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- Moyse switches from bobsleigh to track cycling
- Heather Moyse, who combined with pilot Kaillie Humphries to win Canada's first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's bobsleigh, confirmed Tuesday that she is switching to track cycling.
- Canadian Olympic Committee revives red mitten campaign
- The Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed Thursday that it is renewing the red mitten campaign with three dollars from each pair of $10 mittens earmarked for preparations for the 2012 London Games.
- Water polo player suspended for role in Vancouver riot
- A Canadian water polo player has been banned from the national team for two years for his role in the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver.
- Canada closes in on Olympic rhythmic gymnastics berth
- Canada is on the verge of claiming a berth at the London Olympics in rhythmic gymnastics after a strong showing Saturday in the group event at the 2011 world championships in Montpellier, France.
- Rogge welcomes AIBA investigation into corruption
- The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) said it will look into the allegations made by BBC TV's Newsnight on Thursday that $9 million from Azerbaijan was paid to World Series Boxing, a franchised league supported by AIBA.
- Bronzini victorious in world road race
- Defending world champion Giorgia Bronzini won the women's 140-kilometre world road race Saturday in a mass sprint finish.
- German wins road cycling time trial world title
- Tony Martin of Germany won the men's time trial at the road cycling world championship ahead of Bradley Wiggins of Britain and Fabian Cancellera of Switzerland on Wednesday.
- Whitten, Hughes just off podium at cycling worlds
- Canada's Tara Whitten and Clara Hughes both narrowly missed the medals Tuesday at the track cycling world championships in Copenhagen, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively
- 5 Canadians reach semis at whitewater worlds
- Canadians John Hastings, Paul Manning, Cameron Smedley, Sindy Audet and Alexandra McGee are headed to the semifinals at the world championships in whitewater slalom paddling.
- Olympic cycling champion Longo faces doping ban
- A report in French sports newspaper L'Equipe says former Olympic and world champion cyclist Jeannie Longo could face a maximum two-year suspension for breaking anti-doping rules requiring athletes to tell authorities where they can be located for testing.
- Lamaze wins Spruce Meadows Masters
- Canadian Olympic champion Eric Lamaze rode nine-year-old speed specialist Coriana van Klapscheut to victory Thursday at the Spruce Meadows Masters tournament.
- Gymnastics champ Hamm charged with assault
- Former Olympic gymnastics champion Paul Hamm has been accused of hitting and kicking an Ohio taxi driver, damaging a cab window and refusing to pay a $23 US fare.
- Canada claims silver at rowing worlds
- Canada's lightweight women's double won silver Sunday at the world rowing championships. Victoria natives Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee picked up the medal one day after securing a spot in 2012 Olympics.
- Canadian women earn Olympic rowing berth
- Canada's lightweight women's double advanced to the finals and earned an Olympic berth Saturday at the world rowing championships.
- Oldershaw wins London canoe test event
- Mark Oldershaw of Burlington, Ont., won gold Friday in the men's C-1 1,000-metre at the London Canoe Sprint Invitational being held on the Olympic course ahead of the 2012 Summer Games.
- Canadian men's 8 rows to bronze at worlds
- Canada's men's eight can now focus on the 2012 London Olympics after taking bronze Thursday at the world rowing championships in Slovenia. Germany won in five minutes 28.81 seconds, followed by Britain (5:30.83) and Canada (5:31.18).
- Halifax hosts beach volleyball championships
- A Halifax parking lot has been transformed into a sandy beach for the top junior beach volleyball players from around the world.
- Canadian men's 8 secures Olympic berth
- The men's Canadian eight will get an opportunity to defend their Olympic gold medal.
- Canada advances in men's double sculls at rowing championships
- Canadians Fraser Berkhout and Mike Wilkinson qualified for the semifinal in men's double sculls in Tuesday's action at the rowing world championships in Slovenia.
- Canadian rowers move closer to Olympic spots
- Three Canadian crews moved closer to qualification for the London Olympics on Monday at the rowing world championships in Bled, Slovenia.