When Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ontario beat Kyle Edmund of Great Britain 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 1-0 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday, he made tennis history. At 18 years old, Shapovalov became the youngest man Read more
For the first time in his career, Dennis Shapovalov has beaten a seeded tennis player at a major tennis tournament. On Wednesday, Shapovalov beat eighth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 in the second round of the 2017 Read more
In my 10th of 10 interviews of high performance Canadian athletes who are expected to be medal contenders for Canada at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang, I am thrilled to share my interview with 2016 women’s mass start Read more
Denis Shapovalov delivered his most impressive victory as a tennis professional on Monday. The 18 year-old from Richmond Hill, Ontario easily beat Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 in straight sets in the first round of the 2017 U.S. Read more
Jessica O’Connell of Calgary, Alberta won a silver medal for Canada in the women’s 5000m at the 2017 Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday. This would be considered the most significant international accomplishment for O’Connell, who has attended the University Read more
Brittany Crew of Mississauga, Ontario won the gold medal in women’s shot put at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan on Sunday. She had a shot put of 18.34 metres and helped Canada win its fourth gold medal of Read more
James Linde of Coquitlam, British Columbia won the silver medal on Saturday in the men’s 200m at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan. It was Canada’s first medal in athletics during the multi-sport competition. Linde posted a second place time Read more
During what could be considered the biggest boxing match of 2017, (possibly in 20 years), there was very interesting Canadian content while Floyd Mayweather of the United States and Conor McGregor of Ireland were fighting in the super welterweight division Read more
In a recent Sportsnet poll unveiled on Sunday, baseball hall of famer Roberto Alomar was recognized as the greatest Toronto Blue Jays player in history. Alomar played for the Blue Jays from 1991 to 1995, and during that time displayed Read more
Laurence Vincent-Lapointe of Trois-Rivieres, Quebec won the gold medal on Sunday in the women’s 200m canoeing competition at the 2017 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. For Vincent-Lapointe it was her second gold medal at the Read more