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Walker, Muyres move to 3-0 at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship

Walker, Muyres move to 3-0 at Canadian mixed doubles curling championship

Mar 18, 2024 / 3:42 pm

FREDERICTON — Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres earned a 9-3 win over Jasmin Gibeau and Audrey Laplante to improve to 3-0 at the Canadian mixed doubles curling...

Homan wins fourth straight in women's world curling, 9-4 over Norway

Homan wins fourth straight in women's world curling, 9-4 over Norway

Mar 18, 2024 / 12:42 pm

SYDNEY, N.S. — Canada's Rachel Homan continued to roll at the women's world curling championship with a 9-4 win Monday over Norway's Marianne Roervik. Homan...

Saunders, Powers open mixed curling championship with 6-5 win

Saunders, Powers open mixed curling championship with 6-5 win

Mar 17, 2024 / 9:08 pm

FREDERICTON — With Canadian Sports Hall of Fame inductee Colleen Jones serving as coach, the team of Luke Saunders and Marlee Powers opened the Canadian Mixed...

Ireland wins back-to-back Six Nations after edging stubborn Scotland 17-13

Ireland wins back-to-back Six Nations after edging stubborn Scotland 17-13

Mar 17, 2024 / 6:19 pm

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland won successive Six Nations by overcoming a bold Scotland, nerves and the late withdrawal of key man Hugo Keenan to prevail 17-13 at...

Homan remains undefeated with 10-6 win over U.S. at women's curling worlds

Homan remains undefeated with 10-6 win over U.S. at women's curling worlds

Mar 17, 2024 / 1:52 pm

SYDNEY, N.S. — Rachel Homan improved to 3-0 at the world women's curling championship with a 10-6 victory over the United States' Tabitha Peterson on Sunday....

Alcaraz defeats Medvedev to defend his Indian Wells title. Swiatek beats Sakkari for women's title

Alcaraz defeats Medvedev to defend his Indian Wells title. Swiatek beats Sakkari for women's title

Mar 17, 2024 / 12:46 pm

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz arrived at Indian Wells full of doubt about his twisted right ankle. He's leaving as a two-time champion. He...

Timon Haugan wins men's slalom at World Cup finals. Manuel Feller receives his 1st globe

Timon Haugan wins men's slalom at World Cup finals. Manuel Feller receives his 1st globe

Mar 17, 2024 / 3:20 am

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Timon Haugan held on to his first-run lead to win the men's slalom at the World Cup finals Sunday, giving the Norwegian...

Swiss star Gut-Behrami secures overall and GS titles after finishing 10th at World Cup finals

Swiss star Gut-Behrami secures overall and GS titles after finishing 10th at World Cup finals

Mar 17, 2024 / 1:59 am

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami has completed half of her mission to win four crystal globes this Alpine skiing World Cup season. And...

Alcaraz rallies after 3-hour rain delay to reach Indian Wells final. He'll play Medvedev for title.

Alcaraz rallies after 3-hour rain delay to reach Indian Wells final. He'll play Medvedev for title.

Mar 16, 2024 / 7:09 pm

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to end the Italian’s 19-match winning streak and advance to the BNP Paribas...

Canadian skip Homan opens world women's curling championship with two wins

Canadian skip Homan opens world women's curling championship with two wins

Mar 16, 2024 / 6:04 pm

SYDNEY, N.S. — Rachel Homan and her Team Canada put the finishing touches on a perfect opening day at the 2024 World Women’s Curling Championship by...

Marielle Thompson leads Canadian sweep of medals in women's World Cup ski-cross event

Marielle Thompson leads Canadian sweep of medals in women's World Cup ski-cross event

Mar 16, 2024 / 10:33 am

VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland — Marielle Thompson led a Canadian sweep of the medals in a women's World Cup ski-cross event Saturday. Thompson, of Whistler, B.C.,...

Italy win again in Cardiff and pass the Six Nations wooden spoon to Wales

Italy win again in Cardiff and pass the Six Nations wooden spoon to Wales

Mar 16, 2024 / 9:52 am

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Italy earned another historic win in Cardiff and left Wales with the dreaded wooden spoon for finishing last in the Six Nations on...

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Miami Open

Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Miami Open

Mar 16, 2024 / 7:23 am

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open, saying less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells that he needs to...

Shiffrin caps injury-marred ski season with record-extending 60th win in slalom and 97th overall

Shiffrin caps injury-marred ski season with record-extending 60th win in slalom and 97th overall

Mar 16, 2024 / 4:00 am

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — For Mikaela Shiffrin, the award for the best slalom skier this season is different from the 15 crystal globes the...

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

Mar 16, 2024 / 2:16 am

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Marco Odermatt failed to complete a perfect giant slalom season Saturday at the World Cup finals, where the Swiss star...

Sakkari outlasts Gauff in 3 sets of rain-delayed semi at Indian Wells. She plays Swiatek for title.

Sakkari outlasts Gauff in 3 sets of rain-delayed semi at Indian Wells. She plays Swiatek for title.

Mar 15, 2024 / 6:00 pm

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Maria Sakkari outlasted Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 after blowing three match points in the second set of their rain-delayed...

Kelsey Serwa inspires skiers as Big White hosts Teck Ski Cross BC Provincials

Kelsey Serwa inspires skiers as Big White hosts Teck Ski Cross BC Provincials

Big White Mar 15, 2024 / 2:08 pm

As Big White Ski Resort prepares for spring break, perhaps the busiest time of the season, they have also just wrapped up the Teck Ski Cross BC Provincials....

A breakdown of who's who at the world women's curling championships

A breakdown of who's who at the world women's curling championships

Mar 15, 2024 / 3:00 am

A team-by-team look at the field for the world women’s curling championships, running from March 16-March 24 at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S.  Team members are...

Homan's rink 'prepared' for run at women's world curling words

Homan's rink 'prepared' for run at women's world curling words

Mar 15, 2024 / 3:00 am

Rachel Homan has her sights set on ending Canada’s five-year gold-medal drought at the world women’s curling championship. Homan’s Ottawa rink is carrying...

CTE confirmed after death of New Zealand professional rugby player

CTE confirmed after death of New Zealand professional rugby player

Mar 14, 2024 / 7:20 pm

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand professional rugby player who died last year was suffering from a brain injury likely related to repeated blows...

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