Tag: Silver

  • Canadian women win World Cup bobsleigh silver in Lake Placid

    Canadian women win World Cup bobsleigh silver in Lake Placid

    [ad_1] Canadians Christine De Bruin and Kristen Bujnowski won a silver medal at the IBSF women’s bobsleigh World Cup, finishing 0.38 seconds out of first in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Friday. Elana Meyers Taylor and Lake Kwaza of the United States took home their second straight World Cup gold with a total time of one minute 54.79 seconds Germany’s Stephanie Schneider and Deborah Levi finished 0.48 seconds behind…

  • Canadian ice dancers claim silver, bronze at Four Continents

    Canadian ice dancers claim silver, bronze at Four Continents

    [ad_1] Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje captured silver, while compatriots Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier earned bronze at the Four Continents figure skating championship in Anaheim, Calif. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States, who entered the free dance in second, seized gold on Sunday while fellow Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary…

  • Mark McMorris awarded slopestyle world silver medal with qualifying score

    Mark McMorris awarded slopestyle world silver medal with qualifying score

    [ad_1] Canadian snowboard star Mark McMorris won the silver medal in slopestyle at the freestyle ski and snowboard world championships without competing in Sunday’s final. Organizers of the event said on Twitter that the slopestyle final was cancelled “due to unsafe wind conditions.” Medals were handed out based on competitors’ qualifying scores instead. McMorris earned…

  • Blondin collects mass start silver at speed skating world championships

    Blondin collects mass start silver at speed skating world championships

    [ad_1] ​Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin followed Saturday’s sixth-place finish with a silver-medal performance in the women’s mass start at the at the world single distance speed skating championships on Sunday at Inzell, Germany. The 28-year-old clocked eight minutes 28.460 seconds, about a half-second behind winner Irene Schouten of the Netherlands (8:27.840). Russia’s Elizaveta Kazelina was third…

  • Aksel Lund Svindal carries world downhill silver into retirement

    Aksel Lund Svindal carries world downhill silver into retirement

    [ad_1] If anyone had to beat Aksel Lund Svindal in his final race, he seemed just fine with it being Norwegian teammate Kjetil Jansrud. After an emotional moment when he leaned back, stretched his arms out and looked to the sky, Svindal was all smiles despite finishing a close second in the downhill at the…

  • Canadian women speed skaters capture silver in team sprint

    Canadian women speed skaters capture silver in team sprint

    [ad_1] Canadians Marsha Hudey, Kaylin Irvine, Kali Christ and Heather McLean earned a silver medal at the world single distance championships in Inzell, Germany on Thursday.  Canada finished 0.92 seconds behind the Netherlands, which took home gold with an overall time of one minute 26.289 seconds. WATCH | Canadian wins silver in team event: Marsha Hudey, Kaylin Irvine, Kali…

  • Canadians Boutin, Cournoyer, Hamelin earn short track silver in Germany

    Canadians Boutin, Cournoyer, Hamelin earn short track silver in Germany

    [ad_1] Canadian Olympic medallists Kim Boutin and Charle Cournoyer picked up silver medals on Saturday at a World Cup speed skating event in Dresden, Germany. Boutin, who delayed the start of her season until December, finished second in the women’s 1,500-metre A final with a time of two minutes, 23.140 seconds. Kim Ji Yoo of…

  • Derek Drouin may get Olympic silver in fallout from Russian doping scandal

    Derek Drouin may get Olympic silver in fallout from Russian doping scandal

    [ad_1] Derek Drouin’s Olympic bronze medal could be bumped up to silver after high jump champion Ivan Ukhov was among 12 Russian track and field athletes found guilty Friday of taking part in state-backed doping. Drouin, a 28-year-old from Corunna, Ont., was among three people who tied for bronze in London, sharing the podium with…

  • Canadian Alex Beaulieu-Marchand grabs another X Games silver

    Canadian Alex Beaulieu-Marchand grabs another X Games silver

    [ad_1] Canadian freestyle skier Alex Beaulieu-Marchand won the silver medal in slopestyle at the X Games on Sunday in Aspen, Colo. Beaulieu-Marchand, the reigning bronze medallist from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, scored 92.66 points on his first of three runs down the track to seal second place. American Alex Hall took…

