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/ 3 October 2007

Court hears details of Rwandan genocide

The Canadian general who headed the United Nations peacekeeping force during the 1994 Rwandan genocide gave a chilling account on Tuesday of how roadblocks popped up like mushrooms and served only to pick out and murder Tutsis. Romeo Dallaire testified at the Canadian war crimes trial of Desire Munyaneza, who is accused of leading the attacks.

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/ 1 October 2007

Dismal foursomes cost Internationals dearly

The Internationals, who outgunned the Americans in world ranking strength, were left to rue their dismal foursomes record after losing the Presidents Cup by 19-½ points to 14-½ on Sunday. Despite boasting nine players in the world top 19 at Royal Montreal Golf Club this week, the Internationals won a mere half point out of a possible 11.

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/ 29 September 2007

US poised to regain control of Presidents Cup

Phil Mickelson and Woody Austin pounded Retief Goosen and Australia’s Stuart Appleby 5&4 in foursomes play to take the first point on Saturday for the United States in the Presidents Cup. The Americans have stormed back, Mickelson and Austin setting the pace with a crushing win and the US leading in all four other matches.

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/ 29 September 2007

Austin’s double drenching lifts US Cup spirits

American Woody Austin twice ended up in water, first with his ball and then comically on his stomach, while playing the par-four 14th in Friday’s foursomes matches at the Presidents Cup. Although he and partner David Toms lost the hole to Internationals duo Rory Sabbatini and Trevor Immelman, he ended his round with three consecutive birdies to halve the match.

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/ 28 September 2007

US take command at Presidents Cup

Three tense last-hole foursomes triumphs on Thursday sparked the United States to a 5½ to ½ edge over the Internationals at the Presidents Cup, matching the largest first-session lead in its history. The Americans nabbed the biggest first-session edge since they grabbed 5-0 leads on their way to victories over their non-European rivals in 1994 and 2000.

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/ 26 September 2007

Who will tame the Tiger at Presidents Cup?

Tiger Woods has a history of taking on the home-nation hero in singles matches at the Presidents Cup, but Canada’s Mike Weir, a captain’s choice for the Internationals, is not buying into the talk. United States captain Jack Nicklaus raised eyebrows on Tuesday by suggesting Woods should face Weir, the lowest-ranked global player.

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/ 4 August 2007

Federer, Nadal resume rivalry in Montreal

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal begin the countdown to this month’s US Open as the top two in the world resume their rivalry atop the field at the Montreal Masters. The event, which begins on Sunday in an effort to attract more fans, is the first of back-to-back elite events as the big names swing into action on the hard courts of North America.

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/ 12 June 2007

Lewis Hamilton eyes Formula One title

Britain’s Lewis Hamilton sits eight points clear at the top of the Formula One world championship after a dream weekend in Montreal and he is now concentrating on winning the driver’s title. Hamilton, racing for McLaren Mercedes, achieved his first Formula One victory after keeping his cool as his competitors skidded, crashed and faltered in Sunday’s dramatic Canadian Grand Prix.

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/ 11 June 2007

Rookie Hamilton claims first F1 win

McLaren rookie Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first Formula One victory on Sunday, keeping his cool to win a chaotic Canadian Grand Prix and take an eight point lead in the world championship. ”I knew I was ready for something, it was just a matter of where and when,” said the 22-year-old Briton.

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/ 13 January 2007

Smelly stowaway causes stink in Canada

A California skunk that hitched a ride aboard a commercial truck to Canada this month is causing a stink, unable to find safe passage back home. The 1,8kg female travelled nearly 5 000km in five days without food or water in a sealed container, arriving slightly dehydrated but otherwise unharmed, a newspaper said.

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/ 25 June 2006

Alonso takes pole position in tough session

Defending world drivers’ champion Fernando Alonso stormed to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Saturday. Spaniard Alonso (24) fended off a later surge from his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella to take the top spot in one minute and 14,972 seconds — more than two-10ths of a second ahead of the Italian.

