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The match that was looking to be heading towards a 1-1 draw at end of first three quarters, witnessed hosts thrashing Canada in the last quarter of the match.  India’s Chinglensana Singh (46th minute), Lalit Upadhyay (47th, 57th) and Amit Rohidas (51st) did four goals in quick succession to help India crush Canada with a 5-1 defeat. With this win ...

Former Blue Jays all-star third baseman Josh Donaldson is said to be close to signing a deal with the Atlanta Braves. According to Ken Rosenthal and others, it would be a one-year free agent contract at $23 million (pending a physical). The Braves’ GM is Alex Anthopoulos, who brought The Bringer of Rain to Toronto in Nov. 2014 from the ...

Four games. Four wins. Zero goals conceded. Fifteen goals scored. A banner group of rising young stars, including the incomparable Alphonso Davies. Canada’s men’s soccer team has had an unprecedented 2018 under the helm of John Herdman, rising to its highest FIFA ranking in five years. Yes, the good times are rolling. But Herdman is waiting for the other boot ...

David Pastrnak might have asked for a table for one when he went out for dinner on Sunday night in Toronto. Usually, the Boston Bruins star told reporters after the morning skate on Monday, he grabs a bite with close friend William Nylander. Not this time, as Nylander is nowhere near Toronto with the deadline fast approaching for the Maple ...

Mary Kom beat Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota in the final to to clinch historic 6th gold medal in the 48Kg category at the Women’s World Boxing Championship in New Delhi on Saturday. Mary won by unanimous decision verdict. Cheered on by her fans in the capital, Mary outplayed her Ukrainian counterpart in three rounds to take the crown. In total, Mary ...

Australia outplayed India as the visitors lost the opening T-20 match at Brisbane by 4 runs to their host in a nail bitting finish. Due to rain the match was restricted to 17 overs. Required to make 174 runs, India finished at 169 despite an aggressive Shikhar Dhawan shaping the start of innings by a quick 76 off 42 balls.

Under the able guidance of one of the world’s top female hockey players and Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser and their hard work has brought India’s 1st Women’s Ice Hockey Team to Canada. India’s top female hockey players who learned the game against the odds, on frozen Himalayan ponds in Laddakh are in Airdrie, Alberta this week for the Wickenheiser Female World ...