National Sports

Canadians Kim Boutin, Steven Dubois win World Cup gold

DRESDEN, Germany — Canadians Kim Boutin and Steven Dubois both won gold in the 500-metre event on Sunday at the ISU short track World Cup. Boutin, from Sherbrooke, Que., took her race in 42.328 — finishing ahead of China's Qu Chunyu (42.

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Gabriela DeBues-Stafford criticizes Athletics Canada's handling of former coach

Gabriela DeBues-Stafford is just one track and field athlete angry with Athletics Canada's handling of allegations surrounding former national coach Dave Scott-Thomas.

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Super Bowl win still sinking in with Montreal's Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

MONTREAL — The enormity of winning the Super Bowl only sunk in for Laurent Duvernay-Tardif when he saw his mother crying on the field.

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Ticats re-sign CFL's most outstanding special-teams player of the year Williams

Defensive back/kick returner Frankie Williams re-signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday. The CFL's most outstanding special-teams player in 2019, Williams started at defensive back in 16 of his 17 appearances for the Tiger-Cats last season.

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Nurse helps Canada top Japan 70-68 at women's basketball Olympic qualifying event

OSTEND, Belgium — Kia Nurse had 19 points to lead Canada past Japan 70-68 on Sunday at a women's basketball Olympic qualifying tournament.

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Whitecaps acquire centre back Ranko Veselinovic from Serbia's FK Vojvodina

VANCOUVER — Centre back Ranko Veselinovic was acquired by the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday, using allocation money for a one-year loan, with an option to purchase. Vancouver gets Veselinovic from Serbian SuperLiga club FK Vojvodina.

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Canada's Vasek Pospisil loses to Gael Monfils in Open Sud de France final

MONTPELLIER, France — Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil lost to top-seeded Gael Monfils 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the Open Sud de France on Sunday. Pospisil had hoped to win his first ATP Tour trophy in his second final.

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DeBues-Stafford breaks her own women's indoor mile record at Millrose Games

NEW YORK — Gabriela DeBues-Stafford continued her attack on the Canadian record books on Saturday. The 24-year-old from Toronto sliced more than five seconds off her own Canadian indoor mile record to finish fourth at the Millrose Games.

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Sheffield United beats Bournemouth, Man City game called off

SHEFFIELD, England — Sheffield United beat Bournemouth 2-1 in Sunday's only English Premier League game after Manchester City's match with West Ham was called off due to a storm.

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Toronto's Nguyen sixth at Four Continents; Canada finishes with two medals

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Toronto's Nam Nguyen climbed three spots with a strong free skate Sunday to place sixth in the men's event to conclude the ISU Four Continents figure skating competition. Canada finished the event with two medals.

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