National Sports

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Jean-Michel Menard led Canada to a third consecutive gold medal at the world mixed curling championship on Saturday.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks have gone two seasons without winning a home game. They finished the 2022 CFL campaign with a 4-14 record, on the heels of a 3-11 record in 2021.

ANTWERP, Belgium — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime has reached his second consecutive ATP tennis final. The 22-year-old from Montreal edged Richard Gasquet of France, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) in Saturday's semifinals of the ATP 250 European Open.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Muhammad (the Punisher) Mokaev submitted Canadian flyweight Malcolm (X) Gordon with 34 seconds remaining in the third round on the UFC 280 undercard Saturday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Broadcasters were criticized by FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Saturday for what he called unacceptably low offers for rights to screen the Women’s World Cup next year.

Within minutes of learning her team's path at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada coach Bev Priestman was looking deep into the draw.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The defending champion United States will face the Netherlands in the group stage of the women’s soccer World Cup next summer, setting up an early repeat of the 2019 World Cup final.

EDMONTON — The B.C. Lions will have a home playoff date for the first time in six years. Keon Hatcher, James Butler and Antonio Pipkin all recorded touchdowns as the Lions earned a 31-14 CFL victory over the Edmonton Elks on Friday.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and playing partner Giuliana Olmos of Mexico lost a quarterfinal heartbreaker in the Guadalajara Open women's doubles on Friday night.

CALGARY — The Saskatoon Blades are quietly building something special in Saskatchewan. The Blades won their eighth game in 10 Western Hockey League outings on Friday by crushing the host Calgary Hitmen 3-0 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.