National Sports

BRNO — Gavin Betts had a 22-save shutout as Canada earned bronze at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup with a 3-0 win over Finland on Saturday.

WISŁA — Calgary's Abigail Strate won her third consecutive medal on the Summer Grand Prix on Saturday, earning bronze in the women’s large hill test in Wisla, Poland.

Tijjani Reijnders and Erling Haaland starred as Manchester City opened its Premier League campaign by crushing Wolverhampton 4-0 on Saturday.

LONDON (AP) — Newcastle lacked a cutting edge without star striker Alexander Isak and drew at Aston Villa 0-0 in the Premier League opening round on Saturday.

SILESIA, POLAND — Canada has earned two medals at the Diamond League meet in Silesia, Poland. Camryn Rogers of Richmond, B.C., won gold in the women's hammer throw on Saturday and Ethan Katzberg of Nanaimo, B.C., earned silver in the men's event.

TORONTO — George Springer is back. The veteran player was reinstated from the seven-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday morning.

TORONTO — No Time and trainer Mark Casse have history on their side Saturday. No Time is the lone filly in the 13-horse field for the $1-million King's Plate, which will be run at Woodbine Racetrack.

Friday's Scoreboard Hlinka Gretzky Cup Seventh-Place Game At Trencin, Slovakia Switzerland 5 Germany 2 Fifth-Place Game At Brno, Czechia Czechia 5 Slovakia 2 Semifinal At Brno, Czechia United States 4 Canada 3 (SO) Semifinal At Trencin, Slovakia Swed

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks appear to be poised for a second-half surge. Steven Dunbar Jr.

VANCOUVER — The Toronto Tempo are set to play two games in Vancouver during their first season in the WNBA.