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Daniel Evans beat Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday to give Britain a 1-0 lead over Canada in a Davis Cup World Group tie.

Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil was stellar in a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 win over Kyle Edmund on Friday to tie Canada's Davis Cup World Group series with Britain 1-1.

A key meeting on the topic of whether NHL players will participate in the Winter Olympics in South Korea a year from now ended Friday without a decision.

An attack outside the Louvre and fallout from the newly imposed U.S. travel ban have complicated bids by Paris and Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympics.

The debate was re-opened last week when NHL referee Frederick L'Ecuyer was caught swearing at a player with an open microphone on during a Nashville Predators-Columbus Blue Jackets game on Jan. 26.

Prior to the Canada's match with Mexico (6 p.m. ET) in Vancouver, the entire women's soccer squad will celebrate its back-to-back Olympic bronze medals - a journey that has taken the team from London in 2012, Rio in 2016, all the way to No. 4 in the world rankings.

Toronto FC has rewarded goalkeeper Clint Irwin with a new contract, striking a two-year deal with an option with the 27-year-old.

Canada has advanced to play Russia in the Sydney Sevens women's quarter-finals after finishing Day 1 with a 2-1 record. It marks Canada's 22nd straight quarter-final on the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens World Series.

Forwards Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov have been cleared to return to the Florida Panthers lineup, and both are expected to play Friday against Anaheim.

Three Canadians found themselves on the podium in moguls competition World Cup on Thursday night. Mikael Kingsbury won gold and Philippe Marquis took bronze in moguls competition at World Cup on Thursday night, while veteran Justine Dufour-Lapointe finished with a strong second place finish in women's competition.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. Sunday's program features snowboard cross and parallel giant slalom snowboard.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. Sunday's program features parallel giant slalom snowboard.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly show spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. Saturday's program will feature moguls, aerials, bobsleigh and skeleton.

Canada's Mirela Rahneva landed on the podium in the women's skeleton World Cup event in Igls, Austria on Friday.

Tiger Woods withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday with back spasms after shooting an opening-round 77 a day earlier. Woods' manager, Mark Steinberg, said Woods suffered from spasms on Thursday night after dinner.

Iran's official news agency is reporting that U.S. wrestlers have been banned from participating in the Freestyle World Cup competition in the western city of Kermanshah in response to President Donald Trump's executive order forbidding visas for Iranians.

Several top Canadians are in action as the ski cross World Cup resumes for a double-header event starting on Saturday in Feldberg, Germany.

San Jose Sharks' Patrick Marleau has scored his 500th NHL career goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

Paul Stastny scored twice and Jake Allen stopped 26 shots for his first victory in more than a month to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.

Mark Stone had two goals and an assist, Mike Condon made 19 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Thursday night.

Matt Read scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period to end his long drought and lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Advertisers have chosen to weigh in on the American immigration debate on television's biggest stage.

New England coach Bill Belichick can set himself apart Sunday by winning a record fifth Super Bowl title as a head coach.