Sarah Nurse will start her first season with the still-unnamed Vancouver franchise in the Professional Women’s Hockey League this fall — but she’s already made her mark off the ice with a Barbie doll in her likeness. The Canadian forward, MVP at the 2022 Olympic women’s hockey tournament, was one of two players featured in…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. With the world championships in Tokyo just a month away, some of Canada’s top track and field athletes will be competing in one of two international meets over the next…
Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows at age 45. The American will be the oldest entrant in singles at the tournament since Renee Richards was 47 in 1981, according to…
Hungarian hammer thrower Bence Halász delivered a personal best and meet record before a home crowd to beat Ethan Katzberg, the reigning Canadian Olympic champion, on a hot and humid Tuesday evening in Budapest. Halász, who was second to Katzberg at the Summer Games last August, topped his opponent on the third attempt at the…
Watching how Victoria Mboko sliced through the National Bank Open competition and took down four Grand Slam winners to her first WTA title, it’s hard to imagine the 18-year-old Canadian was once nervous before tennis matches and easily flustered on the court. Following a stunning and memorable victory over former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka…
Tennis Canada’s Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy’s Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open. Richmond Hill, Ont., native loses 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 to unseeded opponent The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 10, 2025 8:06 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Canada’s Denis…
Florence Symonds scored two first-half tries and Canada survived an uneven second half to dispatch Ireland 47-26 Saturday in its final warm-up match before the Rugby World Cup kicks off in England later this month. After running up a comfortable 33-7 lead in the first half in Belfast, the second-ranked Canadian women were outscored 19-14…
The Canada Games have been an important part of the country’s athletic landscape since they began in 1967. It’s Canada’s largest domestic multi-sport event and often the pinnacle of its athletes’ careers. For others, it’s a key stepping stone on the path to becoming an Olympian. That includes the four athletes honoured by the Canada…
Canada fell one place to No. 9 while Spain replaced the U.S. atop the FIFA women’s world rankings released Thursday. It marked the third consecutive drop for the Canadian women, who finished 2024 at No. 6. Casey Stoney’s team went 1-1-0 since the last rankings, putting on a poor show in a 3-0 loss to…
Victoria Mboko’s historic climb has reached new heights. The teenage sensation will play in the National Bank Open’s final after pulling off an epic, nail-biting comeback to defeat Elena Rybakina 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday, the latest chapter in a coming-out party that has captivated fans across Canada. Mboko dropped to the ground after…
