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Distraught Alphonso Davies helped off field after injury during Champions League match
Alphonso Davies covered his face with his shirt as he left the field with an injury in Bayern Munich’s game against Atalanta in the Champions League on Tuesday in Bergamo, Italy, raising questions about the Canadian star’s availability for the World Cup. Source link
Australia extends asylum to 2 more Iranian women’s soccer team members
Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, the country’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Wednesday. Source link
Auger-Aliassime suffers upset loss to Frenchman Fils in Round of 16 at Indian Wells
Canadian tennis star Félix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from singles play at the Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open after dropping a 6-3, 7-6 (9) decision to France’s Arthur Fils in fourth-round action Tuesday. Source link
Paralympic viewing guide: Natalie Wilkie goes for 4th medal in 4 events
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter recaps Day 4 of the Paralympic Winter Games and looks at the top Canadians to watch on Wednesday. Source link
Grand Slam of Curling ends U.S. experiment for 2026, will run 5 Canadian events
The Grand Slam of Curling will not return to the United States next season and will instead go back to a five-event Canadian schedule in a compressed 2026-27 campaign. Source link
WNBA, players' union to meet Tuesday as CBA deadline nears to start season on time: report
The WNBA and the players’ union are set to meet Tuesday to continue discussions on reaching a new collective bargaining agreement as a deadline to get the season started on time is at hand, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Source link
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties Wilt Chamberlain's 20-point streak record
On Monday night, Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander matched Wilt Chamberlain’s NBA record of 126 consecutive regular-season games of 20 or more points. Source link
Olympian Ivanie Blondin returns home to Ottawa after gold- and silver-winning performances
After winning Olympic gold (and in a separate event, silver) at Milano Cortina 2026, Ivanie Blondin stopped by the speed skating club where it all began. CBC’s Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco was there as Blondin met her young fans. Source link
'Heartbreaking': Iran says skier deeply disappointed at missing Paralympics because of war
Iran’s National Paralympic Committee has called it “heartbreaking” that cross-country skier Aboulfazl Khatibi had to withdraw from the Winter Paralympics because of the intensifying conflict in the Middle East. Source link
Canada's Natalie Wilkie skis to 3rd medal of Milano Cortina, earning sprint classic bronze
Canadian Para nordic skiing star Natalie Wilkie has now won a medal of every colour at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics, adding bronze in the women’s standing sprint classic on Tuesday in Val di Fiemme. Source link