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Carissa Moore of USA competes at the Rip Curl World Surf League Finals, at Lower Trestles in San Clemente, California, U.S., September 8, 2022.

Olympics-Surfer Moore braced for Teahupo'o swansong

Rory Carroll |Updated 18 minutes ago |2 min read

By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) - Olympic champion Carissa Moore hopes Teahupo'o, the infamous Tahitian break where this year's Paris Games will hold its surfing competition, does not live up to its reputation in what is expected to be her ...

Team Canada members, from left, Peter Burgess, Martin Gavin and Kris Granchelli acknowledge a shot by skip Paul Flemming during action at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. The Halifax rink advanced to Friday's quarter-finals. - Curling Canada

Paul Flemming's Canadian rink off to world senior curling playoffs

George Myrer |Updated 27 minutes ago |1 min read Premium content

Canada's Paul Flemming rink wrapped up preliminary play with a 6-0 record at the world senior men's curling championships in Ostersund, Sweden, on Thursday. Flemming and his Halifax Curling Club team of third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead ...

CBC photo - Bob Cole has been a fixture on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada for 50 years, part of what Robin Short says is the Holy Trinity of hockey broadcasters — Cole, Foster Hewitt and Danny Gallivan.

Thanks for the memories, Bob: Newfoundland hockey broadcaster Bob Cole has died

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 26 minutes ago |6 min read Premium content

Bob Cole was the voice of a generation of hockey fans.  On Saturday nights, those fans would listen and watch as the boy from Topsail narrated their favourite teams playing their favourite sport as the play-by-play voice for CBC’s Hockey Night in ...

Retired hockey broadcaster Bob Cole.

Hockey broadcast legend Bob Cole dead at age 90

Lance Hornby · Postmedia News |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read Premium content

Bob Cole, an iconic voice of Hockey Night In Canada , has died at age 90. The man who called so many huge games on radio and then television, from the 1972 Canada-Russia series, to Red Army versus the Philadelphia Flyers, to Stanley Cup wins by ...

The club badge is pictured on a team shirt in the club shop at Wrexham Football Club in Wrexham, Britain, September 24, 2020.

Soccer-Wrexham to play Bournemouth, Whitecaps in US summer tour

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wrexham will play Bournemouth and Major League Soccer (MLS) side Vancouver Whitecaps as part of their North American tour in July, the Welsh club said on Thursday after they secured back-to-back promotions earlier this month.

French police patrol at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, March 4, 2024.

Olympics-Paris to face major disruption ahead of Games opening ceremony, says police chief

Vincent Daheron |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

By Vincent Daheron PARIS (Reuters) - Paris will face major disruption ahead of the Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine on July 26, as organisers ramp up security measures to safeguard the event, the city's police chief said on Thursday. ...

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Golf-Clutch Pro Tour to be included in World Rankings

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - The Clutch Pro Tour will be included in the world ranking system, Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) said on Thursday. The Tour was created in 2019 for lower level professionals, especially in the United Kingdom, and now acts as a ...

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is changing its name to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, the league announced during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Shown is the new English logo for the league. CONTRIBUTED/QMJHL

Cape Breton’s Thibeau leaves Moncton Wildcats after eight years

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

Ritchie Thibeau is leaving his position with the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Moncton Wildcats. Thibeau, originally of Isle Madame, Richmond County, has accepted a senior position with J.D. Irving and will step down as the club’s general ...

Toronto Marlies captain Logan Shaw of Glace Bay, right, was named the winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey in the American Hockey League. PHOTO/TORONTO MARLIES, AHL.

Cape Breton connections to play in American Hockey League playoffs

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

Several players with Cape Breton connections will participate in the American Hockey League playoffs.  Logan Shaw of Glace Bay will be in the Toronto Marlies lineup while Wyllum Deveaux, who has connections to Sydney and Cheticamp, has been called up ...

Calgary Buffaloes forward Caleb Matthews, left, is chased by Wheat Kings defender Justin Bell during the first period of Thursday morning play at the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre.

Telus Cup action continues Thursday in Membertou

SaltWire Network |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

Telus Cup play continues on Thursday at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. The Brandon Wheat Kings took on the Calgary Buffaloes in the opening game of the day. Kensington Wild and Cantonniers de Magog will play at 3 p.m., while the host Sydney ...

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