  • Canadians take silver, bronze in snowboard slopestyle

    Canadians take silver, bronze in snowboard slopestyle

    [ad_1] Canadians Brooke Voigt and Jasmine Baird earned medals on Saturday in a women’s snowboard slopestyle World Cup at Seiser Alm, Italy. Voigt, of Fort McMurray, Alta., earned silver with 76 points while Baird, of Mississauga, Ont., finished third with 73.25. Switzerland’s Isabel Derungs topped the podium with a 79.15-point run. On the men’s side,…

  • Canada’s Mark McMorris claims big air silver at X Games

    Canada’s Mark McMorris claims big air silver at X Games

    [ad_1] Canada’s Mark McMorris soared to snowboard big air silver at the Winter X Games on Friday night in Aspen, Colo. McMorris, 25, from Regina, Sask., posted a combined score of 85.00 behind Japan’s Takeru Otsuka (88.00), who claimed gold.  WATCH | McMorris soars to silver: Canadian Mark McMorris settled for a silver medal at X Games Aspen on Friday, scoring…

  • Canadian para skier Alana Ramsay captures silver at worlds

    Canadian para skier Alana Ramsay captures silver at worlds

    [ad_1] Click on the video players below to watch live action from the world para alpine skiing world championships in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. The event begins on Wednesday at 4 a.m. ET with the first run on the men’s slalom. The second run is slated to begin at 7:15 a.m. ET. Coverage of the event continues on…

  • Marielle Thompson battles to ski cross World Cup silver

    Marielle Thompson battles to ski cross World Cup silver

    [ad_1] Marielle Thompson raced her way to a silver medal in the big final of a ski cross World Cup event in Idre Fjall, Sweden, on Saturday. It’s the second silver medal this season for the 2014 Olympic champion from North Vancouver, B.C. Heidi Zacher of Germany won the race, followed by Thompson, while Fanny Smith of Switzerland took…

  • Georgia Simmerling leads Canada to silver in return to cycling

    Georgia Simmerling leads Canada to silver in return to cycling

    [ad_1] Georgia Simmerling helped Canada capture a silver medal in a World Cup women’s team pursuit as she returned to track cycling after a serious injury. The 29-year-old West Vancouver native, who broke both her legs last January at a World Cup ski cross event, teamed with Allison Beveridge of Calgary, Ariane Bonhomme of Gatineau,…

  • Canada’s Justin Kripps wins World Cup bobsleigh silver

    Canada’s Justin Kripps wins World Cup bobsleigh silver

    [ad_1] Canadian pilot Justin Kripps and brakeman Cameron Stones finished second in the bobsleigh World Cup event in Konigssee, Germany on Saturday. Germany’s Francesco Friedrich and Martin Grothkopp finished in a two-run combined time of one minute, 39.01 seconds to take gold for a fourth time this season. The Canadians – who finished 0.11 seconds behind the Germans – held a slight lead…

  • Justin Kripps, Cam Stones begin 2019 with 2-man bobsleigh silver

    Justin Kripps, Cam Stones begin 2019 with 2-man bobsleigh silver

    [ad_1] A month ago, Justin Kripps and his Canadian bobsleigh teammates reiterated their season goal to “sing the national anthem every weekend.” On Saturday, the first weekend of 2019, Kripps and brakeman Cam Stones came close as they celebrated the latter’s 27th birthday with a silver medal in the two-man event in Altenberg, Germany. Germany’s…

  • Alphabet’s Verily gets $1 billion in funding round led by Silver Lake

    Alphabet’s Verily gets $1 billion in funding round led by Silver Lake

    [ad_1] Verily, the life sciences arm of Alphabet, raised $1 billion in fresh capital in a funding round led by private equity firm Silver Lake. Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat is also joining Verily’s board along with Egon Durban from Silver Lake, according to a statement on Thursday. The announcement comes two years after…

  • Review: Spider-Man – Silver Lining DLC is another mixed bag

    Review: Spider-Man – Silver Lining DLC is another mixed bag

    [ad_1] DISCLAIMER: A review code was provided by the publisher 2018 might as well be known as The Year of the Spider. We had Spider-Man’s memorable appearance in Avengers: Infinity War, one of the year’s best games with Marvel’s Spider-Man which included a bevy of DLC, and one of the best Spidey films in the form…

