National Sports

ESTORIL, Portugal — Canada's Denis Shapovalov was upset 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 by France's Corentin Moutet on Thursday in the second round of the Estoril Open tennis tournament.

A capsule look at the 14 countries competing in the April 30-May 9 LGT World Women's Curling Championship in Calgary. The event will serve as the main Olympic qualifier for the 2022 Games.

Kerri Einarson kicked off play in the Calgary bubble by winning a Canadian women's curling title. She's hoping to close out the seven-event schedule at the Markin MacPhail Centre with a world championship.

Tyler Tumminia is leaving the door open should members of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association ever want to reach out to the National Women’s Hockey League in a bid to thaw what has been a chilly relationship.

PLANO, Texas — Mason McTavish had two goals and an assist and 15-year-old Connor Bedard added two helpers as Canada doubled up Latvia 4-2 on Wednesday at the under-18 men's hockey championship.

MONTREAL — Auston Matthews didn't offer much insight about a lightning-quick flick of the wrists that inched him closer to his first Rocket Richard Trophy.

WINNIPEG — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins says the Edmonton Oilers are peaking at the perfect time this season.

Erick Fedde went six strong innings, Josh Harrison hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat Toronto 8-2 in George Springer’s Blue Jays debut Wednesday night.

Toronto Six forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis took home two major awards on Wednesday including the 2020-21 National Women's Hockey League MVP honours. The 22-year-old Brampton, Ont.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators moved out of the North Division basement in style Wednesday, with Brady Tkachuk recording a Gordie Howe hat trick in a convincing 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks.