lundi 1 mars 2021

Canadian women to conclude with toughest test as Olympic basketball schedule unveiled

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FIBA released the basketball schedule for the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, with three Canadian women’s round-robin games set in stone. The men, meanwhile, would conclude their group play with a showdown against the U.S. — if they qualify.



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Canadian women open camp in Halifax ahead of hockey worlds

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Hockey Canada invited 35 women's players to a seven-day camp that opened Monday in Halifax, which is co-hosting the world championship with Truro, N.S., in April



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Nishikori maintains dominance of Auger-Aliassime in Rotterdam opener

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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 7-6 (4), 6-1 to Japan's Kei Nishikori in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Monday in Rotterdam, Netherlands.



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Spruce Meadows cancels summer show jumping series for 2nd consecutive year

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Spruce Meadows is working with Equestrian Canada and the international governing body of equestrian, FEI, to rework September's series to include the Nations Cup competition traditionally held in the summer series.



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It's March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics were postponed

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It's now March, the month when the Tokyo Olympics came apart just a year ago and about 40 per cent of the qualification slots for the Olympics are still open, so there will be plenty going on in terms of getting athletes in through new rulings and some missing out.



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World Athletics approves suspended Russian track federation's doping reform plan

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Russia moved a step closer to having its longstanding suspension from track and field lifted after a new plan of doping reforms was approved Monday by World Athletics.



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Canadian swimmer Maggie Mac Neil facing prospect of competing at Olympics without family

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When Maggie Mac Neil competes for Olympic gold this summer in Tokyo, it’s unlikely any family members will be there to watch. Concerns about COVID-19 and restrictions due to the virus are convincing friends and family of many Olympic athletes to rethink travelling to the Games.



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