Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge smashes own world record in Berlin Marathon
BERLIN — Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. The Kenyan star clocked 2 hours, 1 minute, 9 seconds [...]
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Over 40 athletes to represent Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics
Kenya unveiled its Tokyo Olympics squad with a list of more than 40 athletes including world champion Hellen Obiri and defending 1,500m Olympic gold medallist Faith [...]
Canada sending 371 athletes to Tokyo, largest Olympic team in 37 years
Team Canada is taking 371 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the country’s largest Games contingent since Los Angeles in 1984, the Canadian Olympic [...]
Raptors president Ujiri issues statement in wake of 2019 NBA Finals video
Thank you to everybody who has expressed disappointment and concern regarding the video that was recently released. My family and I are deeply grateful for your care and [...]
Kobe Bryant helicopter crash: Who are the 9 killed?
Kobe Bryant – An NBA MVP who had a 20-year career with the Lakers that began when he was 18. He had a 19-year marriage with his wife, Vanessa, and was a father of four [...]
Don Cherry facing backlash over poppy comments
Hockey Night commentator Don Cherry is facing backlash after he made comments about immigrants not wearing poppies. Cherry, 85, seemingly singled out new immigrants in [...]
Kenya’s Philemon Rono and Magdalyne Masai run fastest marathons ever on Canadian Soil
It was an extraordinary day at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, with Kenyans Philemon Rono and Magdalyne Masai Robertson taking down the men’s and women’s [...]
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge makes history by running marathon in under 2 hours
Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge on Saturday became the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours, blowing through the barrier by nearly 20 seconds in a [...]
Mississauga, Brampton and Burlington are getting their very own versions of Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park has been the epicentre for Raptors fan celebrations in Toronto, and now those in Peel and Halton regions will have places of their own to watch and [...]
NBA, FIBA to launch new pan-African Basketball League
The National Basketball Association and the International Basketball Federation are to launch a professional league in Africa in January 2020. The Basketball Africa League [...]