National Sports

MARKHAM, Ont. — Defending champion Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand leads the way at the halfway mark of the world junior girls championship. The world's No.

HALIFAX — National team goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer believes next year's IIHF Women's World Championship, to be hosted on home soil in Nova Scotia, represents a "long overdue" opportunity to reclaim a hockey title Canada once took for granted.

MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored a hat-trick Wednesday to help Manchester City down Switzerland's FF Lugano 4-0 and move into the round of 16 in Women's Champions League play.

Matthew Shiltz has some very big shoes to fill Saturday night. Shiltz will be under centre when Montreal (7-5) visits the B.C. Lions (3-10) at B.C. Place Stadium.

OTTAWA — Canada's national curling champions no longer have to win a medal at the world championship to book a berth in the Olympic trials. Curling Canada released its 2022 Olympic Games qualification criteria for teams and mixed doubles Wednesday.

The NHL has once again made some tweaks to the rule book heading into the 2019-20 season. The Canadian Press takes a look at those changes. VIDEO REVIEW Referees will now be allowed to review major and match penalties.

Anze Kopitar takes his craft seriously. Very seriously. And when it comes to faceoffs, it's possible the Los Angeles Kings centre is even more meticulous.

KAMAISHI, Japan — Uruguay pulled off one of the Rugby World Cup's largest upsets when it beat Fiji 30-27 in a match laden with significance for the disaster-ravaged town in which it was played on Wednesday.

Glenroy Gilbert's first world track and field championships as Canada's head coach was one to forget. The Canadian squad arrived in London in 2017 shouldering huge expectations, but was slammed by illness and injuries and went home with zero medals.

Unlike most mascots, the plush moose dressed as a Mountie comes with a important back story for the Canadian men at the Rugby World Cup in Japan. The moose, part of the Canada team since 2007, is usually left on the side of the pitch during games.