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The International Olympic Committee made it official Wednesday, reinstating softball for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. But members of the Canadian women's team will still be relegated to the sidelines in Rio.

The Canadian women's national soccer team started Rio 2016 Olympic Games play by scoring the fast goal in Olympic history. It also set another record for fastest red card received in an Olympic matchup.

There will be no Russian weightlifters at the Rio Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday rejected the country's appeal against a ban imposed by the sport's governing body, the IWF.

Five sports, including baseball/softball, skateboarding and surfing will feature at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the IOC voted them in on Wednesday as it looks to revamp the Games programme to attract a younger audience.

The Canadian women’s soccer team kicked off its Olympic tournament with a 2-0 upset victory over fifth-ranked Australia Wednesday afternoon at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Janine Beckie scored the winner in the game's opening 20 seconds, the fastest goal in Olympic soccer history.

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog says it's time for hockey players to talk about the effects of concussions to help youngsters and recalled his own experience with head trauma.

Sports-loving newcomers to Canada will be keeping a close eye on the 10 athletes competing in Rio for the first-ever refugee Olympic team.

It is a storied place in Olympic sport, the room where a rowing eight toils on the nightmare "ergometer." It's where Canada's best rowers test their pain tolerance.

The Saskatchewan Roughriders' depth chart shows quarterback Darian Durant will start for the team on Thursday.

British cyclist Lizzie Armitstead insisted in a two-page statement Wednesday that she is a clean athlete and that three missed anti-doping tests in a 12-month period amounted to honest oversights.

Unlike the 2012 London Olympics, Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin is healthy and eyeing Olympic gold at the upcoming Rio Games. “I won bronze in London but I want to be an Olympic champion," says the reigning world champion.

Canadian rugby sevens veteran Ashley Steacy used the Olympics as extra motivation to overcome injuries.

P.K. Subban, the popular defenceman traded this summer from the Canadiens to Nashville in recent weeks, has released a heart-wrenching video showing patients at the Montreal Children's Hospital reading his letter to them.

The most decorated athlete in Olympic history will carry the United States flag during the opening ceremony for the Rio Games.

Despite some doubt over his health, Spain's Rafael Nadal confirmed that he will participate in every tennis event at the Rio Olympics.

The Vancouver Whitecaps won their opening CONCACAF Champions League match against Central FC.

R.A. Dickey threw seven solid innings, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Jose Bautista hit his 300th career homerun on Tuesday as the Jays took on the Astros in Houston.

Canada's women's soccer team is back in familiar territory as underdogs going into the 2016 Olympic Games, but they're out to prove Canada's bronze medal in 2012 wasn't a fluke.

The opening ceremony is two days away, but the Olympics kick off today with women's soccer action, including Canada vs. Australia. Watch the Canadians begin their quest for another medal live at 1:30 p.m. ET on CBC TV and CBC's Olympic website.

The Edmonton Oilers named Keith Gretzky as their assistant general manager Tuesday, replacing Bill Scott, who's now the club's Director of Salary Cap Management.

The Yankees plan to leave Alex Rodriguez with reduced playing time as they turn their attention to rebuilding.

His time with the New York Yankees drawing near an end following more than a decade of controversy, Alex Rodriguez proclaimed: "No matter what happens, I'm at peace with myself."

While beautiful, the Olympic sailing course in Rio has athletes taking precautions for dealing with the venue's polluted waters.

While beautiful, the Olympic sailing course in Rio has athletes taking precautions for dealing with the venue's polluted waters.