National Sports

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Taylor Fritz celebrated his 24th birthday by beating doubles partner Tommy Paul 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg Open on Thursday.

Home field has been anything but an advantage this season for the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton is a dismal 0-5 at Commonwealth Stadium this year. The Elks (2-7) return there Friday night to host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (5-5).

Canadian Ashley Lawrence is one of five finalists for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2021. The 26-year-old fullback/midfielder from Caledon, Ont.

There have been moments where the muscles were screaming or things weren't clicking when Vanessa James and Eric Radford wondered — briefly — what the heck they were thinking.

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The businessman who organized the flight that resulted in the death of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was found guilty on Thursday of endangering the safety of an aircraft.

MONTREAL — Women, English speakers and young people are more likely to support land acknowledgments by hockey teams, according to a new survey commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies.

VANCOUVER — The journey isn’t over yet, but the Vancouver Whitecaps used a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United FC Wednesday night to take a huge step toward securing a Major League Soccer playoff spot.

EDMONTON — Carter Hart’s eagerness to stand tall in his return to his hometown of Edmonton paid dividends for the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Tyler Brennan stopped all 31 shots he faced as the Prince George Cougars blanked the Victoria Royals 4-0 on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action.

HAMILTON — The first Canadian Soccer Championship final belonged to the keepers, particularly Sebastian Breza of FC Montreal.