  • Canadian speed skater Weidemann scores World Cup silver

    Canadian speed skater Weidemann scores World Cup silver

    [ad_1] Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann notched a personal best on Sunday in Heerenveen, Netherlands, taking silver in the 3,000-metre World Cup competition. Dutch skater Antoinette de Jong won gold in three minutes, 59.419 seconds, while Weidemann was just 0.71 seconds back in 4:00.129. It’s the 23-year-old Ottawa skater’s second individual medal on the World Cup circuit after taking…

  • Canadian para biathlete Arendz earns silver medal at World Cup opener

    Canadian para biathlete Arendz earns silver medal at World Cup opener

    [ad_1] Mark Arendz has been thinking about the 2022 Paralympics, though it hasn’t been a distraction this week for the Canadian biathlete and cross-country skier. The eight-time Paralympic medallist reached the podium for the second time in four days Saturday, earning a silver medal in the opening biathlon race of the IPC World Cup season…

  • Martin Glenn’s gamble to sell the family silver didn’t pay off

    Martin Glenn’s gamble to sell the family silver didn’t pay off

    [ad_1] Martin Glenn’s gamble to sell the family silver didn’t pay off Martin Glenn’s big idea and big gamble to sell Wembley Stadium didn’t pay off Wembley left him wounded and probably made up his mind about the future During eventful tenure at the governing body, Glenn has appeared blind-sided By Martin Samuel – Sport for…

  • Marvel’s Spider-Man’s Silver Linings DLC releases next week

    Marvel’s Spider-Man’s Silver Linings DLC releases next week

    [ad_1] After an acclaimed debut in September and two fairly well-received DLCs, Marvel’s Spider-Man’s tenure is coming to a close next week. The third and final story DLC known as Silver Linings will release on December 21st, 2018 and conclude the ongoing saga between the web-head and Hammerhead’s dispute for control over The City That Never…

  • Canada’s Weidemann secures 5,000m speed skating silver

    Canada’s Weidemann secures 5,000m speed skating silver

    [ad_1] Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann continued her strong World Cup speed skating season on Sunday in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland. The 23-year-old earned her first career silver and second total medal by finishing second in the 5,000-metre race with a time of seven minutes, 6.19 seconds. That left the Ottawa native exactly one second behind gold medallist Esmee Visser of…

  • Canada’s Elisabeth Maier slides to skeleton silver in Sigulda

    Canada’s Elisabeth Maier slides to skeleton silver in Sigulda

    [ad_1] Calgary’s Elisabeth Maier scored a silver medal in the women’s skeleton race at a World Cup event in Sigulda, Latvia on Sunday. Fellow Canadian Jane Channell finished just off the podium in fourth. Maier (née Vathje) finished with a two-run time of one minute, 45.42 seconds. Elena Nikitina of Russia clocked in at 1:45.12 for the…

  • Kim Boutin charges to silver at short track World Cup

    Kim Boutin charges to silver at short track World Cup

    [ad_1] Kim Boutin had a successful season debut at the short track speed skating World Cup event in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Saturday. The Sherbrooke, Que., native finished second in the women’s 1000-metre race with a time of one minute, 28.974 seconds. Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands posted the fastest time at 1:28.887, while Ah Rum Noh of…

  • Cassie Sharpe skis to halfpipe silver at Copper Mountain

    Cassie Sharpe skis to halfpipe silver at Copper Mountain

    [ad_1] Canada’s Cassie Sharpe won silver at the halfpipe skiing World Cup in Copper Mountain, Colo., on Friday. The Comox, B.C., native rebounded after a tough first run, scoring 89.75 in her second before her final — and best — run clocked in at 90.50 points. Sharpe, 26, won Olympic gold in February in Pyeongchang and also took…

  • Canada settles for silver at women’s Dubai Sevens

    Canada settles for silver at women’s Dubai Sevens

    [ad_1] New Zealand downed Canada 26-14 Friday in the final of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens, posting its fifth straight tournament win. The Black Ferns won the season opener in Glendale, Colo., and finished off the 2017-18 season with victories in Japan, Langford, B.C., and France. You can watch a replay of the women’s…

