by South Asian Star | Oct 20, 2025 | Sports
Melisa Kekic scored the winner in the 73rd minute and fellow substitute Julia Amireh added two insurance goals as Canada defeated Nigeria 4-1 Sunday in its opening game at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Sale, Morocco. After Kekic gave Canada a 2-1 lead,...
by South Asian Star | Oct 19, 2025 | Sports
Canadian Leylah Fernandez got off to a quick start and then had to battle to defeat Tereza Valentova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the championship final of the Japan Women’s Open on Saturday night.The 23-year-old Fernandez, of Laval, Que., needed only...
by South Asian Star | Oct 18, 2025 | Sports
Click on the video players below to watch live coverage of the opening event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating season in Angers, France.Action continues on Saturday with the women’s free program at 8:40 a.m. ET. On Friday, Ami Nakai took the lead ahead of...
by South Asian Star | Oct 17, 2025 | Sports
TennisCanada’s Leylah Fernandez is off to the semifinals of the Japan Open tennis tournament after beating Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Canadian will face the winner between Viktorija Golubic and Sorana CirsteaThe Canadian...
by South Asian Star | Oct 16, 2025 | Sports
TennisCanada’s Leylah Fernandez earned a 6-1, 6-4 win over Hungary’s Dalma Galfi on Wednesday in second-round action at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Osaka.Laval, Que., native will next face Slovakia’s Rebecca SramkovaThe Canadian Press ·...
by South Asian Star | Oct 15, 2025 | Sports
Canada gave as good as it got for most of the game Tuesday before fending off a late charge to hold 13th-ranked Colombia to a scoreless draw in a soccer friendly in Harrison, N.J.The 26th-ranked Canadian men proved to be a handful for the South Americans with...
