National Sports

After three domestic events and an upended world men's championship due to what organizers said were four "false positive" COVID-19 tests, the Grand Slam of Curling is ready for its turn in the Calgary bubble.

STOKE-ON-TRENT, United Kingdom — Canada got a pre-Olympic confidence boost Tuesday with a 2-0 win over England in a women's soccer friendly.

TORONTO — Builders Jim Bullock and Vicki Pappas as well as harness driver Randy Waples were named for induction into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

CALGARY — Canada's world champions in beach volleyball are amping up preparations for the Summer Olympics coming over the horizon. The COVID-19 pandemic kept Sarah Pavan of Kitchener, Ont.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Mads Sogaard to a three-year, entry-level contract. The 20-year-old recently completed his first full professional season with the Esbjerg Energy of Denmark’s top-tier hockey league.

TORONTO — The 2021 Memorial Cup has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Canadian Jevon Holland's decision to bet on himself is about to pay huge dividends. The six-foot, 207-pound junior safety from Coquitlam, B.C., opted out of the 2020 season at Oregon to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's top doctor says plans are in place to stage the women's world hockey championship in the province next month with limited spectators.

MONACO — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing 7-6 (3), 6-1 to No. 16 seed Cristian Garin of Chile in the first round.

HAMILTON — Marv Levy has joined a very limited fraternity.