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/ 21 June 2006

Schumi eyes Montreal win to get season back on track

German Michael Schumacher has targeted victory in this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix as he attempts to close in on the lead of the drivers’ world championship. Schumacher (37), who drives for Ferrari, has 51 points — 23 fewer than defending world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain — and knows that he must start a dramatic turnaround in Montreal.

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/ 15 May 2006

Fifa to push for world anti-doping standards

Fifa will push for its members to adopt the world anti-doping code in time for the World Cup next month, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said on Sunday. If the code is adopted before the start of the tournament on June 9 in Germany, the world’s soccer stars would be subject to two-year suspensions for serious doping violations instead of the lighter bans under Fifa rules.

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/ 11 January 2006

The battle for Canadian unity

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and opposition leader Stephen Harper, his Conservatives ahead in the latest polls, raged against possible Quebec separation in a televised election debate on Tuesday. ”It’s not right to say that it’s a crime to promote federalism in the province of Quebec,” Harper said, rebuffing attacks by separatist Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe.

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/ 15 August 2005

Dream victory for Nadal

Rafael Nadal added a career-first hard-court title to his increasingly crowded trophy shelf, defeating three-time champion Andre Agassi 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ,2-million Montreal Masters. The rain-interrupted victory was the ninth of the season for the talented 19-year-old.

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/ 14 August 2005

It’s Nadal vs Agassi in Montreal

They represent the past and future of men’s tennis. Eight-time grand-slam winner Andre Agassi beat Greg Rusedski 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Montreal ATP Masters Series, where he will face teenager Rafael Nadal. The 35-year-old Agassi will be bidding for his third Canadian crown in Sunday’s final.

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/ 13 August 2005

Nadal moves up as rain frustrates Agassi

Top seed Rafael Nadal booked a place in the semifinals of the ,2-million Montreal Masters as rain produced a frustrating and inconclusive evening on Friday for veteran campaigner Andre Agassi. Top seed Nadal dropped just three points on serve in his opening set as he trampled Argentine Mariano Puerta 6-3, 6-1.

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/ 11 August 2005

Nadal’s hard-court title dream draws closer

Rafael Nadal made up for lost time on a day of rain interruptions, racing to a 6-1, 6-2 victory on Wednesday night over Brazilian Ricardo Mello for a third-round place at the ,2-million Montreal Masters. The top-seeded teenager will have only hours to recover before a Thursday match against Sebastien Grosjean.

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/ 10 August 2005

Nadal upstages mentor Moya

Rafael Nadal didn’t let a jammed finger deter him from an opening-round hard-court victory, overcoming long-time mentor Carlos Moya 6-3, 6-7 (0-7) 6-3 on Tuesday at the ,2-million Montreal Masters. The 19-year-old from the Spanish island of Mallorca needed treatment on a finger on his left hitting hand.

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/ 1 August 2005

Who drowned my cheese?

A team of divers is searching at the bottom of the Baie des Ha! Ha! in north-eastern Canada for 800kg of cheddar sunk by an entrepreneur hoping to revolutionise cheesemaking. Dairy owner Luc Boivin was inspired by a fisherman’s tale to dunk 10 barrels of cheddar into the water to test the effects of cool temperatures and high pressure.

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/ 31 July 2005

Another world swimming record tumbles

Ian Crocker avenged his Athens Olympic defeat in the 100m butterfly with a world-record-setting victory over fellow American Michael Phelps on Saturday at the 11th World Swimming Championships. South African Roland Schoeman continued to display blistering form as he posted the second-fastest 50m freestyle time to date to capture that crown.

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/ 30 July 2005

More records fall at world swimming meet

Aaron Peirsol and Leisel Jones became the latest world record-breakers at the 11th World Swimming Championships on Friday. America’s Peirsol lowered his own world record to win his third straight 200m backstroke world title in a time of one minute and 54,66 seconds. Jones won the women’s 200m breaststroke in 2:21,72.