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Blind Bulgarian runner defies sleep and exhaustion in ‘Everesting’ climbing challenge

Blind Bulgarian ultramarathon runner Victor Asenov defied sleeplessness and exhaustion to repeatedly scale Vitosha mountain near Sofia non-stop for nearly two days last week.

CF Montreal fires head coach Laurent Courtois after poor start to MLS season

CF Montreal has fired head coach Laurent Courtois after a poor start to the Major League Soccer season.

Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post

Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, publishing two images to social media in a post that said, “Love is in the air.”

CTV National News: Several Canadian players featured in March Madness

CTV’s Alex Karpa highlights the Canadian athletes participating in this year’s NCAA March Madness tournament.

Canadian men defeat U.S. 2-1 to finish third in CONCACAF Nations League

Tani Oluwaseyi and Jonathan David scored as Canada defeated the U.S. 2-1 on Sunday to finish third in the CONCACAF Nations League.

RFK Jr. and Djokovic share a passion for tennis along with their views about vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Novak Djokovic apparently share a passion for tennis along with their beliefs about vaccines.

Namibia defeats Canada to complete T20 cricket sweep of Canadian men

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 65 runs and Nikolaas Davin added 52 as Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in a T20 cricket game Sunday.

Canada's Homan beats Switzerland's Tirinzoni to defend women's world curling title

Canada’s Rachel Homan captured a second straight world women’s curling championship Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni. Homan also defeated Tirinzoni in last year’s final at Sydney, N.S.

Figure skating's world championships are headed to Boston, another chance to heal after DC crash

It has been nearly two months since American Airlines Flight 5342 lifted off from a wintry runway in southeast Kansas, destined for Washington, D.C., with dozens of members of the tight-knit figure skating community aboard it.

Marsch says Canadian men expect a 'big response' from U.S. in third-place game

Canada coach Jesse Marsch says his team has put aside the disappointment of its semifinal loss to Mexico and expects a highly motivated United States in Sunday’s third-place game at the CONCACAF Nations League.

B.C.’s Evan Dunfee sets world record in 35-kilometre race walk

Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee set a world record in the 35 kilometres Saturday.

Nova Scotia’s Sarah Mitton wins shot put gold at world indoor track and field championships

Sarah Mitton successfully defended her title, winning Canada’s first gold medal at the world indoor track and field championships Friday with a 20.48-metre throw in the women’s shot put.

George Foreman, heavyweight champ and purveyor of grills, dies at 76

American George Foreman, one of the great second acts in sports, who reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title at age 45 and became a celebrated product pitchman, died on Friday at age 76.

Auger-Aliassime into third round at Miami Open with win over Aussie qualifier

Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the Miami Open while fellow Canadian Victoria Mboko narrowly missed pulling off a major upset.

Oldham takes bronze in slopestyle skiing at freestyle world championships

Canada’s Megan Oldham reached the podium at her third straight freestyle skiing world championships Friday with a bronze medal in women’s slopestyle.