News by subject: SPORTS

From Sept. 13 to 15, more than 2,000 cyclists will take over the ICAR track, and part of the Montreal-Mirabel main tarmac, for the 13th annual 48-HOUR RIDE in support of Make-A-Wish® Quebec. One of the province's largest cycling gatherings, the...

Graph Blockchain Inc. ("Graph" or "Company") recently announced its intent to acquire Cyberanking Ltd., a company that uniquely focuses on not only the practical skills development of aspiring esports athletes but also on their physical and...

CentralSquare, a leader in public sector software, announced today its Champion's Circle sponsorship of the Atlanta Police Foundation's 15th annual Atlanta's Finest 5K Run benefitting Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta. Being held at Pemberton Place in...

Hosted by Cape Breton University and the Legion's Breton Branch in Sydney Mines, the 2019 Royal Canadian Legion's National Youth Track and Field Championships are underway in Nova Scotia. Over 700 athletes from across the country are in Sydney,...

With the recent incidents in Alberta surrounding forged Connor McDavid autographed jerseys, sports memorabilia leader The Upper Deck Company (Upper Deck) wants to help fans better protect themselves from possible scams and inadvertently purchasing...

VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp.   is among the limited number of firms invited to exhibit at the NBA Security Conference 2019 Vendor Summit at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas June 27 and 28. "This is an opportunity for us to demonstrate the...

If you live in an area that keeps you indoors during the winter months, you may be eager to play sports and other activities outside this summer. However, taking on too much physical activity at once can put you at risk for injuring your feet or...

Multiplying Good, the nation's leading nonprofit focused on fueling personal growth and leadership through public service, today announced that Scott Perry, General Manager for the New York Knicks has joined its Board of Governors.   Perry comes to...

On Sunday, June 9, 2019 at the Centre de la nature de Laval, Montreal Canadiens' centre and JDRF National Spokesperson Max Domi joined thousands of Montrealers at the 2019 Montreal Sun Life Walk to Cure Diabetes for JDRF with the goal of raising...

Continuing its leadership in sports media innovation, Sportsnet today launches its multiplatform original content studio.  The new studio is a unique space for Sportsnet personalities to produce digital and social content that complements traditional...

Explosive growth and high-popularity have deemed esports to be an industry to be reckoned with. For the first time in 2019, the global esports economy will top $1 billion, complete with a global audience of over 400 million according to Newszoo, a...

Known as the "land of the living skies", Saskatchewan can now be called "land of the Everest Senior Curling Champions." For the first time since 2012, both the men's and women's senior curling teams from the same province have won the coveted 2019...

ePlay Digital Inc. today announced a new technology integration with Twitch and Mobcrush for its upcoming release of Big Shot Basketball. The new 3D augmented reality ("AR") solution offers live streaming of video and audio from the front and...

Get your peanuts ready! Building on the success of the first season, Blue Jays: Pinoy Edition returns to Canada's multilingual broadcaster OMNI Television, beginning Sunday, March 31. As the exclusive home for the Toronto Blue Jays in Filipino,...

As part of its strategic focus on high-upside sectors such as eSports and emerging technologies such as Blockchain, Machine Learning, AI and VR/AR, Victory Square Technologies Inc. ("Victory Square" or the "Company") today announced the...

Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers to Open Regular Season in Prague, Czech Republic on Oct. 4   Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning to Face Off in a Pair of Games in Stockholm, Sweden on Nov. 8 and Nov. 9   2019 NHL Global Series...

BNP Paribas and the John McEnroe Tennis Academy join forces to give young deserving American tennis players equal opportunities and the best chance of reaching the highest levels of competition.The new program will be comprised of 10 young players -...

Skrill Ltd., a leading digital wallet provider and part of Paysafe Group, has announced a high-profile sponsorship deal with the Los Angeles-based LA10 Football Club. The club, which was launched last September and has the backing of Alessandro Del...

One of baseball's most historic teams, the Philadelphia Phillies, chose Mitel® to power communications and collaboration across its entire organization and mobile workforce, keeping...

Mitel is powering a cloud-based unified communications as a service (UCaaS) solution to support the...

Calgary 2026 Bid Corporation (BidCo) will unveil images tomorrow of how key updated venues and new ones would look for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Building two new venues and modernizing existing facilities will extend their life...

Days Inns - Canada today announced an exciting new partnership with the Canadian Hockey League (CHL).The hotel chain's sponsorship features a branded web presence, in-ice logo placement, as well as an in-venue kiosk as part of the CHL's National...

Isodiol International Inc. (the "Company" or "Isodiol"), is pleased to announce that actor, author, former champion bodybuilder and World's Strongest Man competitor, Franco Columbu, has joined the management team at Iso-Sport. Mr. Columbu will...

Locally based COR.FIT announces the launch of the first ever Canadian Ninja League (CNL). The first of its kind in Canada, this new league will offer Canadian ninja athletes across the country a single source for all things Ninja Warrior in Canada....

UMG Media Corp. (UMG) through its subsidiary UMG JMG Series Corp. is thrilled to launch, together with Major League Baseball Players Association ("MLBPA"), the first ever esports series of competitions for Major League Baseball players. Both active...

