National Sports

ANCASTER, Ont. — A roaming party of red-and-white clad fans followed four of Canada's best golfers around all 18 holes of the Hamilton Golf and Country Club on Saturday.

TORONTO — Being patient really paid off for jockey Steve Bahen on Saturday. After a quarter-mile, Bahen and Desert Ride were last in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks.

Australian forward Darcy Lussick remains in immigration limbo and will miss the Toronto Wolfpack's rugby league game Sunday in England against the Swinton Lions. The 29-year-old Lussick was barred from returning to Britain last Monday by the U.K.

ANCASTER, Ont. — As Roger Sloan walked up the 14th fairway at Hamilton Golf and Country Club he thought about how he could be doing better with his approach shot. After opening the par-4 hole with a 294-yard drive the product of Merritt, B.C.

TORONTO — On a sunny Saturday morning, two friends are waiting at the front of a short line to get into the outdoor fanzone outside of the Raptors home arena.

MONTREAL — If Sebastian Vettel loses his voice from celebrating, it would be a small price to pay for claiming his first pole position in nearly a year.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes are shaking things up less than one week before they begin their CFL season.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Draymond Green has said it often: This run by the Golden State Warriors won't last forever. And forever could be coming up fast. From Day One the entire team was determined to enjoy the ride for as long as possible.

OAKLAND, Calif. — A billboard strategically placed near Oracle Arena had warned the Warriors what was coming.

LAVERUNE, France — A relaxed Canadian team trained in the sunny south of France on Saturday, showing no signs of nerves ahead of Monday's Women's World Cup opener against Cameroon.