  • Canadian women win silver in World Cup speed skating event

    Canadian women win silver in World Cup speed skating event

    [ad_1] Canada captured the silver medal in the women’s team pursuit at the second World Cup speed skating meet of the season on Friday. Ottawa’s Ivanie Blondin and Isabelle Weidemann teamed up with Keri Morrison of Burlington, Ont., to finish second. Japan took gold and Russia settled for bronze. “This is my first World Cup…

  • Lysanne Richard off to high diving worlds after silver showing in Abu Dhabi

    Lysanne Richard off to high diving worlds after silver showing in Abu Dhabi

    [ad_1] Montreal’s Lysanne Richard won the silver medal on Saturday in the women’s 21-metre event at the FINA World Cup in Abu Dhabi to qualify for next year’s world championships in high diving. Rhiannan Iffland of Australia won the gold medal with 322.95 points in the four-round event that began Friday. Richard followed at 285.75…

  • Canadians MacLennan, Milette win silver at trampoline world championships

    Canadians MacLennan, Milette win silver at trampoline world championships

    [ad_1] Rosie MacLennan and Sarah Milette won silver in the women’s synchronized trampoline final at the 2018 world trampoline championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday. The Canadian duo finished with a total score of 47.500 in the final. The Japanese team of Hikaru Mori and Megu Uyama won gold with a score of 48.340. Melissa Flores and Dafne Navarro Loza…

  • Canada’s Ana Padurariu wins balance beam silver at artistic gymnastics worlds

    Canada’s Ana Padurariu wins balance beam silver at artistic gymnastics worlds

    [ad_1] Ana Padurariu​ captured Canada’s second medal of the world gymnastics championships on Saturday in in Doha, Qatar. The 16-year-old from Whitby, Ont., earned a silver medal in the balance beam final.  It’s Canada’s second medal of the world championships. Liu Tingting ?? wins the World title on beam! Ana Padurariu ?? clinches ?and Simone…

  • Canadian Shallon Olsen earns silver at gymnastics worlds

    Canadian Shallon Olsen earns silver at gymnastics worlds

    [ad_1] Shallon Olsen captured Canada’s first medal of the world gymnastics championships on Friday in in Doha, Qatar. The 18-year-old from Surrey, B.C. earned a silver medal in the vault final.  American star Simone Biles made more history by winning gold on Friday, becoming the first gymnast to capture 13 world titles. On Thursday, Biles became the…

  • Trump strategists see migrant caravan as a political ‘silver bullet’ for U.S. midterms. They might be wrong

    Trump strategists see migrant caravan as a political ‘silver bullet’ for U.S. midterms. They might be wrong

    [ad_1] The caravan of 7,000 Central American migrants advancing mostly on foot towards the U.S. border has emerged ahead of midterm elections as a major talking point for President Donald Trump. It’s unclear, however, whether the issue will deliver political benefits to Republicans in the final stretch before voting in November. Trump’s advisors have reportedly pushed him…

  • Canada’s Madison Broad claims silver in 200m backstroke at Youth Olympics

    Canada’s Madison Broad claims silver in 200m backstroke at Youth Olympics

    [ad_1] Canada’s Madison Broad won the silver medal in the 200-metre backstroke on Tuesday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 18-year-old from Wallaceburg, Ont., completed the race in two minutes 10.32 seconds. Tatiana Salcutan of Moldova won gold in 2:10.13 and Australian Kaylee McKeown won bronze in 2:10.67. Broad will race in the 50-metre backstroke…

  • Canada wins 2 silver medals, bronze at Boca Chica beach volleyball tourney

    Canada wins 2 silver medals, bronze at Boca Chica beach volleyball tourney

    [ad_1] Three Canadian beach volleyball teams left a lasting impression at the Boca Chica tournament. Sam Pedlow and Sam Schachter earned a silver medal on Sunday night in the Dominican Republic after fellow Canadians Ben Saxton and Grant O’Gorman collected bronze. On the women’s side, top-seeded Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson of Canada were defeated…

