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Explainer: How does FIFA divide 48-team Men’s World Cup field in groups?
The draw for the 2026 World Cup will be held Friday at 12 p.m. ET at the Kennedy Center in Washington, for the purpose of dividing the 48-team field into 12 groups of four. Source link
Charge, Frost play with Carla MacLeod in mind after breast cancer diagnosis
The Professional Women’s Hockey League community came together Tuesday to support the Ottawa Charge’s beloved head coach Carla MacLeod in her battle with breast cancer. Source link
Canada's Sarah Douglas ends Olympic sailing career but plans to continue racing
Sarah Douglas has called time on her Olympic sailing career. But new challenges await, on and off the water. The 31-year-old from Toronto recorded a sixth-place finish in 2021 in Tokyo, which remains the best finish by a Canadian woman in an individual Olympic sailing event. Source link
Olympics at stake: Canadian ski mountaineering team set for winner-take-all race vs. U.S.
Canada’s ski mountaineering athletes have their Olympic dreams on the line this weekend at a World Cup event in Solitude, Utah. The mixed relay race doubles as a winner-take-all race between Canada and the U.S. to decide which country’s athletes claim the final two quota spots for Milano Cortina. Source link
Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail
The next Olympic doping scandal could be delivered right to your doorstep. A trove of so-called research chemicals known as peptides, many of them banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, are available with the simple click of a button through online retailers. Source link
Alpine skiing picks up speed this week
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter checks in on alpine skiing, where the Olympic season hits another gear with the World Cup downhill opener and Canada’s lone stop on the global tour. Source link
Carter Hart, acquitted in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial, returns to NHL with Las Vegas Tuesday
Goalie Carter Hart, one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey players acquitted of sexual assault in July, will make his first NHL appearance in nearly two years when he starts in goal Tuesday night for the Vegas Golden Knights, who host Chicago. Source link
Argonauts promote Mike Miller to head coach after Dinwiddie's exit
Mike Miller is the next head coach of the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos promoted Miller on Tuesday after he spent four seasons as Toronto’s quarterback coach. Source link
Serena Williams takes 1st step toward a comeback to tennis by registering for drug tests
Serena Williams has taken the first step that would be required ahead of a comeback to tennis, registering with the sport’s drug-testing body, a spokesman for the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said Tuesday. Source link
Einarson rink anointed Canada’s team at Scotties with Homan preparing for Olympics
With Team Rachel Homan preparing for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Team Kerri Einarson will wear Canada colours at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts next month in Mississauga, Ont. Source link