Canadian athletes will be busy competing in several events at the Tokyo Olympics Monday, including the men’s triathlon and the debut of the men’s rugby sevens team in back-to-back matches.
For Canadian fans, events will begin Sunday evening and continue overnight into Monday.
Here’s when you can see Canada compete in several sports (all times Eastern). Events with multiple showings for Canada will be marked with starting times.
Tyler Mislawchuk and Matthew Sharpe will compete against 54 other athletes in the men’s triathlon, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. ET Sunday.
Athletes will be tested by swimming 1,500 kilometres in two laps, biking 40 kilometres in eight laps, and running 10 kilometres in four laps.
Rugby Sevens – 8:30 p.m. ET
Canada kicks off its quest for a medal in the rugby sevens when its men’s team faces Great Britain at 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday.
The team will then play its second match of the day against Fiji at 4 a.m. ET Monday.
Judo – 10 p.m. ET
Jessica Klimkait will compete in the women’s under-57 kg elimination round, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET Sunday.
The men’s under-73 kilogram elimination round will start at the same time, where Canada’s Arthur Margelidon will face off with Saudi Arabia’s Hamad Ksa.
Hockey – 10:45 p.m. ET
The men’s team faces off against Great Britain in its second match of the Games starting at 10:45 p.m. ET Sunday.
The women’s beach volleyball team of Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes will seek a win against Germany at 11 p.m. ET Sunday.
The pair won their first match against the Netherlands 2-0 on Saturday.
Weightlifting – 12:50 p.m. ET
Rachel Leblanc-Bazinet will lift in the second group of the women’s 55 kg competition, which starts at 12:50 p.m. ET.
Boxing – 1:12 a.m. ET
Caroline Veyre will face off with Croatia’s Nikolina Cacic in the women’s featherweight preliminaries at 1:12 a.m. ET Monday.
Softball – 1:30 a.m. ET
Team Canada will meet Italy in the final match of the round-robin tournament at 1:30 a.m. ET Monday. The game will likely determine Canada’s position in the medal games, which will take place Tuesday.
Mountain Bike Cycling – 2 a.m. ET
Mountain bike cycling will kick off at 2 a.m. ET Monday with the men’s cross-country event, with Peter Disera representing Canada.
Basketball – 4:20 a.m. ET
The women’s team will kick off their Games by facing Serbia in the first preliminary round match at 4:20 a.m. ET Monday.
Volleyball – 6:40 a.m. ET
After falling to Italy in their Olympic opener Saturday, Canada’s men’s team will seek to bounce back when it faces Japan in indoor volleyball at 6:40 a.m. ET Monday.
Swimming – 6:05 a.m. ET
Several Canadians will compete Monday morning in women’s swimming events.
At 6:05 a.m. ET, Penny Oleksiak will swim in the second heat of the 200-metre freestyle, followed by Summer McIntosh in the fourth heat at 6:12 a.m. ET.
In the 200-metre individual medley, Bailey Andison will swim in the second heat at 6:38 a.m. ET, and Sydney Pickrem will compete in the third heat at 6:42 a.m. ET.
Finally, Katrina Bellio will take part in the first heat of the 1,500-metre freestyle at 6:49 a.m. ET.
Water Polo – 6:50 a.m. ET
Canada’s women’s team will take on Spain in the latest preliminary round match-up, which starts at 6:50 a.m. ET Monday.
TORONTO – Reigning PWHL MVP and scoring champ Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, general manager Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on the first day of training camp.
The 33-year-old Spooner had knee surgery on her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after she was checked into the boards by Minnesota’s Grace Zumwinkle in Game 3 of their best-of-five semifinal series on May 13.
She had a goal and an assist in three playoff games but did not finish the series. Toronto was up 2-1 in the semifinal at that time and eventually fell 3-2 in the series.
Spooner led the PWHL with 27 points in 24 games. Her 20 goals, including five game-winners, were nine more than the closest skater.
Kingsbury said there is no timeline, as the team wants the Toronto native at 100 per cent, but added that “she is doing really well” in her recovery.
The Sceptres open the PWHL season on Nov. 30 when they host the Boston Fleet.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 12, 2024.
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board declined Friday to confirm media reports that India has decided against playing any games in host Pakistan during next year’s Champions Trophy.
“My view is if there’s any problems, they (India) should tell us in writing,” PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi told reporters in Lahore. “I’ll share that with the media as well as with the government as soon as I get such a letter.”
Indian media reported Friday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated its concerns to all the Champions Trophy stakeholders, including the PCB, over the Feb. 19-March 9 tournament and would not play in arch-rival Pakistan.
The Times of India said that “Dubai is a strong candidate to host the fixtures involving the Men in Blue” for the 50-over tournament.
Such a solution would see Pakistan having to travel to a neutral venue to play India in a group match, with another potential meeting later in the tournament if both teams advanced from their group. The final is scheduled for March 9 in Pakistan with the specific venue not yet decided.
“Our stance is clear,” Naqvi said. “They need to give us in writing any objections they may have. Until now, no discussion of the hybrid model has happened, nor are we prepared to accept one.”
Political tensions have stopped bilateral cricket between the two nations since 2008 and they have competed in only multi-nation tournaments, including ICC World Cups.
“Cricket should be free of politics,” Naqvi said. “Any sport should not be entangled with politics. Our preparations for the Champions Trophy will continue unabated, and this will be a successful event.”
The PCB has already spent millions of dollars on the upgrade of stadiums in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi which are due to host 15 Champions Trophy games. Naqvi hoped all the three stadiums will be ready over the next two months.
“Almost every country wants the Champions Trophy to be played here (in Pakistan),” Naqvi said. “I don’t think anyone should make this a political matter, and I don’t expect they will. I expect the tournament will be held at the home of the official hosts.”
Eight countries – Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, England, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Afghanistan – are due to compete in the tournament, the schedule of which is yet to be announced by the International Cricket Council.
“Normally the ICC announces the schedule of any major tournament 100 days before the event, and I hope they will announce it very soon,” Naqvi said.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Ottawa‘s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand are through to the doubles final at the WTA Finals after a 7-6 (7), 6-1 victory over Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Australia’s Ellen Perez in semifinal action Friday.
Dabrowski and Routliffe won a hard-fought first set against serve when Routliffe’s quick reaction at the net to defend a Perez shot gave the duo set point, causing Perez to throw down her racket in frustration.
The second seeds then cruised through the second set, winning match point on serve when Melichar-Martinez couldn’t handle Routliffe’s shot.
The showdown was a rematch of last year’s semifinal, which Melichar-Martinez and Perez won in a super tiebreak.
Dabrowski and Routliffe will face the winner of a match between Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, and Hao-Ching Chan and Veronika Kudermetova in the final on Saturday.
Dabrowski is aiming to become the first Canadian to win a WTA Finals title.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2024.
