World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival

Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 US in prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for gold medallists. World Athletics said the first Ultimate Championships will be hosted in Budapest from Sept. 11-13, 2026 showcasing Olympic, world and Diamond League…

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Felix Auger-Aliassime reaches 4th round of French Open

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is moving on to the fourth round of the French Open. The Montreal native beat No.15-seeded American Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday after their match was interrupted by rain on Friday evening. The 21st-seeded Auger-Aliassime, has never reached the quarterfinals here, and must get past two-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain. Fellow…

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Canadian women dominate Germany, earning straight-sets win in Volleyball Nations League

Canada’s women’s volleyball team redeemed its Tuesday loss to the United States, beating Germany in the second game of Week 2 of Volleyball Nations League play in Arlington, Texas. The Canadians won in straight sets 25-20, 25-15 and 25-22, improving to 4-2 and dropping Germany to 1-4 on the season. “We took care of business today,” said Canadian…

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Oilers battle back from early deficit to defeat Stars 5-2, pull even in Western Conference final

Mattias Janmark and Leon Draisaitl scored less than one minute apart in the second period as the Edmonton Oilers battled back from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 on Wednesday and even the NHL’s Western Conference final at two games apiece. Ryan McLeod, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm, into an empty…

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Boston beats Minnesota in double OT to force winner-take-all Game 5 in Walter Cup final

Alina Müller scored 18:36 into the second overtime to give Boston a 1-0 win over host Minnesota on Sunday night, sending the battle for the Walter Cup as the first Professional Women’s Hockey League champion to a fifth and deciding game. The do-or-die game is Wednesday at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. Theresa Schafzahl picked off a loose…

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Canadian women’s 8 rowing team powers to gold at World Cup in Switzerland

The Canadian women’s eight rowing team are the reigning Olympic champions – and they’re showing why they’re a threat to repeat. The team won gold on Sunday at a World Cup regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland, that’s serving as an international tune-up ahead of the Paris Games. Jessica Sevick, Caileigh Filmer, Maya Meschkuleit, Kasia Gruchalla-Wesierski, Kristen Siermachesky, Sydney Payne,…

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