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Zimbabwe "A' won the first ODI Wednesday by four wickets.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T17:28:58.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 10:28 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/canadian-rider-derek-gee-wins-o-gran-camino-time-trial-moves-into-first-overall-10302703" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="Canadian rider Derek Gee wins O Gran Camino time trial, moves into first overall" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/feeds/cp/2025/02/917be52d5d1970df0ca2ef4428d0f3be347d4e04c4ff3c4f430c890f2b2ac434.jpg;w=120;h=80;mode=crop" height="80" src="/images/blank.gif" style="aspect-ratio:120/80" width="120"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">Canadian rider Derek Gee wins O Gran Camino time trial, moves into first overall</h2> <div class="media-intro">PEREIRO DE AGUIAR — Canadian Derek Gee won Friday's individual time trial to move into first place overall at the O Gran Camino cycling race in Spain. The 27-year-old from Ottawa, riding for the Israel-Premier Tech team, finished the 15.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T17:03:01.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 10:03 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/gilles-villeneuve-museum-to-shut-temporarily-amid-lawsuit-by-late-drivers-family-10302704" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="Gilles Villeneuve museum to shut temporarily amid lawsuit by late driver's family" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/feeds/cp/2025/02/241319092be3518425e9a2e2fa89595c3eae6decc9e353d6c623cd88cbd198e0.jpg;w=80;h=120;mode=crop" height="120" src="/images/blank.gif" style="aspect-ratio:80/120" width="80"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">Gilles Villeneuve museum to shut temporarily amid lawsuit by late driver's family</h2> <div class="media-intro">MONTREAL — The museum named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve is temporarily shutting down amid a legal battle with the late driver's family over his memorabilia.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T16:43:11.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 9:43 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/canadas-auger-aliassime-advances-to-dubai-final-chance-for-third-title-of-2025-10302464" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to Dubai final, chance for third title of 2025" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/feeds/cp/2025/02/411efc1c8117bb63cf73b4aae8b5a69da829098929edfd837e4936683b135397.jpg;w=120;h=80;mode=crop" height="80" src="/images/blank.gif" style="aspect-ratio:120/80" width="120"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to Dubai final, chance for third title of 2025</h2> <div class="media-intro">DUBAI — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime will play for his third title of 2025 after downing French qualifier Quentin Halys 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinal at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T16:27:46.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 9:27 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/olympic-champion-and-lpga-hall-of-famer-lydia-ko-moves-into-contention-at-lpga-singapore-10302465" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="Olympic champion and LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko moves into contention at LPGA Singapore" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/site_images/national_sports.png" src="/images/blank.gif"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">Olympic champion and LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko moves into contention at LPGA Singapore</h2> <div class="media-intro">SINGAPORE (AP) — Olympic gold medalist and LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko moved to within a shot of the lead with a 5-under 67 Friday after two rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T16:25:15.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 9:25 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/canadas-sherret-takes-over-world-cup-ski-cross-standings-lead-with-bronze-medal-10302217" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="Canada's Sherret takes over World Cup ski cross standings lead with bronze medal" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/feeds/cp/2025/02/96395f238cff9c2686d10561588c617befd499f59ecd9227919d8b2931f230cd.jpg;w=120;h=80;mode=crop" height="80" src="/images/blank.gif" style="aspect-ratio:120/80" width="120"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">Canada's Sherret takes over World Cup ski cross standings lead with bronze medal</h2> <div class="media-intro">GUDAURI — India Sherret, of Cranbrook, B.C., won the bronze medal in the World Cup ski cross competition on Friday. Switzerland's Fanny Smith claimed gold, while Italy's Jole Galli took silver.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T15:50:55.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 8:50 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/cf-montreal-acquires-pacifics-emil-gazdov-named-the-cpls-top-goalkeeper-in-2024-10302218" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="CF Montreal acquires Pacific's Emil Gazdov, named the CPL's top goalkeeper in 2024" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/feeds/cp/2025/02/9ed3ee8c5e17d21f8f15d713098992a4387ae6adc9d9218af9734e779238751e.jpg;w=120;h=80;mode=crop" height="80" src="/images/blank.gif" style="aspect-ratio:120/80" width="120"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">CF Montreal acquires Pacific's Emil Gazdov, named the CPL's top goalkeeper in 2024</h2> <div class="media-intro">CF Montreal has acquired Canadian goalkeeper Emil Gazdov from Pacific FC in a record transfer for the Canadian Premier League team.</div> <div class="media-links"> <time class="timeago" datetime="2025-02-28T15:48:09.0000000Z">Feb 28, 2025 8:48 AM</time> <span class="theme-colour">Read more ></span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/national-sports/canadas-kingsbury-claims-his-97th-world-cup-victory-in-moguls-10301861" class="media media-bordered"> <div class="media-left"> <img alt="Canada's Kingsbury claims his 97th World Cup victory in moguls" class="lazyimg " data-src="https://www.vmcdn.ca/f/files/shared/feeds/cp/2025/02/68148749c31019b94ca2fc966e1f7745bde2c09c5e3580a18307d9818a47743d.jpg;w=120;h=80;mode=crop" height="80" src="/images/blank.gif" style="aspect-ratio:120/80" width="120"> </div> <div class="media-body"> <h2 class="media-heading mt-0 mb-1">Canada's Kingsbury claims his 97th World Cup victory in moguls</h2> <div class="media-intro">ALMATY — Mikaël Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que., claimed his 97th World Cup moguls victory despite the final being cancelled due to fog. 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