National Sports

SAN CRISTOBAL — Nikayla Small, Olivia Smith and Holly Ward scored two goals apiece Friday as Canada blanked Saint Kitts and Nevis 7-0 to open play at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship.

He's yet to play in the CFL, but Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker Tadhg Leader does have a history with Canada. In March 2019, Leader played for the U.S. national men's rugby team that rallied to beat Canada 30-25 in Seattle.

Toronto FC took a Scrabble-like approach to the off-season, changing players like letters in search of better combinations and a more harmonious hand after a dismal 6-18-10 season.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" Friday in his first media availability since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has "lots of friends in Russia and Ukraine" and hopes the attack will end soon.

TORONTO — The three Canadian MLS teams are getting a helping hand with their rosters. Recognizing that U.S.

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League has suspended Dauphin Kings defenceman Klim Georgiev a minimum of 18 games for making what appeared to be a racist gesture during a game.

VANCOUVER — A large question looms as the Vancouver Whitecaps prepare to start the 2022 Major League Soccer season — will top striker Brian White be fit to take the field? White travelled to Ohio with his teammates for Saturday's season opener agains

LONDON (AP) — The invasion of Ukraine drew more punitive measures across the sporting world on Friday when Russia was stripped of the Champions League final in St. Petersburg and Formula One dropped the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

Rowing Canada is planning an independent review of its high-performance culture and governance in the wake of "concerns" voiced by members of the rowing community in late 2021 and early 2022.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in a wild semifinal that saw all three sets go to tiebreaks on Friday at the Dubai Tennis Championships.