  • Rosie MacLennan wins gold, silver at trampoline World Cup

    Rosie MacLennan wins gold, silver at trampoline World Cup

    [ad_1] Canadian trampolinist Rosie MacLennan captured gold and silver on Saturday at a World Cup in Loule, Portugal. The two-time reigning Olympic champion finished second to Xueying Zhu of China in the individual competition and teamed with Sarah Milette of Longueuil, Que., to take gold in the synchronized event. “I’m really happy with how today went,…

  • Moore-Towers, Marinaro take silver at Finlandia Open

    Moore-Towers, Marinaro take silver at Finlandia Open

    [ad_1] Kirsten Moore-Towers of St. Catharines, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., won Saturday’s free skate to earn the silver medal in pairs on Saturday at the Finlandia Open figure skating competition in Espoo, Finland. Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Russia won the gold with 198.98 points. The Canadians, third after Friday’s short,…

  • Michael Dell and Silver Lake in showdown with shareholders over VMware plan

    Michael Dell and Silver Lake in showdown with shareholders over VMware plan

    [ad_1] A showdown is looming between Dell Technologies and the shareholders who own the tracking stock for its 81 percent stake in VMware. Amid widespread opposition to the plan for buying that tracking stock, Dell’s owners, Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, are considering other alternatives, including raising the price they are offering or dropping…

  • The Doomsday Scenario & Silver Lining For FIFA

    The Doomsday Scenario & Silver Lining For FIFA

    [ad_1] I’ve played and reviewed FIFA 19, and in my time with the game I’ve found that its changes are more noticeable on the pitch than off of it. With the game’s modes, from career mode to Ultimate Team, largely the same I’m cautious when I think about the series’ future. Ultimate Team is clearly FIFA’s raison…

  • Canada earns 2nd straight women’s 8 silver medal at rowing worlds

    Canada earns 2nd straight women’s 8 silver medal at rowing worlds

    [ad_1] Canada’s women’s eight made it back-to-back silver medals at the rowing world championships on Sunday. The team of Lisa Roman, Stephanie Grauer, Madison Mailey, Susanne Grainger, Christine Roper, Sydney Payne, Jennifer Martins, Rebecca Zimmerman and Kristen Kit posted a time of six minutes 3.05 seconds in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Tracy Van Asseldonk of Abbotsford, B.C., finished sixth…

  • Canadian para-rowers score gold, silver at world championships

    Canadian para-rowers score gold, silver at world championships

    [ad_1] ​Canadian crews landed on the podium at the world rowing championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on Friday. Para-rowers Andrew Todd, of the North Star Rowing Club in Dartmouth, N.S., and Kyle Fredrickson, of the University of Victoria, won gold in the PR3 men’s pair final. GOLD ?for Canada!!!!!<br>PR3 Men’s Pair DOMINATED the race!<br>Congratulations Andrew and Kyle! ?<a…

  • River Island launches matching mum and daughter outfits with Silver and Lux collection

    River Island launches matching mum and daughter outfits with Silver and Lux collection

    [ad_1] River Island have launched a mother-daughter matching collection [River Island] River Island has taken inspiration from fashion bloggers with children by creating a range of pieces mums can wear to match their daughters. Teaming up for an exclusive collaboration across womenswear and girlswear with mini influencers Silver and Lux, the collection has been co-designed with…

  • Working with Goldman Sachs, Silver Lake on taking Tesla private

    Working with Goldman Sachs, Silver Lake on taking Tesla private

    [ad_1] CNBC reported last week that the Tesla board planned to meet with financial advisers this week to formalize a process to explore Musk’s proposal. The board is also likely to ask Musk to recuse himself from the decision, people familiar with the discussions said. The Tesla board had already met “several times” to discuss…

  • Musk says Silver Lake, Goldman advising on taking Tesla private

    Musk says Silver Lake, Goldman advising on taking Tesla private

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk on Monday tweeted that he would work with buyout firm Silver Lake and investment bank Goldman Sachs as financial advisers on a proposal to take private the electric car maker. But a source said Silver Lake was offering its assistance to Musk without compensation and…

  • Tourists find silver lining in Turkey’s lira crash

    Tourists find silver lining in Turkey’s lira crash

    [ad_1] ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Visitors to Turkey flocked to its high-end shops to snap up bargains on Monday, their purchasing power buoyed by a currency crisis as the country’s lira sank to a record low beyond 7 per dollar. Barely moving lines of mainly Arab tourists snaked outside the Chanel and Louis Vuitton stores in…

