National Sports

LIMA, Peru — Canadian assistant men's water polo coach Brian Parillo grimly looked at his clipboard. The players sitting near him looked despondent. Their teammates in the water didn't have answers either. And it wasn't even halftime.

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu dropped to her knees and covered her face in visible relief before kissing the Aviva Centre's hardcourt after advancing to the Rogers Cup final. The 19-year-old from nearby Mississauga, Ont.

EDMONTON — FC Edmonton is tied for first in the Canadian Premier League's fall standings after a 3-1 win over Pacific FC on Saturday. Easton Ongaro scored two goals for Edmonton (3-1), while Oumar Diouck added a single.

LIMA, Peru — The Canadian men's field hockey team will have to take the longer road to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

TORONTO — Rookie infielders Bo Bichette, Cavan Biggio and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

TORONTO — Gareth O'Brien had three tries and added five conversions as the Toronto Wolfpack routed the visiting York City Knights 56-6 in rugby league action Saturday.

MONTREAL — Mother Nature made CFL history Friday night. The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-10 in the first-ever CFL contest called off early because of inclement weather at Molson Stadium.

LIMA, Peru — Here are five Canadian athletes to watch on the final day of the Pan American Games on Sunday: ERIC PETERS (ARCHERY) The Ottawa native takes on fellow Canadian Crispin Duenas in the men's recurve semis.

BRECLAV, Czech Republic — Alexandr Pashin's second goal of the game proved to be the winner and Yaroslav Askarov made 35 saves as Russia defeated Canada 3-2 on Saturday in the final of the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup under-18 hockey tournament.

MONTREAL — Mother Nature made CFL history Friday night. The Saskatchewan Roughriders beat the Montreal Alouettes 17-10 in the first-ever CFL contest called off early because of inclement weather at Molson Stadium.