National Sports

VENICE (AP) — Italian director Paolo Sorrentino has profiled some powerful figures over the years, from real-life Italian premiers to fictional popes, as well as his adopted Rome in the Oscar-winner “The Great Beauty.

EDMONTON — Anthony Joseph Novak scored in the 27th minute, and Cavalry FC went on to beat FC Edmonton 1-0 on Wednesday in Canadian Premier League play.

TORONTO — The Blue Jays overcame their recent late-game offensive struggles with an important victory against the lowly Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Canada got to the final round of World Cup qualifying the hard way. With the CONCACAF road map changing several times as the pandemic played havoc with the world soccer schedule, the 59th-ranked Canadian men — along with El Salvador (No.

John Smoltz and Al Leiter are not making in-studio appearances for MLB Network after refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

FARO, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-scoring man in the international soccer history with his 110th goal for Portugal on Wednesday.

NEW YORK — Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with straight-sets victories on Wednesday. Fernandez moved on with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Estonia's Kaia Kanepi.

The CFL Scouting Bureau's first top-20 prospects list for the league's 2022 draft is a family affair for Jalen Philpot and Tre Ford.

TORONTO — Stephanie Labbé and Tajon Buchanan have been named Canada Soccer’s players of the month for August. Labbé, from Stony Plain, Alta.

Canadian featherweight Tristan (Boondock) Connelly will face Makwan Amirkhani at UFC 267 on Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi.