World No. 1 Roger Federer loses to Gilles Simon at Rogers Cup
July 23, 2008 - 7:05 pm
TORONTO - World No. 1 Roger Federer is out at the Rogers Cup. The top seed from Switzerland lost 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to France's Gilles Simon. Federer won the tournament in 2004 and '06. He finished second last year to Serbia's Novak Djokovic. It was Federer's first match since losing the men's ...
Paul Tracy set to race in Edmonton in one-shot deal to get career on track
July 23, 2008 - 6:34 pm
EDMONTON - Canadian auto racing legend Paul Tracy will run his first practice lap Thursday in a car he's never been in before in his first open-wheel race in almost four months as part of a one-shot attempt to determine his IndyCar future. In other words, Tracy said Wednesday, no ...
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July 23, 2008 - 6:02 pm
Here are the sports results from Wednesday: American League baseball Toronto 1 Baltimore 1 (top 6th) Boston 6 Seattle 3 (12 innings) Tampa Bay 4 Oakland 3 N.Y. Yankees 5 Minnesota 1 Detroit 7 Kansas City 1 Chicago White Sox 10 Texas 8 L.A. Angels ...
Ontario urges Ottawa to support Toronto bid for 2015 Pan Am Games
July 23, 2008 - 5:52 pm
TORONTO - Time is running out for the federal government to indicate whether it supports Ontario's bid for Toronto to host the 2015 Pan Am Games, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. The formal deadline for bids is Jan. 31, 2009, and the Pan American Sports Organization says it wants ...
Soccer star Beckham finally to make BMO Field debut in MLS all-star game
July 23, 2008 - 5:34 pm
TORONTO - It's been almost a year since David Beckham sat in his tailored suit on the sidelines of BMO Field, watching as his Los Angeles Galaxy played Toronto FC to a scoreless draw. The buzz of anticipation in the air that night fizzled into disappointment for Becks fans as the former ...
Short-track speedskating team holds training camp in Olympic venue
July 23, 2008 - 4:38 pm
VANCOUVER - The seats were empty and the ice wasn't up to par but members of Canada's short-track speedskating team liked what they saw as they held their first training camp at the venue where they will compete during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. Besides spending time on the ice at the ...
Kayaker Adam van Koeverden will be Canadian flag-bearer at Beijing Olympics
July 23, 2008 - 4:06 pm
MONTREAL - He's by no means a superstitious guy, so star Canadian kayaker Adam van Koeverden doesn't believe in the so-called "flag-bearer jinx" that supposedly casts a dark cloud over the athlete chosen to lead his country into the Olympic Games. "Alex Baumann carried the flag in 1984 and ...
Bernhard Kohl makes claim on climber's jersey at Tour de France
July 23, 2008 - 3:45 pm
ALPE D'HUEZ, France - The King of the Mountains and white jersey for best young rider at the Tour de France were probably determined Wednesday. Bernhard Kohl kept the polka dot jersey given to the best climber after the final stage in the Alps and Andy Schleck increased his lead in the ...
Call it a curse? Wait continues for another homegrown champ at Canadian Open
July 23, 2008 - 3:44 pm
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Somebody carrying a Canadian passport is bound to win the country's national golf championship eventually. Only two men have accomplished that feat since 1914 and neither of them is still alive to tell the players of today how they did it. That leaves Mike Weir, ...
Ontario urges Ottawa to support Toronto bid for 2015 Pan Am Games
July 23, 2008 - 3:00 pm
TORONTO - Time is running out for the federal government to indicate whether it supports Ontario's bid for Toronto to host the 2015 Pan Am Games, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. The formal deadline for bids is Jan. 31, 2009, and the Pan American Sports Organization says it wants ...
NASCAR squeezes horsepower down on Toyota motors prior to Indy race
July 23, 2008 - 2:08 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - NASCAR tried to even out the competition in the Nationwide Series on Wednesday by ordering all teams using Toyota motors to squeeze down their horsepower before this weekend's race in Indianapolis. Toyota has won 14 of 21 races this season in the Nationwide Series, and ...
Why dope? Riders don't fear tests, rewards beckon
July 23, 2008 - 1:03 pm
JAUSIERS, France - Cycling's image is in tatters, and authorities inside and outside the sport are being tougher than ever on doping. Yet it hasn't stopped the drug cheaters at the Tour de France. Beyond ethics, it would seem to defy common sense for cyclists to break the rules in the ...
Spain's Sastre wins 17th stage of Tour de France, the last day in the Alps
July 23, 2008 - 12:14 am
ALPE D'HUEZ, France - Carlos Sastre won Wednesday's 17th stage of the Tour de France, the hardest ride this year up three huge Alpine climbs, to take the overall lead from CSC teammate Franck Schleck. Sastre took the yellow jersey by speeding ahead of the main title contenders in the final ...
CONI sets hearings for Ricco, Piepoli regarding doping at Tour de France
July 23, 2008 - 11:51 am
ROME - Riccardo Ricco and Leonardo Piepoli are to face hearings with the Italian Olympic Committee after both riders were fired by Saunier Duval cycling team for being linked to doping at the Tour de France. Piepoli's hearing before CONI's anti-doping prosecutor was scheduled for Tuesday, ...
After Open near miss at Royal Birkdale, Norman chases first seniors triumph
July 23, 2008 - 11:05 am
TROON, Scotland - Greg Norman used last week's British Open as a warmup and almost made history. The warmup over, he is now setting his sights on the Senior British Open. Leading the tournament at Royal Birkdale with nine holes to play, the 53-year-old Australian was on course to become ...
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