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Germany and England booked places at the World Cup in Russia next year, while Poland was made to wait for qualification in Europe despite thrashing Armenia 6-1 on Thursday.

Germany and England booked places at the World Cup in Russia next year, while Poland was made to wait for qualification in Europe despite thrashing Armenia 6-1 on Thursday.

Germany and England booked places at the World Cup in Russia next year, while Poland was made to wait for qualification in Europe despite thrashing Armenia 6-1 on Thursday.

Defending champion Germany booked its place at next year's World Cup and stayed perfect in qualifying by beating Northern Ireland 3-1 on Thursday.

The world's top gymnasts are bouncing around Montreal -- and Instagram -- for the 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. Oooh, and Team Canada finally revealed their kits for Pyeongchang 2018. Olympic onesie, anyone? Jacqueline Doorey's InstaCreep comes live from Montreal!

A look back at the Romanian gymnast's dominating performance at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal

Norman Powell will play for the Toronto Raptors for the forseeable future. Toronto signed the 24-year-old athletic combo guard to a four-year contract extension on Thursday. The deal is reportedly worth $42 million US and will begin in the 2018-19 season.

Dannon, the maker of Oikos yogurt, is cutting ties with spokesman Cam Newton following what the company perceives as "sexist" comments the Carolina quarterback made to a female reporter.

Cam Newton apologized in a Twitter video post Thursday night for sexist comments made to a female reporter.

Fresh off a history-making World Series season, Canadian rugby sevens coach Damian McGrath has unveiled a 2017-18 roster that sees some crossover from the 15s team and the inclusion of Montreal Alouettes speedster Tevaughn Campbell.

Vancouver defenceman Erik Gudbranson is part of a dwindling group of players in the NHL that still chooses to play without a visor. Not even a broken orbital bone in his second season — nor the wishes of his mother — could convince him to start wearing one.

Canadian Hugo Barrette had no cycling experience but he knew he loved it and felt free whenever he was on his bike. It's was all the convincing Barrette needed to leave his Quebec home and pursue the sport.

CBC Sports will provide free live streams of all Hockey Night in Canada games, including the Maple Leafs hosting the Rangers and the Oilers visiting the Canucks.

Watch live as Canada's best short track athletes compete this weekend in Dordrecht, Netherlands.

Rumours have been swirling that Oilers captain Connor McDavid could be even faster than last season. With three goals Wednesday night and some dazzling breakaway rushes, he puts the rumours to rest.

FIFA expelled Equatorial Guinea from the 2019 women's World Cup for using fake documents and selecting at least 10 ineligible players in its Olympic team. Two more Equatorial Guinea players will serve 10-match international bans for using "forged and falsified documents" to claim nationality, FIFA said on Thursday.

The Ottawa Senators signed defenceman Mark Borowiecki to a two-year, $2.4 million US contract extension on Thursday. Borowiecki had three points in a career-high 70 games last season and led the NHL in hits (364) and penalty minutes (154).

The mullet-wearing fans of Jaromir Jagr are grooming for a new Alberta chapter in their hairy history.

Quebec City’s Nicolas-Guy Turbide broke both an Americas and Canadian record on the final night of competition Wednesday at of the Para-swimming Canadian Open in Toronto.

Watch Road to the Olympic Games' coverage of the artistic gymnastics world championships at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, featuring Canadian stars Ellie Black and Isabela Onyshko.

The president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee has been arrested amid an investigation into a vote-buying scheme to bring the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro last year.

Two days after complaining that the tennis tour was too demanding, Milos Raonic picked up another injury Thursday and was forced to retire from his second-round match at the Japan Open.

Connor McDavid picked up where he left off last season becoming the first player in franchise history to score a hat trick in a season opener as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the rival Calgary Flames 3-0 on Wednesday evening.

Relief pitcher Archie Bradley hit a stunning two-run triple in the seventh inning, one of four three-baggers by Arizona that sent the Diamondbacks past the Colorado Rockies 11-8 in the National League wild-card game Wednesday night.

The newest addition to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Patrick Marleau scored twice in his debut as the Leafs thumped Winnipeg 7-2.

Alex Pietrangelo beat Matt Murray 1:15 into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.

Ellie Black is leading the way for Canada at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Montreal.

Veteran Patrick Marleau scored twice in his Maple Leafs debut as Toronto cruised to a 7-2 rout of the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams.

A female reporter is objecting to sexist comments made by Carolina Panthers' Cam Newton during a press conference on Wednesday.