Raptors fans become latest to boo American national anthem as trade war heats up

Fans at Scotiabank Arena loudly booed during the American national anthem before the Toronto Raptors hosted the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. They then switched to loud cheers when “O Canada” began. Fans of the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise booed the anthem after similar reactions broke out Saturday night at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary,…

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Auger-Aliassime outlasts American Kovacevic to capture Montpellier Open in tiebreaker

A solid serve and patience helped Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime earn his second men’s tennis title of the season. The second-seeded Canadian defeated Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2) to win the Open Occitanie tournament Sunday in Montpellier, France. Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal registered 19 aces and also won 78 per cent of his first serves…

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Canada trails Hungary 2-0 after singles losses in Davis Cup qualifier in Montreal

Canada must overcome a 2-0 deficit against Hungary to advance in the Davis Cup men’s team tennis tournament. Fabian Marozsan defeated Alexis Galarneau before Marton Fucsovics toppled Gabriel Diallo on Saturday at Montreal’s IGA Stadium, giving Hungary a commanding lead in the best-of-five first-round qualifier. Maroszan prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 against Galarneau, of Laval, Que., in…

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