Vancouver Courier - News from Vancouver, Canada, Europe and the world, 24 hours a day

Vancouver -
Leclerc takes 'special' pole in home Monaco Grand Prix after Perez crashes

Leclerc takes 'special' pole in home Monaco Grand Prix after Perez crashes

Charles Leclerc topped the times to take pole position for Ferrari at his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday after Red Bull's Sergio Perez crashed on his final flying lap in a dramatic qualifying session.

Read more
Jai Hindley snatches Giro d'Italia overall lead

Jai Hindley snatches Giro d'Italia overall lead

Jai Hindley snatched the Giro d'Italia lead from Richard Carapaz on Saturday's penultimate stage, won by Alessandro Covi, to all but ensure a stunning overall victory in the Italian Grand Tour.

Read more
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka gets Russian oil to ease shortages

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka gets Russian oil to ease shortages

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka took delivery Saturday of Russian oil -- which could soon be subject to a European embargo -- to restart operations at the country's only refinery, the energy minister said.

Read more
Leclerc takes pole in home Monaco Grand Prix after Perez crashes

Leclerc takes pole in home Monaco Grand Prix after Perez crashes

Charles Leclerc topped the times to take pole position for Ferrari at his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday after Red Bull's Sergio Perez crashed on his final flying lap in a dramatic qualifying session.

Read more
China's Zheng 'so excited' for Swiatek clash at French Open

China's Zheng 'so excited' for Swiatek clash at French Open

Chinese 19-year-old Zheng Qinwen said she was eager for the chance to test herself against Iga Swiatek after setting up a last-16 meeting with the world number one and former Roland Garros champion.

Read more
Di Giannantonio snatches shock Italian MotoGP pole, Marquez set for surgery

Di Giannantonio snatches shock Italian MotoGP pole, Marquez set for surgery

Fabio Di Giannantonio snatched a shock pole position at home in the Italian MotoGP on Saturday, as Marc Marquez announced he will undergo further surgery on his troublesome right arm.

Read more
Harrowing new accounts emerge from Uvalde's young survivors

Harrowing new accounts emerge from Uvalde's young survivors

Fresh harrowing accounts emerged Saturday of the ordeal faced by survivors of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, fanning public fury over the massacre even as the deeply traumatized town prepared for a visit Sunday by US President Joe Biden.

Read more
Swiatek racks up 31st straight win as title rivals crash

Swiatek racks up 31st straight win as title rivals crash

World number one Iga Swiatek was the only top 10 seed left standing at the French Open on Saturday after racking up her 31st straight win as third seed Paula Badosa and seventh-ranked Aryna Sabalenka crashed out in the third round.

Read more
Injured Cornet blasts 'handful of idiots' after French Open boos

Injured Cornet blasts 'handful of idiots' after French Open boos

Alize Cornet hit out at a "handful of idiots" as she was booed after a thigh injury forced her to retire Saturday in her French Open third round clash against China's Zheng Qinwen.

Read more
Cardinal Sodano, controversial right-hand man to two popes, dies

Cardinal Sodano, controversial right-hand man to two popes, dies

Italian cardinal Angelo Sodano, right-hand man to former popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, has died at the age of 94, the Vatican announced on Saturday.

Read more