  • Taylor Ruck scores Canadian medal record with Pan Pacific silver

    Taylor Ruck scores Canadian medal record with Pan Pacific silver

    [ad_1] Taylor Ruck is now the most-decorated Canadian swimmer at a single Pan Pacific Swimming Championships after racing to a silver in the 200-metre backstroke in Tokyo on Sunday​. The medal was her fifth of the event, helping Ruck break a tie she held with six other Canadians for the most medals at a single Pan Pacs with four.…

  • Report: Spider-Man Universe Movie Silver & Black Cancelled

    Report: Spider-Man Universe Movie Silver & Black Cancelled

    [ad_1] As part of the deal Sony made with Marvel Studios over the character Spider-Man, Sony planned to use the inevitable success of a Marvel Cinematic Universe-tied Spider-Man movie to make other movies in the universe of Spider-Man Homecoming. One of these is the upcoming Venom, while another planned project was Silver & Black, a buddy-cop…

  • The Goldsmiths’ Centre celebrates the evolution of silver tableware

    The Goldsmiths’ Centre celebrates the evolution of silver tableware

    [ad_1] The Goldsmiths’ Centre launches Made for the Table, its new exhibition celebrating the 500 years of history and ritual surrounding silverware and the dining table. From serving dishes to cutlery, domestic silver and tableware continues to be to be the focus of our table settings; to celebrate and explore of our dining conventions,…

  • Silver Sable Is Introduced In The New Spider-Man Story Trailer

    Silver Sable Is Introduced In The New Spider-Man Story Trailer

    [ad_1] Spider-Man and his team get together in the newest story trailer from San Diego Comic-Con’s Marvel games panel, showing off the team of good guys and the number of things they have to go against. Not only is Spider-Man dealing with a city that hates him, and a mercenary with incredible skills trying to…

  • NBA Commissioner Silver ‘rooting’ for Disney in Fox acquisition

    NBA Commissioner Silver ‘rooting’ for Disney in Fox acquisition

    [ad_1] NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed a preference for Disney in its battle against Comcast for Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox in an interview with CNBC’s Julia Boorstin. “I’m a big Bob Iger fan. Of course Disney is one of our huge partners,” he said in Sun Valley, Idaho. “In a way, I am rooting…

  • NBA’s Silver sees win-win in bidding war for Fox

    NBA’s Silver sees win-win in bidding war for Fox

    [ad_1] SUN VALLEY, Idaho (Reuters) – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he expected the league to benefit from a battle between Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) and Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N) for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O), regardless of which suitor pulls ahead. Jun 21, 2018; Brooklyn, NY, USA; NBA commissioner Adam Silver speaks before the first…

  • I’d buy out Silver Lake along with VMware tracking stock

    I’d buy out Silver Lake along with VMware tracking stock

    [ad_1] On the heels of the Dell–VMware deal, CEO Michael Dell said he’d buy out private equity firm Silver Lake, too, if given the chance. “They’ve been very clear about their intention to continue to hold, and they’re very committed to the investment,” Dell told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Monday. “I tell you, I’ve…

  • Canada’s Bansley, Wilkerson earn silver at beach volleyball world tour event

    Canada’s Bansley, Wilkerson earn silver at beach volleyball world tour event

    [ad_1] Canada’s Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson earned a silver medal on Sunday on the FIVB beach volleyball world tour in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Bansley, from Waterdown, Ont., and Wilkerson, from Toronto, fell 2-1 to Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova of the Czech Republic in the women’s final. The Canadians were in control early, winning…

  • Canada’s Taylor Ruck wins gold, silver at Mare Nostrum meet

    Canada’s Taylor Ruck wins gold, silver at Mare Nostrum meet

    [ad_1] Canada’s Taylor Ruck picked up two more medals on Thursday, winning gold and silver in Barcelona at the second stop of the Mare Nostrum series. The 18-year-old from Kelowna, B.C. finished first in the women’s 200-metre backstroke and second in the 100m freestyle. Ruck had a time of 53.39 seconds in the 100 free,…

