[ad_1] Milos Raonic hits a backhand at the Aegon Championships at the Queen’s Club in London/Getty Images In the world of sports, we often talk about the games that have international success. Soccer, for example, is watched by three billion people worldwide, and counting. Cricket, a game that is not so big in Canada, enjoys…
[ad_1] Pro-am rounds can be a fun opportunity for serious golf fans to meet their favourite players and for the golfers to get some extra practice in ahead of that week’s tournament. But for Canadian golfer Selena Costabile and former NFL players Josh Scobee and Marcus Pollard it was a chance to get into the intricacies of…
[ad_1] It’s not that Mike Weir wants the fans at Royal Montreal Golf Club to be hostile toward the United States team when the Presidents Cup comes to Canada, but he definitely doesn’t want the Americans to be comfortable.Weir, from Brights Grove, Ont., is the first Canadian to captain the International Team at the best-on-best…
[ad_1] Golf Canada Chief Sport Officer Kevin Blue will be leaving the organization as he has accepted the role of General Secretary and CEO of Canada Soccer. “We are extremely appreciative of what Kevin has achieved for Golf Canada in advancing the sport and our mission during his tenure as Chief Sport Officer and we…
[ad_1] John Chidley-Hill/ Canadian Press Jared Du Toit was planning the next phase of his golfing career last summer, casting a wide net by entering qualifying for the Korn Ferry Tour, the DP World Tour, and anything else he could think of. But a friend from his days playing at Arizona State University nudged him…
[ad_1] Canadian Denis Shapovalov will make his Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship debut this year as he has committed to join the field at River Oaks Country Club for this year’s ATP tournament that will be held March 30-April 7. Shapovalov joins a singles field that includes defending champion Frances Tiafoe, last year’s…
[ad_1] Tennis Canada is pleased to announce the group of athletes who are studying at the National Tennis Centre presented by Rogers (NTC) throughout the 2023-2024 season. This talented class of 11 includes five second-year students and six new members. Since the NTC’s inception in 2007, the total number of athletes who have trained at…
[ad_1] John Chidley-Hill/ Canadian Press Canada’s Lauren Zaretsky can already cross winning an NCAA tournament off her goals list. The golfer from Thornhill, Ont., led from wire-to-wire to win the UCF Women’s Challenge on Monday for her first-ever collegiate title. The Texas Tech Red Raiders sophomore fired a career-best 8-under 64 in the first round…
[ad_1] John Chidley-Hill/ Canadian Press Just nine tournaments into the DP World Tour season, Canada’s Aaron Cockerill is already in the best position of his career. Cockerill, from Stony Mountain, Man., tied for fourth at the Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday, firing a 4-under fourth round to finish at 10 under, just four shots back…
[ad_1] John Chidley-Hill/ Canadian Press Brooke Henderson is eager to get back on the roller-coaster that is an LPGA Tour season. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., will be the only Canadian in the field at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions when the LPGA Tour tees off its 2024 campaign on Thursday. The exclusive…
