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Canada to face Kazakhstan in Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in mid-April
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
LONDON — Fourth-ranked Canada has been drawn to play No. 9 Kazakhstan in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers this April, Tennis Canada said Monday. The winning team will advance to the eight-team finals in Shenzhen, China, in September. Host Kazakhstan will choose the playing surface and venue for the best-of-five April 10-11 tie at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Świątek overcomes rust to advance in Australian Open. Djokovic racks up more records
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Świątek knows she has plenty to work on in her bid for a first Australian Open title and a career Grand Slam. The No. 2-ranked Świątek never got comfortable in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over No. 130-ranked Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue in the first-round on Monday night. Novak Djokovic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brignone returns to ski racing after injury, “still difficult” to say if she will be at Olympics
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
BOLZANO, Italy (AP) — Overall World Cup champion Federica Brignone will make her return to ski racing on Tuesday, nine months after a severe injury but she admits it’s still too early to say whether she will be able to compete in next month’s Winter Olympics. Brignone broke multiple bones in her left leg in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic equals two all-time records and wins his 100th match at Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic equaled two all-time tennis records by starting his 21st Australian Open, and he added another milestone Monday night with his 100th win at Melbourne Park. He liked the sound of it. “I mean, what can I say? I like the sound of it — centurion is pretty nice,” the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chaos of Africa Cup final reflects badly on Morocco’s prospects as 2030 World Cup co-host
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s dry run as a 2030 Would Cup co-host could hardly have gone worse with the chaotic end to the Africa Cup of Nations. The final was marred Sunday by fighting between fans and stewards on the field and a walk-off from the Senegal team which felt a grave injustice had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The towel tussle that made Senegal’s second-choice goalkeeper a national hero at Africa Cup
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
Senegal has an unlikely new hero, and he did not even play in the chaotic Africa Cup of Nations final won by his country. In a bizarre turn of events, Senegal’s second-choice goalkeeper Yéhvann Diouf spent long spells of Sunday’s match protecting the towels used by starting keeper Edouard Mendy from repeated attempts by ball ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iga Świątek overcomes rust to advance in Australian Open
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iga Świątek knows she has plenty to work on in her bid for a first Australian Open title and a career Grand Slam. The No. 2-ranked Świątek never got comfortable in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over No. 130-ranked Chinese qualifier Yuan Yue in the first-round on Monday night. After winning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chance Gray’s family legacy adds special meaning to Coretta Scott King Classic for Ohio State guard
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Getting a chance to play in the Coretta Scott King Classic has special meaning for Ohio State senior Chance Gray. Her great grandfather Benjamin Hooks worked with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and was onetime executive director of the NAACP. Gray remembered when she was young hearing stories from Hooks, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miami and Indiana turned college football final into one of the toughest tickets in memory
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Take a long-downtrodden team that happens to have the world’s largest alumni base and another playing a home game while in search of its first national title in 25 years and the math is simple. This is the toughest ticket in town. And, in fact, Monday night’s title game between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stidham set to join Staubach, Reich and 4 other QBs to make 1st start of season in playoffs
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
Bo Nix’s broken ankle has placed Jarrett Stidham into most unusual territory. After throwing no passes and taking four offensive snaps all season, Stidham will now take over as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game against New England on Sunday. Stidham hasn’t thrown a pass in a regular season or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transfer QBs Mendoza, Beck headline college football’s biggest game and signify broader trend
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — For the second straight year, the biggest game in college football will be decided by a quarterback who wasn’t on the roster the year before. Heisman-winning Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza arrived in Bloomington in December 2024 following three years at California. Carson Beck transferred to Miami in January 2025 with one year ... Read More »
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