National Sports

CALGARY — Canada's Kerri Einarson beat China's Yu Han 6-4 on Friday morning and secured a playoff spot later in the day when Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni beat Germany 8-3 at the world women's curling championship.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Defending champion Steve Stricker birdied the final hole Friday for a 3-under 69 to move into a four-way tie for the lead halfway through the Regions Tradition, while Canada's Stephen Ames is one stroke back.

Vancouver Canucks forward Zack MacEwen has been suspended for one game for kneeing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse.

PARIS — Canadian international Jonathan David scored a milestone goal Friday as French league leader Lille won 3-0 at Lens to move four points ahead of Paris Saint-Germain.

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Canada's Sam Stewart was seconds away from qualifying for her first Olympic Games. But the 31-year-old from London, Ont.

MADRID — Alexander Zverev ended his winless streak on clay against Rafael Nadal on Friday, keeping the Spaniard from winning a sixth Madrid Open.

ALBSTADT, Germany — Mathieu van der Poel and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot confirmed their status as the favourites in mountain biking at the Tokyo Olympics by winning the first World Cup race of the season Friday night in Germany.

There's a charming video on Melissa Bishop-Nriagu's Instagram feed of one of her recent 800-metre races in the U.S. Broadcasters are announcing the runners lining up at the start. Back home in Windsor, Ont.

Only nine of the 12 European clubs who launched an ill-fated bid to form a Super League have agreed to a peace deal with UEFA and accepted being fined millions of dollars.

Toronto FC added some experience to its backline Friday, acquiring Jamaican international defender Kemar Lawrence from Belgium's Anderlecht.