ARIMA - Canada thumped Trinidad and Tobago 38-0 to win the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens on Sunday and qualify for World Rugby's second-tier Challenger Series. The tournament-favourite Canadian men outscored their opposition 169-0 over five matches in a first step back up the rugby sevens ladder since being relegat...

It has been more than 30 years since a team held as big a lead as Liverpool after 12 rounds of the Premier League. Not that Arne Slot is getting too excited about an eight-point advantage before even hitting December. "It's nice to have this position," the Liverpool manager said Sunday after Mohamed Salah ins...

MALAGA, Spain (AP) - Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition. Matteo Berrettini put Italy ahead with a 6-4, 6-2 vi...

NFL Way to Play and NFL Forward Pass programs are giving back to youth football players, coaches and community members in Canada with a chance to earn a funding boost for their programs.NFL Way to Play is designed to invest in Canadian high school and CEGEP tackle football programs while reinforcing good playing techni...

After a five-year hiatus, the Kelowna Apple Marathon will make its return on Sunday, Sept. 29.The big event will begin and finish in City Park. The race route spans areas of downtown, north end and South Pandosy area and some traffic impacts are expected. For race information and route details, visit appleraceseries.co...

Canada's largest street hockey tournament will happen in Kelowna at the end of the month, and will cause some traffic disruptions.The Play On! Street Hockey Festival will go at Kelowna's Water Street on August 31 and September 1.This will be the ninth time Kelowna has hosted the tournament since 2010.The event, which w...

The Vernon Vipers return to action this weekend with a three-game road series.The Vipers open their 2024-25 BCHL season away from Kal Tire Place, with a game against the Smoke Eaters in Trail Friday, Sept. 20.The Vipers and Smoke Eaters faced off against each other five times last season, with Trail winning four of the...

The Vernon Vipers training camp has wrapped up, and the team is ready to hit the ice for preseason play.The local B.C. Hockey League team had their final training camp session Thursday, Sept. 5, and a representative of the Vipers said the players were looking good."We've been really happy. They've put in a lot of ...

The 2024 NHL Entry Draft wrapped up on Saturday and six BCHL players heard their names called, including four that played in the 2023-24 season, as well as another two committed to play in the league next year.Logan Sawyer (F, Brooks Bandits) - Round 3 (78th overall) - Montreal CanadiensSawyer was the first BCHL player...