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A controversial penalty awarded for hand ball was enough to give Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Thursday in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A controversial penalty awarded for hand ball was enough to give Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland in the first leg of their World Cup playoff on Thursday in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A federal appeals court in New York City has denied Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott's bid to keep a six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence on hold.

Ontario skip Sherry Middaugh has played in five out of the six Olympic trials since 1997 but has yet to earn a coveted spot at the Winter Games. She's hoping the Road to the Roar will be the first step en route to a trip to Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Kaillie Humphries and brakeman Melissa Lotholz opened the season with a win at the bobsleigh World Cup event in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Thursday.

She never met her famous great-grandfather, but Laura Stacey is playing up to the standard King Clancy set during his Hall of Fame hockey career.

The Karjala Cup has been around for 25 years, but the tournament has never been more important to Canadian hockey than it is this fall. Being an Olympic year with no NHL participation, Hockey Canada has joined the event with an eye on shaping its potential men's roster ahead of Pyeongchang.

Sherry Middaugh moved into a tie for first place at the Road to the Roar Pre-Trials on Thursday with a 7-5 victory over Krista McCarville at Credit Union Place in Summerside, P.E.I.

Julie Tippin recorded steals in three consecutive ends for a 5-4 extra-end win over Kelsey Rocque in Thursday's early draw at the Road to the Roar Olympic curling pre-trials in Summerside, P.E.I.

Quarterbacks Mike Reilly of the Edmonton Eskimos and Ricky Ray of the Toronto Argonauts on Thursday were named the West and East Division nominees for the CFL's top individual award.

Follow CBC Sports reporter Devin Heroux's live dispatches from Summerside, P.E.I., as Canadian curlers try to qualify for the national Olympic trials.

Elisabeth Vathje came away with silver as three Canadians cracked the top 10 at the skeleton World Cup season opener in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Thursday. Janine Flock of Austria used a track-record first run to reach the top of the podium.

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir will almost certainly win the dance title at this week's NHK Trophy, but there's plenty more to motivate them in Japan — like taking back their world record.

Some of the best speed skaters in the world will be in action this weekend in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Watch live action beginning on Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

Watch as World Cup snowboarders go for gold in the big air competition in Milan, Italy.

Watch live on Saturday beginning at 1 a.m. ET as Canada's best short track athletes compete in Shanghai, China.

Watch action from the snowboarding World Cup big air event in Milan, Italy, on Road to the Olympic Games.

Watch live action from the women's alpine World Cup slalom event in Levi, Finland, beginning on Saturday at 4 a.m. ET.

Watch two-time Olympic champion Kaillie Humphries look to start the World Cup bobsleigh season with a gold medal on Road to the Olympic Games.

Janine Beckie and Jordyn Huitema are two emerging stars on the Canadian women's soccer team but their paths to reach that stage were anything but similar.

As the Winter Games approach at breakneck speed, one of the most coveted rides to Korea is still up for grabs, and several women are vying to win the job of pushing two-time Olympic champ Kaillie Humphries's sled.

Four more Russian cross-country skiers have been found guilty of doping at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, including silver medalist Maxim Vylegzhanin.

Watch live this morning at 10 a.m. ET as Canada's Sports Hall of Fame honours its newest members with the traditional jacket presentation in Toronto.

National Hockey League icon Lanny McDonald, speed skating legend Cindy Klassen and golfer Mike Weir were inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday in Toronto.

In a sports-crazy city where every hockey fan is an expert and social-media critics fire a constant barrage of 140-character rants, one promising background story has been the slow and inexorable evolution of defenceman Darnell Nurse.

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu fell during Thursday's practice for the NHK Trophy, a potential setback in his preparations for next year's Pyeongchang Games.

If Canada hopes to beat a very strong team from the United States and win a third consecutive gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics, it will need veterans such as Hayley Irwin to be at their very best. That was evident Wednesday night when Team USA doubled Team Canada 4-2 at the Four Nations Cup.

Frederik Andersen made 35 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Wednesday. Nazem Kadri, Patrick Marleau, Connor Carrick and Connor Brown scored for the Maple Leafs (10-7-0).

Jamal Murray has struggled with his shot since being moved to point guard on the Denver Nuggets' offence, but the Canadian's former NCAA coach is confident his touch will return.

Jamal Murray has struggled with his shot since being moved to point guard on the Denver Nuggets' offence, but the Canadian's former NCAA coach is confident his touch will return.

Kendall Coyne and Megan Bozek each had a goal and an assist and the United States women's hockey team beat Canada 4-2 on Wednesday night in a physical game at the Four Nations Cup.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has threatened to sue the NFL over a proposed contract extension for commissioner Roger Goodell, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

You probably know Charles Hamelin for his Olympic performances and post-win reunions with girlfriend and fellow speed skater Marianne St-Gelais. But here are 5 other things about the Olympian.