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NAIROBI, Kenya — Benjamin Herbert shrugged off a bogey on his first hole to card a 7-under 64 for the first-round lead at the European Tour's Kenya Open on Thursday. The Frenchman followed his slip at No.

OTTAWA — Athletics Canada will stage a series of events on home soil to give athletes more chances to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Denis Shapovalov is heading to the semifinals of the Dubai Championships after beating France's Jeremy Chardy 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday. The third-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont.

The NFL will nearly double its media revenue to more than $10 billion a season with new rights agreements announced Thursday, including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” begi

TORONTO — Facing an extended stay in the U.S. due to pandemic-related travel restrictions, Toronto Arrows fullback Patrick Parfrey won't be short of things to do. Away from rugby, the 29-year-old from St.

Henoc Muamba says family, not money, was the determining factor in his decision to become a Toronto Argonaut. The veteran linebacker signed a one-year deal with Toronto on Tuesday after becoming a CFL free agent Feb. 9.

Canada will be battling more than El Salvador on Friday when it opens play at the CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship in Guadalajara. Heat (the forecast for the 4 p.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The final musher has crossed the finish line in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, nearly three days after the winner reached the finish line near the small Alaska community of Willow.

When COVID-19 forced the closure of gyms in Alaska, Keegan Messing got creative. The Canadian figure skater hoisted the batteries out of two cars, and used the 36-pound car parts as weights.

TORONTO — Weyburn was installed as the early 3-1 Winterbook favourite for the 2021 Queen's Plate on Thursday. Weyburn won the Grade 3 Gotham Stakes over a mile at Aqueduct in Queen's, N.Y., on March 6.