Shapovalov, Diallo advance at Madrid Open; Dabrowski and Routliffe upset at doubles

Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo both advanced to the men’s single Round of 32 at the Madrid Open on Saturday. Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand were upset in the women’s doubles tournament. Shapovalov, the 29th seed in the clay-court event, beat Japanese veteran Kei Nishikori … Read more

Canadian women’s rugby 7s team advance to Cup semifinals in Singapore

Fancy Bermudez scored two tries Saturday to help Canada defeat the U.S. 31-21 and move into the Cup semifinals at the HSBC SVNS Singapore. The Canadian women, who came into the tournament in fourth place in the HSBC SVNS season standings, opened play with a 14-5 win over Britain. Breanne Nicholas, Sabrina Poulin and Carissa … Read more

Bottom-seeded host teams advance to U Sports women’s and men’s hockey finals

The Waterloo Warriors have advanced to the Miller Waste U Sports women’s hockey championship final with a 5-1 semifinal win over the fifth-seeded Concordia Stingers on Saturday at Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ont. Brodi Levitt scored twice and added two assists for the eighth-seeded Warriors, who will play the third-seeded Bishop’s Gaiters in Sunday’s final. … Read more

Jacobs beats Gushue to advance to Brier final against Dunstone

Alberta’s Brad Jacobs defeated Canada’s Brad Gushue 7-5 in semifinal play today at Prospera Place. Jacobs won his lone Brier crown in 2013 while Dunstone is looking for 1st The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 09, 2025 5:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 17 minutes ago Alberta-Jacobs skip Brad Jacobs delivers a rock while playing … Read more