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Daniel Nestor advances to Aussie Open Doubles Final, Milos Raonic faces Andy Murray in semis on Friday and NHL All-Star replacements are announced.

Javier Fernandez of Spain won his fourth straight European title on Thursday with the best free program at the European figure skating championships.

Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after hitting an official from behind during a game.

Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman has reportedly been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after hitting an official from behind during a game.

Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL after hitting an official from behind during a game.

Watch Canada's Mikael Kingsbury and the Dufour-Lapointe sisters compete in the men's and women's moguls finals live from the FIS World Cup freestyle skiing event in Calgary on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Watch the FIS World Cup men's downhill from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany live Saturday at 5:15 a.m. ET.

Watch live as Olympic hopefuls compete in the ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta in Miami.

Moscow kicked off the 100-day countdown to the world hockey championships this week with a ceremonial pickup game in Red Square. CBC's Susan Ormiston spoke to some of the hockey celebrities who took part about the Canada-Russian rivalry and the pressure on Team Russia to win back the gold at this year's tournament.

Veteran skip Mike Harris isn't concerned about ranking points, playing in the Grand Slam events or even curling on a full-time basis. The 1998 Olympic silver medallist is back on the curling scene though and will be in the field at the Feb. 1-7 Ontario Tankard in Brantford.

Evgeny Kuznetsov will replace Washington Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin, and James Neal of the Nashville Predators will replace Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks at this weekend's NHL All-Star Game.

Evgeny Kuznetsov will replace Washington Capitals teammate Alex Ovechkin, and James Neal of the Nashville Predators will replace Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks at this weekend's NHL All-Star Game.

A year ago, five of Canada's seven NHL teams carried a winning record into the all-star break. But it's a dramatically different scene this season with none of them in playoff position.

Sting is trading Fields of Gold for a court of all-stars, with the Grammy-winning artist to perform the halftime show at the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 14 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Canadian hockey fans are more interested in the off-ice activities of players like Montreal's P.K. Subban than they are the NHL teams they play for, according to new data released by Twitter on Thursday morning.

Milos Raonic can make Canadian men's tennis history on Friday when he takes on Andy Murray in the semifinals of the Australian Open. The big server from Thornhill, Ont., is trying to become the first man representing Canada to reach a Grand Slam singles final.

Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman sent linesman Don Henderson to the ice when he checked him from behind during a game against the Nashville Predators.

Calgary Flames defenceman Dennis Wideman sent linesman Don Henderson to the ice when he checked him from behind during a game against the Nashville Predators.

Serena Williams gave another reminder of her dominance in women's tennis with a 6-0, 6-4 win in the Australian Open semifinals against Agnieszka Radwanska, who is soon to move to the No. 3 ranking.

Like Serena Williams before him, Novak Djokovic moved into another Australian Open title match with a relatively untroubled semifinal win Thursday, handling Roger Federer hours after Williams dispatched Agnieszka Radwanska. In doubles, Canada's Daniel Nestor earned the right to play for his second career Australian Open title.

Defeats Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will miss the 2016 NHL All-Star Game due to a lower-body injury that would be better served by rest, the team announced through a press release late Wednesday night.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will miss the 2016 NHL All-Star Game due to a lower-body injury that would be better served by rest, the team announced through a press release late Wednesday night.

Just three games in and Tyronn Lue is already an All-Star coach. The new Cleveland coach will lead the Eastern Conference at next month's NBA All-Star Game, clinching the spot following the Cavaliers' 115-93 victory over Phoenix on Wednesday.

With regular season hockey taking a short hiatus for the NHL All-Star weekend, we asked fans to help crown the winners of our unofficial 'mid-season' awards and you made your choices.

Milos Raonic moves onto the Aussie Open semifinals, will face Andy Murray. Kyle Lowry suffers a wrist injury against the Knicks.

Canadian mogul skiers are look to duplicate their World Cup success from last weekend's women's podium sweep and Mikael Kingsbury's gold-medal performance as they compete in Calgary on Saturday.