[ad_1] Marketa Vondrousova has been named the Czech Tennis Player of the Year after a superb season, which included a maiden Grand Slam trophy at Wimbledon. Vondrousova demonstrated tremendous tennis skills years ago when she reached the French Open final. She lost that one to Jelena Ostapenko, but it was only a matter of time…
[ad_1] Nonconference play is winding down in college basketball, and the heart of league play is just around the corner as Christmas approaches with narratives starting to form around the sport. A handful of teams appear to have everything they need to compete for the national title, but plenty more have some holes to fill…
[ad_1] Golf Journalists Association of Canada TORONTO – The Golf Journalists Association of Canada (GJAC) has announced their golf story of the year, as well as various Player of the Year awards for the 2023 season. “GJAC is pleased to recognize Canadian professional and amateur golfers again this year with our year end player and…
[ad_1] Leylah Fernandez has reacted to being honored with an award by the Canadian tennis federation, which is her second award this year. The 2021 US Open runner-up was given the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Award for Player of the Year. Felix Auger-Aliassime, who recently said he does not feel he has ‘missed the train’…
[ad_1] The biggest game of the week might be the one going down Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. No. 10 Baylor vs. No. 21 Duke. I’ll be on hand to see if 9-1 Baylor can restore itself after being oddly obliterated by Michigan State over the weekend. While Baylor is intriguing, Duke is the bigger…
[ad_1] Lionel Messi finally won the World Cup with Argentina last year, and he sent Rafael Nadal a special shirt to commemorate the campaign. Rafael Nadal got to watch Spain win the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa over a decade ago, which is one of his fondest memories. He’s a huge football fan…
[ad_1] Twenty years ago, Mike Weir won The Masters to become the first Canadian male to win a major championship. The Green Jacket came north of the border – to borrow a line from Jim Nantz. The impact of Weir’s Masters triumph has been long felt. And in 2023, two decades on, there were more…
[ad_1] 27 Manchester United’s Mary Earps has been crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year as the programme celebrates 70 years. Mary Queen of SPOTY 🏆#MUWomen || #BBCSPOTY pic.twitter.com/sOjkKGNUJr — Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) December 19, 2023 Earps was nominated alongside cricketer Stuart Broad, heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson, wheelchair tennis player Alex Hewett, jockey Frankie Detorri…
[ad_1] Fourth-straight year that Fernandez has won the Tennis Canada award, third-straight year for Auger-Aliassime On Tuesday, Tennis Canada announced that Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) are the recipients of the 2023 Tennis Canada Excellence Awards for Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year in the women’s…
[ad_1] Canada makes history by raising its first Billie Jean King Cup trophy Gabriela Dabrowski becomes the 1st Canadian to win a Grand Slam women’s doubles title with partner Erin Routliffe Nine Canadians crowned champions on home soil Gender equity takes centre stage Now that the season has concluded, Tennis Canada is pleased to share…
