National Sports
Enhanced Games (no drug testing) signs its first female athlete, world-champion swimmer Megan Romano
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
The Olympic-style sports venture that will run an event next year with no drug testing signed world-champion swimmer Megan Romano as its first female and first American athlete Thursday. The Enhanced Games will debut next May in Las Vegas, featuring swimming, track and weightlifting competitions in an event that will allow athletes to use performance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India hits back in the afternoon to reduce England to 215-7 at tea in fifth and final test
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
LONDON (AP) — India hit back strongly in the afternoon to put the brakes on England on day two of the fifth and final test, which India must win to tie the series. England was 215-7 after 42.5 overs at tea on Friday at the Oval, trailing India by only nine runs but with its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jacory Patterson worked the overnight shift loading trucks at UPS. Now, he’s one of top 400 runners
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
At night, Jacory Patterson loaded delivery trucks at UPS. That way by day, he could train. This routine went on for nearly a year to support his true dream job — sprinting. Patterson’s time in the 400 meters this season has never been speedier, even if he has been sometimes sleep deprived. At 25, he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royals’ trade deadline moves aim to balance winning now and building for the future
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals found themselves in a strange and precarious position at the trade deadline: They were both buyers and sellers, interested in supplementing the club to win now while simultaneously continuing to build for the future. In other words, they wanted to have it all. They largely succeeded, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand crushes Zimbabwe by nine wickets in three-day first test
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (AP) — Rampant New Zealand had to go to tea before crushing Zimbabwe by nine wickets on Friday in the first test between the two countries after a break of almost nine years. Zimbabwe avoided an innings defeat with some resistance from its tailenders as the home team was bowled out for 165 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2019 Finals MVP Emma Meesseman will make Liberty debut against the Sun
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Emma Meesseeman is ready to help the New York Liberty on their quest to repeat as WNBA champions. The 2019 WNBA Finals MVP, who last played in the league in 2022, will suit up for the team Friday night against the Connecticut Sun. “Emma Meesseman’s return to the WNBA is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernando Alonso ‘cleared’ for F1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after missing first practice with injury
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Aston Martin says Fernando Alonso has been “medically cleared” to drive ahead of Formula 1’s Hungarian Grand Prix after he missed the first practice session because of a back injury. Aston Martin said earlier Friday that the two-time F1 champion had been hampered by the injury since last week’s Belgian Grand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chelsea loans defender Mamadou Sarr back to sister club Strasbourg for upcoming season
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Premier League side Chelsea loaned teenage defender Mamadou Sarr back to sister club Strasbourg on Friday for the upcoming Ligue 1 season. The French club confirmed the loan move on its website, having sold the highly rated Sarr to Chelsea in June. Strasbourg is owned by the consortium led by Todd ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Super 60 league to make debut at Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
VANCOUVER — Cricket is coming to B.C. Place Stadium in the form of the Canada Super 60 tournament. The new league, which features the short-form 10-over version of the game, was originally set to launch in July at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ont. But organizers have opted for the bigger venue in Vancouver, saying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five different countries take gold medals on a wide-open day at the swim world championships
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
SINGAPORE (AP) — The gold medals were spread around on Friday at the swimming world championships, thanks to the absence of stars LĂ©on Marchand of France and Canadian Summer McIntosh from any finals on Day 6 in Singapore. Marchand, who has already broken the world record in the 200 IM, will try to break his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Tierney just misses podium as McIntosh sets up showdown with Ledecky
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
SINGAPORE — Saskatoon’s Blake Tierney finished fourth in the men’s 200-metre backstroke at the world swimming championships on Friday. Tierney finished with a time of one minute 55.09 seconds, 47 hundredths shy of the podium. Hungary’s Hubert KĂłs won gold in 1:53.19, followed by South Africa’s Pieter Coetze (1:53.36) and France’s Yohann Ndoye-Brouard (1:54.62). Tierney ... Read More »
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