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Canada’s Victoria Mboko is onto the Adelaide International women’s tennis final. The 19-year-old from Toronto defeated Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals on Friday to advance. Source link

CBC Sports’ daily newsletter previews the second round of the NFL playoffs, which we hope will match the excitement of the first. Source link

Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton have been hired by the Toronto Tempo as assistant coaches, the WNBA team announced Thursday. Source link

Canada’s Victoria Mboko has earned a spot in yet another semifinal. The 19-year-old tennis phenom from Toronto outlasted American Madison Keys for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 quarterfinals win at the Adelaide International tennis tournament on Thursday. Source link

Esther Okoronkwo, who helped Nigeria to the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title last July, is now under contract with the Northern Super League’s AFC Toronto through 2027. Source link

A team of 15 speed skaters, including eight women led by 2022 Olympic triple medallist Isabelle Weidemann, will compete in long track for Canada in February at the Winter Games in Milan Cortina. Source link

CBC Sports’ Anastasia Bucsis chatted with hockey media personality and former NHLer Paul Bissonnette about the men’s Olympic hockey tournament and his thoughts on the team. They also talked about the hit television show, Heated Rivalry. Source link

Canada’s skeleton team have been cleared of wrongdoing after an investigation into the withdrawal of four athletes from last week’s North American Cup in Lake Placid, the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said ​on Thursday. Source link

Alina Müller had a goal and an assist, Shay Maloney also scored a goal, and the Boston Fleet beat the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 on Wednesday night in Lowell, Mass. Source link

Canadian Para skier Alexis Guimond won gold in the men’s standing downhill race at a World Cup stop Wednesday in Saalbach, Austria. Source link