  • Aaron Brown takes 200m silver a Stockholm Diamond League

    Aaron Brown takes 200m silver a Stockholm Diamond League

    [ad_1] Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown’s successful Diamond League season continued on Sunday with a second-place finish in the 200-metre in Stockholm.  The 26-year-old Toronto native finished with a time of 20.07 seconds, while Ramil Guliyev of Turkey came first with 19.92. For the second time in four days, Toronto sprinter Aaron Brown finished in second place…

  • Canada’s Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu score silver on final day of Diving World Cup

    Canada’s Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu score silver on final day of Diving World Cup

    [ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu came away with a silver in the 3-metre synchro event on the final day of competition at the Diving World Cup in Wuhan, China. Abel, from Laval, Que., and Citrini-Beaulieu, from St-Constant, Que., scored 302.04 total points to secure second place. Tingmao Shi and Yani Chang of China captured gold with a…

  • Canadians McKay, Riendeau dive to silver at China World Cup event

    Canadians McKay, Riendeau dive to silver at China World Cup event

    [ad_1] Canada’s Caeli McKay and Vincent Riendeau finished strong to land silver in mixed 10-metre synchronized diving at the FINA Diving World Cup in Wuhan, China on Monday. ​The Canadian duo improved with each dive, starting off their round with a score off 43.80 before finishing with a pair of 72s. Their total score of 301.20 was…

  • Pokemon Gold And Silver Demo Reveals Unreleased Pokémon – News

    Pokemon Gold And Silver Demo Reveals Unreleased Pokémon – News

    [ad_1] A demo of Pokemon Gold And Silver contains a large number of unused Pokémon designs. The demo file surfaced over 20 years after it was originally playable at the Nintendo Space World trade show in 1997, according to The Cutting Room Floor. Fans at The Cutting Room Floor analyzed the demo’s files, revealing the unused…

  • Mexico violence hits Canadian silver miner’s operations

    Mexico violence hits Canadian silver miner’s operations

    [ad_1] Pan American Silver Corp. became the latest company to curtail operations in Mexico due to rising violence and crime, saying on Monday it has faced security incidents along the roads used to transport personnel and materials to its Dolores mine. The Vancouver-headquartered company said it will maintain personnel at its open-pit Dolores silver mine…

  • Canada’s McCool, Erlam dive to synchro silver in home pool

    Canada’s McCool, Erlam dive to synchro silver in home pool

    [ad_1] Canadian divers Ashley McCool and Margo Erlam earned silver medals in their home pool at the Canada Cup Grand Prix on Sunday. The Calgarians finished second in women’s synchronized springboard behind gold medallists Yiwen Chen and Chunting Wu of China. Anne Fowler and Carolina Sculti of the U.S. placed third. Erlam, 15, and McCool,…

  • Benfeito, McKay earn diving silver at Canada Cup

    Benfeito, McKay earn diving silver at Canada Cup

    [ad_1] Meaghan Benfeito of Montreal and Caeili McKay of Calgary won a silver medal Saturday in women’s synchronized 10-metre diving at the Canada Cup Grand Prix. The Canadians finished second with a five-dive score of 303.42 points. Wei Lu and Yanxin Zhu of China won gold with 310.92 points. Lois Toulson and Eden Cheng of…

  • Silver Lake to buy property websites Zoopla, PrimeLocation for $3 billion

    Silver Lake to buy property websites Zoopla, PrimeLocation for $3 billion

    [ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S.-based private equity firm Silver Lake Management Company has agreed to acquire ZPG plc (ZPG.L), the owner of British property websites Zoopla and PrimeLocation, for 2.2 billion pounds ($3 billion). Football – West Bromwich Albion v Everton – Barclays Premier League – The Hawthorns – 20/1/14 General view of Zoopla branding Mandatory…

  • Canada’s Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu capture silver at Diving World Series

    Canada’s Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu capture silver at Diving World Series

    [ad_1] Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu took silver in the women’s three-metre synchro springboard Friday at a FINA Diving World Series event. Abel, from Laval, Que., and Citrini-Beaulieu, from St-Constant, Que., scored 301.11 points, behind China’s Yani Chang and Tingmao Shi (316.20). Grace Reid and Katherine Torrance of Britain placed third (289.29). The Canadian…

