National Sports

A COVID-19 outbreak has sidelined the Canadian team at the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will resume activities Feb. 3 following a weeks-long hiatus due to COVID-19 complications.

OTTAWA — Offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers has signed a one-day contract with the Ottawa Redblacks so he may retire as a member of the team. The 35-year-old played four seasons in Ottawa from 2015-18.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have re-signed Canadian linebacker Fraser Sopik. The Toronto native played all 14 regular-season games for the Stampeders in 2021 and finished second on the team with 13 special-teams tackles.

Five-time Olympic medallist Charles Hamelin is back to compete in his fifth and final Winter Olympic Games as part of a 215-athlete delegation Canada is sending to Beijing. Hamelin, the decorated short-track speedskater from Sainte-Julie Que.

LAS VEGAS — Canadian middleweight Misha Cirkunov has a new opponent for a televised UFC Fight Night card Feb. 26 in Las Vegas. Brazil's Wellington (The Prodigy) Turman is replacing the injured Makhmud Muradov of Uzbekistan.

When Shaedon Sharpe arrived on campus at the University of Kentucky, he received an uncommonly quiet welcome compared to most top basketball recruits.

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions have signed star wide receiver Bryan Burnham to a contract extension. The 31-year-old has been a CFL all-star in each of his last four seasons.

EDMONTON — Evander Kane knows signing with the Edmonton Oilers won't be a move universally loved by the team’s fans. Edmonton will be his fifth NHL city, and the Oilers the fourth franchise, for which the 30-year-old has played.

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.