National Sports

SUN CITY, South Africa (AP) — Defending champion Max Homa birdied his last two holes to shoot a 6-under 66 and take a one-shot lead over South African Ockie Strydom in the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday.

TORONTO — Former Japan youth international Aoi Kizaki is the latest soccer talent to join AFC Toronto of the new Northern Super League.

GRENOBLE — Canadian skaters Jazmine Desrochers and Kieran Thrasher were second after Thursday's junior pairs short program at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Desrochers, from Mississauga, Ont., and Thrasher, from Windsor, Ont., scored 55.

ST. MARYS — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been named the 2024 winner of the Tip O'Neill award.

TORONTO — Canada's new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have named Ted Goveia as general manager, the CFL club announced Thursday.

TORONTO — Canada's new WNBA franchise will be called the Toronto Tempo, a handle officially unveiled with some haste Thursday morning after it was leaked the previous day.

The Canadian men's road back to the elite HSBC SVNS series lies through South Africa and Poland. World Rugby released the schedule for its second-tier HSBC Challenger Series on Thursday.

LAVAL, Que. — New York Sirens head coach Greg Fargo isn’t surprised, nor does he think anybody should be. Sarah Fillier is just that good.

LONDON, Ont. — Austin Elliott stopped all 23 shots he faced as the London Knights blanked the Owen Sound Attack 3-0 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action.