  • IIHF punishes Sweden for removing silver medals at world juniors

    IIHF punishes Sweden for removing silver medals at world juniors

    [ad_1] Five members of Sweden’s national junior team and their coach have been disciplined by the International Ice Hockey Federation for removing their silver medals during the closing ceremony of this past year’s world junior tournament at Buffalo in January. The IIHF issued multiple-game suspensions against the players, including defenceman Rasmus Dahlin, the consensus No.…

  • CPR AM on tapping into the silver economy

    CPR AM on tapping into the silver economy

    [ad_1] The demographic shift the world is going through presents a major trend that’s worth investing in, according to one expert. “Aging is, with no doubt, one of the strongest, one of the least cyclical, one of the most permanent trends in the market,” Vafa Ahmadi, head of thematic equity management at Amundi’s CPR Asset…

  • Canada settles for men’s basketball silver at Commonwealth Games

    Canada settles for men’s basketball silver at Commonwealth Games

    [ad_1] After the euphoria of a buzzer-beater semifinal win over New Zealand, there was a reality check for Canada on Sunday in the men’s basketball gold-medal game at the Commonwealth Games. The young Canadian side was thumped 87-47 by host Australia in a contest whose outcome was never in doubt. The Boomers had beaten Canada…

  • Ivanie Blondin captures mass start silver at speed skating finals

    Ivanie Blondin captures mass start silver at speed skating finals

    [ad_1] Canadian Ivanie Blondin captured silver in the final mass start of the season, bolstering her overall World Cup ranking to bronze on the last day of the 2018 ISU World Cup Final. The Ottawa skater raced to a second-place finish in Sunday’s mass start to jump from sixth to third in overall World Cup…

  • Canadian roundup: Cross-country mixed relay team adds silver to medal haul

    Canadian roundup: Cross-country mixed relay team adds silver to medal haul

    [ad_1] Canada’s cross-country mixed relay team won silver on Sunday in Pyeongchang, South Korea to push the country’s Winter Games record to 25 medals.  In the anchor position, Mark Arendz of Hartsville, P.E.I., made up a lot of ground to move Canada up from fourth to second in the 4×2.5-kilometre race.  The 28-year-old now has…

  • Mikael Kingsbury takes 2nd straight World Cup silver

    Mikael Kingsbury takes 2nd straight World Cup silver

    [ad_1] Canadian Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury completed his first World Cup event since the Pyeongchang Winter Games by adding his second silver medal. The 25-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que., finished second on Sunday in the men’s dual moguls, a day after scoring 89.27 in moguls for silver. Kingsbury has won six straight World Cup season titles…

  • ‘Emotionally exhausted’: Jocelyn Larocque’s uncle asks haters to lay off after silver medal drama – Manitoba

    ‘Emotionally exhausted’: Jocelyn Larocque’s uncle asks haters to lay off after silver medal drama – Manitoba

    [ad_1] Whether you say Canada’s women’s hockey team lost the gold or on the silver Olympic medal, it was undeniably an emotional night.  So when Ste. Anne, Man. defender Jocelyne Larocque removed the silver medal from around her neck, some understood — and some didn’t. Was Canada’s Jocelyne Larocque rude for yanking off her silver medal? No,…

  • Intel Launches 6 New Processors Across Pentium Silver and Celeron Ranges

    Intel Launches 6 New Processors Across Pentium Silver and Celeron Ranges

    [ad_1] Chipmaker Intel on Tuesday launched new processors branded Pentium Silver and Celeron, which are based on an architecture codenamed ‘Gemini Lake’ and are engineered for affordable PCs. The company has launched six new models for desktops and laptops. First up are the Pentium Silver J5005 and N5000 for desktops and laptops respectively. Both are…

  • Qualcomm Board Rejects Broadcom, Silver Lake Director Nominees

    Qualcomm Board Rejects Broadcom, Silver Lake Director Nominees

    [ad_1] Qualcomm on Friday rejected the 11 director nominees picked by Broadcom Ltd and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, likely setting the stage for a bitter proxy battle between the chipmakers. Broadcom earlier this month took its first formal step to replace Qualcomm’s board with its slate of nominees. Qualcomm in November rejected Broadcom’s $103 billion…