National Sports

In the wake of a busy June, the Canadian men have moved up two places to No. 43 in the latest FIFA world rankings. The top 11 teams are unchanged with World Cup champion Argentina at No. 1.

MELBOURNE, Australia — The FIFA Women's World Cup is already setting records. But there have been growing pains getting to Thursday's kickoff. The hope is the focus will now remain on football.

MELBOURNE, Australia — On the eve of her sixth FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada captain Christine Sinclair acknowledged feeling familiar emotions.

TORONTO — Directing all the inertia of his windup toward home plate has helped José Berríos bounce back from the worst season of his career.

When Jasmine Ly walked into the clubhouse at Midland Country Club she was left speechless seeing so many of the golfers she admires, including fellow Canadian Brooke Henderson. "I was stunned for a bit," said Ly on Wednesday from Midland, Mich.

WINNIPEG — The underdog Ottawa Redblacks drew up a blueprint for the winless Elks to follow when Edmonton takes on Winnipeg on Thursday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman killed two people at a downtown construction site in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament.

TORONTO — As soon as Arjun Nimmala arrived in Toronto, he knew he belonged with the Blue Jays. The 17-year-old shortstop was picked 20th overall by the Blue Jays at Major League Baseball's amateur draft on July 9.

TORONTO — The next two weeks will shape the Toronto Blue Jays' plan for Major League Baseball's upcoming trade deadline. It's not just that other teams will be deciding their needs in the coming days.

ALCALÁ DE HENARES, Spain — Toby Fournier had game highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds as Canada advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA U19 Women's World Cup with an 89-45 win over Brazil on Wednesday.