National Sports

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Canada's Bianca Andreescu advanced to the second round of the Indian Wells Masters series tennis tournament with a 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3 win over Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu on Wednesday. The 18-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

PARIS — Ole Gunnar Solskjaer showed he's still a specialist in delivering last-minute victories for Manchester United in the Champions League. Paris Saint-Germain, though, remains a specialist in failure on Europe's biggest stage.

VANCOUVER — Canada will continue to host a stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series circuit for at least four more years.

Toronto FC has loaned midfielder Ryan Telfer to York 9 FC of the Canadian Premier League for the 2019 season.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Canadians Joseph Phan and Stephen Gogolev are sixth and 10th, respectively, after the men's short program at the world junior figure championships. Phan, a 17-year-old from Laval, Que., finished fourth at last year's world juniors.

WHISTLER, B.C. — Mirela Rahneva's heart thumped in her chest as she stood at the top of the sliding track in Whistler, B.C., last weekend.

Canadian Don Schnell considers himself very lucky. On Wednesday, California's storied Santa Anita racetrack closed indefinitely following the death of 21 horses there over 10 weeks.

TORONTO — Haley McDonald knew she'd had a decent night. But what mattered more was that her Acadia Axewomen had held on to beat UPEI in the Canadian university conference semifinals.

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Prospect infielder Cavan Biggio and outfielder Anthony Alford hit home runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7 in pre-season play on Wednesday.

TORONTO — For Raptors Uprising GC, the band's back together. Well almost, after the Toronto esports team reclaimed Seanquai (KingQuai614) Harris and Joshua (TsJosh) McKenna in Tuesday's NBA 2K League draft in Brooklyn, N.Y.