National Sports

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. — Toronto's Jack Crawford posted the fastest time in Tuesday's first training run for the opening World Cup downhill race of the season. Crawford finished in a time of one minute 49.08 seconds, which was .

LANGFORD, B.C. — Henry Paul has stepped down as head coach of Canada's men's rugby sevens team after three years leading the squad. Rugby Canada said in a release Tuesday that it has agreed to release Paul from his contract "with immediate effect.

CHARLOTTETOWN — One year after racial slurs were uttered at a hockey tournament in Charlottetown, Hockey PEI is again stickhandling tough questions after a wild brawl broke out Saturday at the same annual tournament.

Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov reached the final when they played in the Davis Cup together three years ago. They have reunited this week in Malaga, Spain, with a goal of leading Canada to its first title at the season-closing team event.

NEW YORK (AP) — Breaking is in Victor Montalvo’s blood. He is a descendant of twin breakers — his father and uncle — who were performing in Mexico long before they taught a young Montalvo to spin on his back.

Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is out day-to-day with a left knee sprain and is questionable for the team's game Wednesday against the visiting Brooklyn Nets.

TORONTO — Old Dominion infielder Matt Coutney has been named the 2022 Canadian college player of the year. The 23-year-old left-handed hitter from Wetaskiwin, Alta.

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi stood with his hands on his hips near the center circle, looking stone-faced as Saudi Arabia’s jubilant players ran in all directions around him after pulling off one of the biggest World Cup upsets ever against Arge

MINNEAPOLIS — Canadian basketball star Natalie Achonwa has announced she is pregnant. The three-time Olympian from Guelph, Ont.

DOHA, Qatar — Finally at the World Cup, captain Atiba Hutchinson is getting to reap the rewards of after 19 years service in a Canadian shirt. And so is Canada.