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Iva Jovic uses advice from Novak Djokovic to upset Jasmine Paolini at Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iva Jovic tapped the best source possible for tennis advice when she spoke to Novak Djokovic ahead of her third-round match at the Australian Open against No. 7-seeded Jasmine Paolini. Whatever he told her, it worked Friday for the 18-year-old American in her 6-2, 7-6 (3) upset win. It reversed her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern Munich waits for Upamecano’s contract decision
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich is still waiting for Dayot Upamecano to respond to a contract extension offer, with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-German reportedly interested in signing the France defender. “There was speculation that Upa had more or less agreed. We never said that,” Bayern’s board member for sport, Max Eberl, said Friday. “We ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friday, January 23, 2026
By Lethbridge Herald Obituaries on January 23rd, 2026
PASSMORE, Trent
DELONG, Maureen
PEDERSEN, James
MARTIN, Ella
FERGUSON, Suzanne "Susan"
Odermatt narrowly beats Swiss teammate von Allmen to win last World Cup super-G before Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
KITZBÜHEL, Austria (AP) — World champion Marco Odermatt confirmed his status as the main contender for the Olympic super-G title Friday by winning the opening event of the classic Hahnenkamm weekend, the last super-G before the Milan Cortina Games. The Swiss star became the only skier with more than one super-G victory this season, after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurse, last-place Goldeneyes confident in ability to make PWHL playoffs
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — They may be at the bottom of the PWHL standings looking up, but Sarah Nurse and the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes haven’t lost hope they can still make the playoffs. Nurse scored twice and Tereza Vanisova added a goal and an assist as the Goldeneyes defeated the Toronto Sceptres 5-0 Thursday. Izzy Daniel and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finished Great Canadian Jersey formally unveiled
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
TORONTO — The Great Canadian jersey has a little bit of everything. The jersey, which brings together hockey uniforms from every province and territory in Canada, was unveiled Friday. It’s the latest instalment of Rogers’ This Is Our Game campaign. Donated jerseys from Canadians — including hockey superstars Connor McDavid and Marie-Philip Poulin — were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potential for strike action looms over Six Nations amid turmoil in Welsh rugby
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
Three years later, Wales’ rugby players might again be contemplating a strike during the Six Nations. The future of the Welsh game has been thrown into uncertainty by proposals from the country’s rugby federation to cut one of its four men’s professional regional teams — Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys and Scarlets. On Thursday, the Welsh Rugby ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Palou ordered to pay McLaren Racing $12M in breach of contract suit
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou on Friday was ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in the breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team. The Friday ruling from London’s High Court came after a five-week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rennes adds Poland midfielder Szymanski in bid for European qualification
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
RENNES, France (AP) — French club Rennes has signed Poland midfielder Sebastian Szymanski from Fenerbahçe to bolster its push for a European spot. Rennes, in sixth place in Ligue 1 entering the weekend, said late Thursday it signed the 26-year-old attacking midfielder to a contract to 2029. The left-footed Szymanski joined Fenerbahçe in the summer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italian expert’s manufactured snow will play big role at the Milan Cortina Games
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
Davide Cerato will play a major role in skiing and snowboarding events at the upcoming Olympics, but he won’t be competing. The Italian snowmaking expert is responsible for perfecting several of the courses that will feature in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games, and he takes his job seriously. “It’s the most important race of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I don’t think you expect that’: Penguins jump Oilers on second night of back-to-back
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
EDMONTON — It didn’t take the Pittsburgh Penguins long to show the Edmonton Oilers how strong their game has been of late. Anthony Mantha scored twice as the Penguins took a 3-0 lead before the game was even three minutes old and cruised from there to a 6-2 victory over the Oilers on Thursday. Pittsburgh ... Read More »
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