Canadian Christine Nesbitt golden at speedskating worlds

Canada’s Christine Nesbitt won the women’s 1,500-metre title at the speedskating single distance world championship from Heerevenn, the Netherlands of Friday. Nesbitt completed in one minute 56.07 seconds, well ahead of defending champion Ireen Wust of the Netherlands, who was second in 1:56.40. Wust’s teammate Linda de Vries was third in 1:57.08. The win for the London, Ont., skater completes a Canadian sweep at the distance after Denny Morrison of Fort St. John, B.C., won the men’s 1,500 title on ...

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Americans eye 2nd major title on Canadian soil

Sunday’s final between Canada and the United States at the 2012 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament may mean tiny on paper, but it certainly means something to the players. With Olympic berths secure in their pockets, both sides want to use this game to build their preparations for the 2012 London Games and a tournament victory would sure help with confidence and momentum heading into the summer. For six members of the Canadian team and two from the Americans, Sunday’s ...

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1982 Canadian junior squad started it all

A tradition started three decades ago when the first Canadian junior team from the program of excellence captured gold and sang the national anthem in celebration. Here is that story 30 years later. O Canada was never played that day three decades ago. A proud group of teenagers with smiles on their faces and the Maple Leaf on their chests stood on the blue-line. They waited to hear their national anthem after a 3-3 tie against Czechoslovakia was enough to ...

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Canadian Kingsbury wins season-opening moguls event

Now that Canadian Mikael Kingsbury has started the World Cup season with the No. 1 bib, he intends to keep it. The freestyle skier from Oka, Que., claimed the season-opening moguls competition Saturday in Ruka, Finland by scoring 25.00 points. He completed ahead of American Sho Kashima and France’s Anthony Benna. “I’ll try to keep the yellow bib as long as I can and maybe at the end of the year I’ll have the globe,” stated Kingsbury. “It’s my goal.” ...

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Raonic advances to Stockholm semis

Canadian Milos Raonic stormed past Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to continue his comeback from summer hip surgery with a berth in the semifinals at the Stockholm Open. The 20-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., triumphed in a showcase of two of tennis’ rising stars. Dimitrov, coached by Australian Peter McNamara, has been compared to a young Roger Federer while Raonic unleashes large serves in the style of Pete Sampras. Raonic pounded the 70th-ranked Dimitrov with 14 aces and hit ...

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Pan Am Games: Canadian Trail

How Canadian athletes have fared each day at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico: Day 2Men’s equestrian team dressage: won silver medal and qualifies for 2012 London OlympicsWomen’s rhythmic gymnastics (all-round event): won silver medalDorothy Ludwig, women’s 10-metre air pistol: won gold medal and qualifies for 2012 London OlympicsLaura Brown, women’s cycling (time trial): won bronze medalDay 1Ivett Gonda, women’s taekwondo (under-49 kg): won gold medalMax Plaxton, men’s mountain bike: won silver medalAmanda Sin, women’s mountain bike: won ...

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Canadian Pospisil advances at U.S. Open

The Canadian PressPosted:Aug 31, 2011 12:53 PM ETLast Updated: Aug 31, 2011 2:42 PM ET  Vasek Pospisil is starting to feel like he belongs among the world’s top tennis players. The native of Vernon, B.C., won the first Grand Slam match of his career Wednesday by crushing Lukas Rosol 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the second round of the U.S. Open. Pospisil needed just 82 minutes to dispatch the Czech after converting on seven of 13 break point chances. “This ...

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Stosur recovers to win Rogers Cup opener

No. 10 seed downs Japan’s Morita 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 at Toronto’s Rexall CentreThe Canadian PressPosted:Aug 8, 2011 1:54 PM ETLast Updated: Aug 8, 2011 1:54 PM ET  Samantha Stosur opened the women’s main singles draw at the Rogers Cup with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Japan’s Ayumi Morita on Monday. The 10th-seeded Australian is making her second appearance at the tournament after reaching the quarter-finals in 2009. Stosur will meet the winner of Tuesday’s match between Aleksandra Wozniak of ...

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Ticats ship receiver Bruce to Lions for draft picks

The Canadian PressPosted:Aug 3, 2011 1:39 PM ETLast Updated: Aug 3, 2011 1:39 PM ET  Wide receiver Arland Bruce spent more than two seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) Veteran receiver Arland Bruce is heading west. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are sending Bruce to the B.C. Lions for a third-round draft pick in 2012 and an additional conditional selection.

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Canada’s begins World Cup qualifying Sept. 2 in Toronto

The Canadian PressPosted:Aug 2, 2011 8:48 AM ETLast Updated: Aug 2, 2011 8:48 AM ET  Canada will play its first three World Cup qualifying games at Toronto’s BMO Field. The Canadian Soccer Association states the Canadian men will host St. Kitts and Nevis on Sept. 2, Puerto Rico on Oct. 11 and St. Lucia on Nov. 15. Canada’s away games are Sept. 6 in Puerto Rico, Oct. 7 in St. Lucia, and Nov. 11 in St. Kitts and Nevis. The ...

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