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Wales gave up the first goal of the match but managed to score three unanswered goals against Belgium to secure a spot in the Euro Cup semifinal for the first time ever.

Wales gave up the first goal of the match but managed to score three unanswered goals against Belgium to secure a spot in the Euro Cup semifinal for the first time ever.

Canadian Olympic athletes took to Twitter on Canada Day to express pride for representing their country on the international stage.

The Florida Panthers biggest move on free-agency day was securing star defenceman Aaron Ekblad for eight more years.

Two-time defending men's champion Novak Djokovic trails Sam Querrey 7-6 (6), 6-1 in a third-round match at Wimbledon that was suspended for the day because of rain. They'll resume Saturday.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion and manager John Gibbons were ejected in the first inning of Friday afternoon's game.

The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed defenceman Victor Hedman to an eight-year contract extension worth $7.875 milion US per season.

O.J. Mayo has been dismissed and disqualified from the NBA for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program. The league said the No. 3 overall pick in the 2008 draft out of USC is eligible to apply for reinstatement in two years.

The puck has dropped on NHL free agency, and deals have started to roll in as teams try to bolster their lineups on the open market.

The puck has dropped on NHL free agency, and deals have started to roll in as teams try to bolster their lineups on the open market.

The Canadian Olympic Committee has set up a special committee to help Calgary explore a possible bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

CBC Sports had a chance to sit down with the Blue Jays' own Josh Donaldson for the release of his video game cover to chat all things Olympics.

Here's a roundup of the major moves made since NBA free agency opened Friday at midnight.

Here's a roundup of the major moves made since NBA free agency opened Friday at midnight.

Here's a roundup of the major moves made since NBA free agency opened Friday at midnight.

Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova was cleared by track and field's world governing body on Friday to compete as a neutral athlete in the European championships and the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

DeMar DeRozan turned the biggest year of his career into a very big contract. The All-Star shooting guard is staying with the Toronto Raptors and agreed early Friday to a five-year deal, according to multiple reports.

In the battle between progressives and conservatives in what is generally considered Canada's national sport, whose side are you on?

Ricky Ray and the Toronto Argonauts were too much for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in CFL action on Thursday.

Ricky Ray threw a pair of first-quarter touchdowns that held up and Toronto as the Argos spoiled the Riders' home opener with a 30-17 victory at Mosaic Stadium on Thursday night.

Canada's Brooke Henderson, ranked No. 2 in the world, shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic.

Trevor Harris threw touchdown passes to Ernest Jackson, Greg Ellingson and Chris Williams as the Ottawa Redblacks continued their mastery over the Montreal Alouettes with a 28-13 victory on Thursday night.

Officially beginning his quest for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre dash, Usain Bolt cruised his way through the quarter-finals at the Jamaica National Senior Championships — which serve as his country's trials to decide who goes to the Rio Games in August.

The Blue Jays' offence struck out 14 times against Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco as Cleveland continued their winning ways in Toronto.

The star of the London Games struggled to an 11th-place showing in the semifinals of the 100-metre freestyle Thursday night, failing to even make it to the final.

Dustin Brown doesn't agree with the Los Angeles Kings' decision to strip him of their captaincy after eight seasons and two Stanley Cups.

Steven Stamkos said Thursday that he followed his heart in re-signing with the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2008 rather than testing free agency, where he likely would have commanded much more than the $68 million he's due to earn over the next eight seasons.

Reports surfaced Thursday that ex-Leaf Phil Kessel would be spending his day with the Stanley Cup back in Toronto, which got a mixed reaction from hockey fans.

World rowing's ruling body says that the Russian men's quadruple sculls team has been disqualified from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics for a doping violation, and will be replaced at the games by New Zealand.

A change in the tournament format from the traditional individual stroke play is one way the PGA could have made golf's return to the Summer Olympics after 112 years more enticing for some of its top players, says Canadian golf commentator Michel Lacroix.

Minor league pitcher Matt Imhof, 22, says doctors told him his eye was "crushed like a grape" after a piece of metal from an exercise machine struck his head last Friday.

Portugal has qualified for the Euro semifinals after beating Poland 5-3 in a penalty shootout and will face off against either Wales or Belgium in Lyon on Wednesday.

Portugal has qualified for the Euro semifinals after beating Poland 5-3 in a penalty shootout.