Category Archives: CP Sports
‘It all comes to this moment’: Whitecaps eager to make history in MLS Cup final
MIAMI - It's been a long season for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Getting to the MLS Cup has taken even longer. The club will play in Major League Soccer's championship match for the first time on Saturday...
Dec 05, 2025
Austrian ski racer Vincent Kriechmayr wins weather-shortened World Cup super-G race at Beaver Creek
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) - Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria found the fastest line through challenging conditions to win a World Cup super-G on Friday that was called after 31 racers because of strong wi...
Dec 05, 2025
B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair says World Cup 2026 'feels real' after draw
VANCOUVER - Canadian and B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair says FIFA's 2026 Men's World Cup "feels real" now that the draw has taken place. The 27th ranked Canadian men will be in Vancouver to fac...
Dec 05, 2025
A look at who awaits the Canadian men at next summer's FIFA World Cup
A look at Canada's Group B opponents at next summer's World Cup: Switzerland Rank: No. 17. Qualifying: The Swiss topped their group in European qualifying at 4-0-2, finishing above Kosovo, Slovenia an...
Dec 05, 2025
Canadian speed skater Weideman races to 5,000-metre silver at World Cup event
HEERENVEEN - Ottawa's Isabelle Weidemann won the silver medal in the women's 5,000 metres Friday at the third event of the World Cup speed skating season. Weidemann, in a pairing with gold medallist R...
Dec 05, 2025
Argentina and Messi will open their World Cup defense against Algeria. The US starts vs. Paraguay
WASHINGTON (AP) - All around the globe, eyes focused Friday on the stage where World Cup paths were sorted, nations' names chosen one by one in a draw that determined Argentina and Lionel Messi will s...
Dec 05, 2025
World Cup draw ceremony underway as FIFA awards peace prize to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2026 World Cup draw began Friday with FIFA awarding its first peace prize to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has campaigned to win the Nobel Peace Prize. FIFA President Gianni I...
Dec 05, 2025
FIFA gives President Donald Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw - giving the soccer spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial tournament even mor...
Dec 05, 2025
The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is underway. See how the group picks shake out
The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 48 teams will take part in this summer's tournament. U.S. President Donald Trump is also at...
Dec 05, 2025
The Latest: 2026 FIFA World Cup groups are set. See what the tournament could bring
The FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., divided a record 48 teams into 12 groups of four. Six spots won't be determined until March, when 22 teams will face off in playoffs....
Dec 05, 2025