Canada beats host Mexico at FIBA Olympic women's basketball pre-qualifier
The Canadian women’s basketball team closed the group phase of the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament with a 70-64 win over Mexico on Thursday night.
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Canada dominates the Philippines at FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament
The Canadian senior women’s basketball team crushed the Philippines 85-38 on Wednesday at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament.
Canadian women dunk Senegal in Olympic pre-qualifying tournament opener
Kayla Alexander scored a team-high 16 points and hauled in seven rebounds as Canada’s senior women’s national basketball team opened the FIBA Olympic pre-qualifying tournament with a 72-57 win over Senegal on Monday.
The pull of a home Olympics: Why US medalists are coming back for Los Angeles 2028
For those who have competed — or nearly competed — under the Olympic rings, the fear of missing out the next time the Games beckon is real. Regardless of the venue. Regardless of the sport.
Koech gets US title stripped and a three-year ban for blood doping
Last year’s U.S. 1,500-meter champion Jonah Koech’s title was stripped and he received a three-year ban for blood doping, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Monday.
Veteran Gervais leads Canada into world championship with Olympic bid on the line
The veteran defensive back leads Canada’s national women’s team into the 2026 world championship. Not only will the Canadians chase a gold medal but also a berth into the 2028 Los Angeles Games, where flag football makes its Olympic debut.
Top performers at European track and field championships to each get 50,000 euro bonus
Ten track-and-field athletes with the best performances at next week’s European championships will each receive a bonus of 50,000 euros ($58,000), the continent’s governing body for athletics has confirmed.
What to know as women's flag football surges toward NCAA championship status ahead of 2028 LA Games
Get ready to see plenty more of the flag-pulling, fast-paced game of football that was all over television screens last month.
Wiebes sprints to second straight win at Women’s Tour de France
Lorena Wiebes again sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Women’s Tour de France on Sunday.
Reyes wins judo gold, Godbout takes bronze for Canada at Commonwealth Games
Kyle Reyes and Coralie Godbout added a pair of judo medals to Canada’s tally Sunday at the Commonwealth Games.
Olympic wrestler Dhesi suspended two years for anti-doping rule violation
Olympic wrestler Amarveer Dhesi has been suspended for two years for an anti-doping rule violation, Sport Integrity Canada announced Thursday.
Olympic great Comaneci returns to Montreal, where her perfect 10 changed gymnastics
Retired Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci is back in Montreal to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Summer Games, where she became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympic competition.
Federal, Alberta governments invest $52 million in Calgary Olympic Oval upgrade
The federal and provincial governments are equally splitting a $52-million contribution to the renewal of the speedskating facility built for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Lyles pulls up mid-race at US nationals, suffers a rare loss at 200 meters
Noah Lyles pulled up halfway through the 200-meter final at U.S. track championships Sunday, suffering a rare loss in his best race and allowing USC’s Garrett Kaalund to take the title.
Evenepoel wins 15th stage of the Tour and Pogacar retains big lead as Vingegaard crashes out of race
Remco Evenepoel held off Tadej Pogacar and his teammate Isaac Del Toro to win the 15th stage of the Tour de France, while Pogacar kept his commanding overall lead and saw his main rival Jonas Vingegaard crash out of the race.
Daigneault, Bickerstaff, Few confirmed as USA Basketball assistant coaches for Olympic cycle
Mark Daigneault, J.B. Bickerstaff and Mark Few were formally named assistant coaches to serve on Miami coach Erik Spoelstra’s staff for the 2027 Basketball World Cup in Qatar and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, those nominations getting approved by USA Basketball’s Board of Directors on Thursday.
Lee announces return to gymnastics about two years before the Los Angeles Olympics
The America gymnastics star announced she is returning to the sport on Tuesday, about two years out from the Los Angeles Games.
Montreal Olympic Games left a legacy that's still being felt, 50 years later
Fifty years later, key players in the Olympic movement say the first Games on Canadian soil had a lasting impact on Quebec’s sporting culture that went far beyond those negative headlines.
LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics
When Matthew Smith took his five-year-old son to a World Cup game in the Los Angeles area earlier this month, they opted to take public transit instead of driving from their nearby coastal city. It was Smith’s first time on the LA Metro in a decade, and the experience exceeded his expectations.
LA uses World Cup to show off upgraded public transit and test plans to hold car-free Olympics
The FIFA World Cup is an early test run of sorts for the 2028 Olympics, which organizers have billed as a “no car” Games where there will be no parking for attendees at any of the venues. Spectators will have to rely on transit and shuttles to get to events.
Women's hockey at the 2030 Olympics is set to feature 25-player rosters, matching the men
Women’s hockey rosters for the 2030 Olympics in the French Alps are expected to include 25 players, up from 23.
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