Category Archives: Sports
Super Bowl ads get political or go escapist, sometimes both
NEW YORK - For advertisers on Super Bowl Sunday, it was time to get political - or provide some escapist humour. On advertising’s biggest night, marketers took different tactics to appeal to the...
Feb 06, 2017
Super Bowl ad winners: Tide, T-Mobile
NEW YORK - The New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons during a nailbiter Super Bowl 51 - and there were clear winners and losers off the field, too. Advertisers had to tread carefully this ...
Feb 06, 2017
Short-track speed skater Isabelle Charest to lead Canada's team at 2018 Olympics
MONTREAL - Isabelle Charest knew she wanted to remain involved in sports when she retired after winning a short-track speedskating bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. That dedi...
Feb 06, 2017
Short-track speed skater Isabelle Charest to lead Canada's team at 2018 Olympics
MONTREAL - Isabelle Charest knew she wanted to remain involved in sports when she retired after winning a short-track speedskating bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. That dedi...
Feb 06, 2017
Springboks World Cup winner Van der Westhuizen dies at 45
Joost van der Westhuizen, who won the 1995 World Cup with South Africa as Nelson Mandela looked on, has died after a six-year-battle with motor neuron disease. He was 45. SA Rugby announced the death ...
Feb 06, 2017
Russia increases 2018 World Cup budget by $325 million
MOSCOW - Russia has increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by 19.1 billion rubles ($325 million) without explanation. Total spending rises to 638.8 billion rubles ($10.8 billion), with al...
Feb 06, 2017
Springboks World Cup winner Van der Westhuizen dies at 45
Joost van der Westhuizen, who won the 1995 World Cup with South Africa as Nelson Mandela looked on, has died after a six-year-battle with motor neuron disease. He was 45. SA Rugby announced the death ...
Feb 06, 2017
Russia increases 2018 World Cup budget by $325 million
MOSCOW - Russia has increased government spending on the 2018 World Cup by 19.1 billion rubles ($325 million) without explanation. Total spending rises to 638.8 billion rubles ($10.8 billion), with al...
Feb 06, 2017
Lady Gaga delivers a show big on flash and inclusiveness
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive t...
Feb 06, 2017
Lady Gaga delivers a show big on flash and inclusiveness
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga dropped from the top of Houston’s NRG Stadium to open her halftime show and dropped the mic at the end, offering a program that delivered high-energy hits and an inclusive t...
Feb 06, 2017
