National Sports

Kia Nurse isn't just one of Canada's finest female basketball players, she's becoming a popular voice of the game as well.

TORONTO — The COVID-19 pandemic is again wreaking havoc with the CFL's plans, but commissioner Randy Ambrosie remains bullish the league will return to the field this year. The CFL announced Wednesday it's delaying the start of the '21 season to Aug.

HUY, Belgium — Canadian cyclist Michael Woods just missed making the podium in the Fleche Wallonne one-day classic, finishing fourth Wednesday. The 34-year-old from Ottawa was third in last year's race.

A high-profile opener against host Japan, a potential "banana skin" against Olympic debutante Chile and a first-round finale against Britain. Canada got a bit of everything in Wednesday's Olympic women's soccer draw.

BURNABY, B.C. — Some of Canada's top track and field athletes face another potential road block in qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. Because of surging COVID-19 cases in B.C.

BARCELONA, Spain — Felix Auger-Aliassime has set up a Canadian clash with Denis Shapovalov after a win in the second round of the Barcelona Open.

VANCOUVER — There's a renewed sense of confidence in the Vancouver Canucks locker room these days.

CALGARY — Scotland's Bruce Mouat got the better of Brendan Bottcher for the second time in two days.

BOSTON — Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run home run to back Eduardo Rodriguez in his first start at Fenway Park since 2019, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Rowing Canada has suspended the former head coach of the University of Victoria women's rowing team for one year after an investigation into allegations of aggressive and demeaning treatment.