Ottawa – Canada will head home from the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup after a group stage exit in Indonesia following a 5:1 loss to Mali on Thursday 16 November. Canada lost their three group matches to Spain, Uzbekistan and Mali across seven days in Surakarta and Surabaya on Java Island. The Thursday loss at the biennial FIFA youth tournament …
Ottawa – Giants, D-backs could be landing spots for Chapman. Chapman is one of the top free agents in this year’s class and is expected to get a deal close to $150 million. Could that deal come from an NL West team? MLB Network insider Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Giants and D-backs could be interested suitors for Chapman. The …
Toronto – The Toronto Blue Jays on Monday announced the hiring of DeMarlo Hale as the club’s Associate Manager under Manager John Schneider. “DeMarlo brings passion, toughness, experience, and a history of winning to our coaching staff,” said Schneider. “Adding his voice and intensity to our environment is going to be beneficial for an already close-knit group of staff and …
New York – Alex Pereira has won Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight championship. He got feat by technically knocking out (TKO) Jirí Prochazka at 4:08 of the second round in the main event of UFC 295 at New York’s Madison Square Garden (MSG). Pereira has already been crowned the UFC middleweight champion.
Birmingham – Birmingham City manager and former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has advised young footballers not to resort to alcohol to handle pressure. He said young footballers should talk about their mental health and alcohol problems with their respective clubs. Rooney played for English club Manchester United. He gave these tips as he fought hard to handle fame as …
Denver – National Basketball Association (NBA) saw some fireworks as Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, in a thrilling face-off with the Golden State Warriors, defeated the opposing team 108-105 in a tight contest. They scored 35 points.
SWIFT CURRENT – Kyle Kurz and his team from the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg are the only unbeaten rink at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Kurz, representing Manitoba, beat B.C.’s Cameron de Jong 7-3 in Draw 11 recently to improve to 6-0 in the competition. Earlier Kurz had defeated Alberta’s Evan Van Amsterdam 5-2 in Draw 10. Kurz …
LA – Wayne Rooney has admitted he would drink beer until he passed out to deal with the stress of playing professional football in his early 20s as he struggled during his career. The 38-year-old Rooney revealed: “When I was in my early 20s, I’d spend a couple of days at home and wouldn’t move out of the house and …
Louisiana – Golfing legend Tiger Woods was seen caddying for his 14-year-old son Charlie at the Notah Begay III Junior Golf Championship in Louisiana. Charlie was tied for 23rd at 5-over. In September also, Tiger carried his son’s clubs as Charlie secured his spot in the November competition. This was the second time in recent months that Tiger was spotted …
GATINEAU – Santiago 2023 Pan American Games were recently concluded. Over the last 17 days, Canadians cheered on 468 of our country’s top athletes as they competed alongside athletes from 40 other countries. During these games, we saw Canadian and Pan American records set and personal bests reached. Together, Team Canada earned 164 medals, making these games one of the …
