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A date with the Mongolian Murderer sounds daunting at best. But Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi is looking forward to Saturday's matchup with China's Qileng Aori at UFC 289 in Vancouver. The 35-year-old from Montreal is in a good place.

PARIS — Two Canadians who failed to make big runs in singles action at the French Open are making noise in doubles competition. Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que.

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA made false claims about last year's World Cup in Qatar being carbon neutral, an advertising regulator in Switzerland said Wednesday.

The Ottawa Redblacks will open the 2023 regular season minus quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and linebacker Jovan Santos-Knox. Masoli continues to recover from a knee injury that forced him to miss most of last season.

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PARIS — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek kept her French Open title defense on track with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff to reach the semifinals on Wednesday.

CALGARY — The football is now Jake Maier's when the Calgary Stampeders' offence takes the field. No longer does Maier share a sideline or a dressing room with a future Hall of Fame quarterback.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions players and staff say there is one goal on their minds heading into the CFL season: make it past the Western final and claim the Grey Cup.

EDMONTON — Culture change. Those two words best describe what the Edmonton Elks wanted to accomplish going into the 2023 season. It’s a term being used by general manager and head coach Chris Jones. It’s used by starting quarterback Taylor Cornelius.

WINNIPEG — When Zach Collaros looks around the Winnipeg locker room, he gets a good feeling of déjà vu. The Blue Bombers have returned 47 players who suited up for at least one game last season.