Canada did not allow the US team to become the bronze medalist of the World Basketball Championship. Phyllis Ellis, former field hockey player, and cyclist Michael Woods received Canadian Sport Awards. Novak Djokovic equaled Margaret Court's record for most Grand Slam titles won after defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final at the US Open. The Court of Arbitration for Sport “cancelled” Tatyana Kashirina’s results from 2013 to 2017. These and other sporting events in Canada and Russia are commented on by Alexander Litvinenko.