In partnership with Tourism Toronto, the Wolfpack will feature on TV Commercials airing on Sky Sports in the UK this weekend. Wolfpack players visited some of the city's most popular attractions last month to produce the adverts, which are also being...

Cities around the world increasingly recognize the significance of autonomy, electrification and mobility services to the future of how people live, work and move around in urban centers.  As part of Magna's...

Having supported 4,300 students from 78 high schools since 2013, the Nissan Kickoff Project has returned for its fifth season with an ambitious new goal: to reach every high school football athlete and community across Canada. This year, Nissan...

Millennial Esports Corp. ("Millennial" or the "Company", TSX VENTURE: GAME, OTCQB: MLLLF) today announced that Henrik Christian Drue heads the list of six finalists in the groundbreaking Gear.Club competition to drive a real Williams F1 racecar....

Toronto Wolfpack and Tourism Toronto are set to launch a new partnership to promote Toronto as a top city break destination for U.K. tourists. The partnership will produce a series of promotional videos for Sky UK, which will air during U.K....

Canada's largest video game expo returns this fall with Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo (EGLX) scheduled to take place from Friday, October 26th ? Sunday October 28th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  EGLX has hosted the largest and most diverse...

Rugby Ontario is proud to announce a new partnership with HeadCheck Health Inc. (?HeadCheck') to implement innovative concussion testing software for Rugby Ontario's Sevens and XVs Representative Teams.   HeadCheck provides sports organizations...

Millennial Esports Corp. ("Millennial" or the "Company") , is pleased to announce that the Company's relationship with Amazon GameOn continues to bear fruit, as evidenced by a 20 per cent increase in tournament player retention for the Gear.Club...

Mr. Gary Yeoman, Chair and CEO of iLOOKABOUT Corp. ("iLOOKABOUT" or the "Company") today announced that on July 18, 2018, he acquired 2,000,000 common shares of the Company in a private transaction, at a price of $0.20 per share for total...

Toronto Wolfpack were on hand to open the Toronto Stock Exchange on Wednesday morning (July 11) as Head Coach Paul Rowley, Director of Rugby Brian Noble MBE, coaching staff and the Wolfpack's popular mascot Jefferson began the day's trading session....

Millennial Esports Corp. ("Millennial" or the "Company") , a mobile video game publisher focused on Esports and Racing, is pleased to announce that CEO Alex Igelman will be appearing at the East Coast Gaming Congress and NexGen Gaming Forum. Mr....

Empire Communities and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats have teamed up to provide homeowners across Southwestern Ontario with behind-the-scenes access and exclusive football experiences throughout the 2018 CFL season. The partnership promises to bring Empire...

SportsCastr, the live streaming platform that lets anyone become a sports color commentator, today announced FanChain, a cryptocurrency specifically created for the sports industry. The Company is backed by NBA Commissioner Emeritus David Stern, NFL...

In a city famous for its festivals, the launch and then continuity of a new festival is cause for celebration.    As the preferred hotel partner of the Festival de San Fermin (Running of the Bulls) festival in New Orleans, now in its 11th year,  the...

From May 25-27, the fourth annual Justice for Injured Workers Bike Ride is travelling to Northern Ontario to build solidarity with families and communities who have suffered losses due to occupational disease. Breaking down stereotypes and calling...

Millennial Esports Corp. ("Millennial" or the "Company") , a mobile video game publisher focused on Esports and Racing, today provided a corporate update covering the progress being made in growing the Gear.Club user base through global competitions...

The ultimate game day experience is coming back to Toronto sports fans again this season. Toronto Wolfpack have agreed to an exclusive multi-year partnership with The Craft Guys - an agency that links craft breweries, ciders and spirits with events...

It is common knowledge that regular exercise is good your health, but did you know that just 30 minutes of exercise every day can dramatically change your general health, mental wellbeing, and even productivity? Even people who have a hectic daily...

Ebix, Inc. , a leading international supplier of On-Demand software and E-commerce services to the insurance, financial, e-governance and healthcare industries, today announced that Ebix Sports Ambassador John Isner won the Miami Open ATP 1000 tennis...

Adam Dixon, a Meter Technician at Alectra Utilities, is home from PyeongChang, South Korea bringing with him a silver medal from the Canadian sledge hockey team's participation in the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. In addition to bringing home a...

The Okanagan Hockey Group (OHG) is excited to launch Okanagan Hockey Ontario, which will be operating an academy based in Whitby, Ontario in 2018-2019, and will host camps and combines in summer of 2018. This is the third Canadian hockey academy for...

BNP Paribas has extended its title sponsorship of the BNP Paribas Open from 2019 through 2023. BNP Paribas began its title sponsorship of the tournament in 2009, and over the course of this agreement, the bank will become the longest running title...

Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) is pleased to announce that an eighth copy of the rare 1909-11 T206 Ty Cobb with Ty Cobb back baseball card has been located by the same family from a rural southern town that discovered "The Lucky 7 Find" of...

Isodiol International Inc.  (the "Company" or "Isodiol"), a global Bioactive CBD innovator specializing in the development of pharmaceutical and wellness products, proudly announces that ISO-Sport will be sponsoring the 2018 Arnold Sports Festival...

Highmark Interactive, Canada's first digital therapeutics company, announced today that it has hired Chuck Kobasew, a former member of the Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins, amongst others, to its professional athlete sales team. Kobasew will be...