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KYIV, Ukraine - With next year's Paris Olympics on the horizon and Russia's invasion looking more like a prolonged conflict,...

Soccer star Andrea Neil calls for judicial inquiry into sports abuse in Canada

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A former captain of Canada's women's soccer team is calling for the federal government to launch a full judicial inquiry...

Drivers start the British Formula One Grand Prix in Silverstone, England, on July 18, 2021. (Jon Super / AP)

FIA confirms the six F1 engine suppliers for 2026-30 cycle

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PARIS - Formula One's governing body confirmed the six engine providers for the 2026-30 cycle on Friday which aims to...

Ford returns to Formula One in partnership with Red Bull

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Ford will return to Formula One as the engine provider for Red Bull Racing in a partnership announced Friday that...

Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios arrives at the ACT Magistrates Court in Canberra, Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. Kyrgios has pleaded guilty in an Australian court to assaulting a former girlfriend during an argument in January 2021. (Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP)

Kyrgios pleads guilty to assault, has no conviction recorded

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CANBERRA, Australia - Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios apologized for shoving a former girlfriend to the ground two years ago...

Young hockey players who fled war in Ukraine arrive in Quebec for international peewee tournament

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A group of boys who fled the war in Ukraine arrived in Quebec City Wednesday for a hockey tournament that...

Video of Sask. hockey rink’s 95-year-old staircase grabs national attention online

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One of Saskatchewan’s oldest hockey rinks has garnered national attention for its unique features and unusual design. The community rink...

Medalists of the Russian Olympic committee celebrate on the podium during a medal ceremony at the 2020 Summer Olympics, July 31, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Canadian Olympic Committee follows IOC lead on Russia, Belarus in 2024 Olympics

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Canada is so far resisting calls from other countries to step up pressure to keep Russian and Belarusian athletes out...

Team White's Kalan Lind (13) checks Team Red's Connor Bedard (98) during the second period of the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Connor Bedard shines at Calgary WHL game, leads Regina to shootout win

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Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome was packed to the rafters with fans eager to take a look at Canadian phenom Connor Bedard...

Australia's Nick Kyrgios reacts as he announces his withdrawal from the Australian Open with a knee injury at a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios to contest Australian assault charge

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CANBERRA, Australia - Tennis star Nick Kyrgios was due to appear in an Australian court Friday to apply to have...

John Herdman says while he has got job offers, he is staying on as Canada coach

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John Herdman is staying put. After a morning of speculation fuelled by a New Zealand report that the Canada men's...

Griner’s return, free agency raises charter flight concerns

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Brittney Griner's return to the WNBA this summer after being traded in a dramatic prisoner swap in December with Russia...

Women’s World Cup hosts Australia and New Zealand urge FIFA not to sign Saudi sponsor

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GENEVA - Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand urged FIFA on Wednesday not to sign a sponsor deal...

Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James (6) looks to pass during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in New York. The Lakers won 129-123 in overtime. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

LeBron James climbs to fourth place on NBA’s career assists list

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NEW YORK - LeBron James has climbed into fourth place on the NBA's assists list as he closes in on...

Former Washington Redskins general manager Bobby Beathard poses with his Hall of Fame trophy during halftime of an NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Redskins, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hall of Fame NFL executive Bobby Beathard dies at 86

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Bobby Beathard, the architect of four Super Bowl-winning teams with two different organizations during his lengthy tenure in football, has...

Toronto Blue Jays Jesse Barfield is shown in a 1988 file photo. The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2023 includes Barfield, Denis Boucher, Rich Harden and Joe Wiwchar. They will be inducted on June 17 in a ceremony at the Hall of Fame grounds in St. Marys, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP

Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to welcome Barfield, Boucher, Harden, Wiwchar

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Considered one of the best trios in the big leagues at the time, Jesse Barfield spent his prime years patrolling...

Novak Djokovic with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after his men's singles final win at the Australian Open, on Jan. 29, 2023. (Ng Han Guan / AP)

Novak Djokovic played Australian Open with 3cm tear in hamstring, says Tiley

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Novak Djokovic played with a three-centimetre (1.2 inches) tear in his hamstring during his run to a record-extending 10th Australian...

People gather at the Olympic rings at the City Hall in Paris, Monday, July 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Ukraine on mission to ban Russia from Paris Olympics

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KYIV - Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Paris Olympics due to Moscow's invasion, the...

St-Onge urges provinces to accelerate efforts to make sports safer for athletes

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