• The Canadian Press

    'Energetic' coach Vanni Sartini set to return to Vancouver Whitecaps

    VANCOUVER — Vanni Sartini has done a lot of self reflection lately. Barred from the Vancouver Whitecaps' first four games of the Major League Soccer season, the club's head coach has had time. The animated Italian was handed a five-game suspension and a $20,000 fine in November for his on-field actions and post-game comments after a playoff loss to Los Angeles FC that ended the Whitecaps season. Sartini also got an automatic one-game suspension when he was shown the red card late in the match. M

  • The Canadian Press

    A capsule look at the teams competing at the world men's curling championship

    A team-by-team look at the field for the world men’s curling championship, March 30 to April 7 at the KSS Sports Complex in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. CANADA Skip — Brad Gushue, Third — Mark Nichols, Second — E.J. Harnden, Lead — Geoff Walker St. John’s Curling Club Gushue, the 2006 Olympic gold medallist, won the 2017 world championship but lost back-to-back finals in 2022 and 2023. --- CZECHIA Skip — Lukas Klima, Third — Marek Cernovsky, Second — Martin Jurik, Lead — Lukas Klipa Curling Club Z

  • The Canadian Press

    Gushue on world curling championship: 'I'm going into this like it could be the last'

    Brad Gushue is approaching this year's men's world curling championships like it could be his last. The veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., won the world title in 2017 and lost in the final three times, including the last two years. The 43-year-old isn’t taking his future for granted. “At this point, you have to treat every one like it’s the last one," Gushue said in recent media availability before leaving for Schaffhausen, Switzerland. "I'm going into this like it could be the last because, wh

  • The Canadian Press

    CF Montreal's MLS road trip continues Saturday against D.C. United

    WASHINGTON — CF Montreal is back from a week off and on the road again as their Major League Soccer season-opening trip continues Saturday against D.C. United. Montreal is coming off its first loss of the young MLS season, a wild 4-3 decision to Chicago Fire on March 15. Sparked by a red card to Montreal wingback Raheem Edwards, Chicago erased a 3-1 deficit with three late goals. Kellyn Acosta scored the injury-time winner with a kick from half that sailed over goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois to cap