National Sports

ULAANBAATAR — Cassandra Brown had a game-high eight points and added five rebounds as Canada's women's team advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup with an 18-6 win over Japan in a play-in game Friday.

REGINA — The CFL is only in its fourth week of the regular season but starting quarterbacks are having issues staying in the lineup. Of the 1,310 offensive plays in the first three weeks of the regular season, No.

TORONTO — The hurt continues for Toronto FC, with defender Zane Monlouis the latest player to be sidelined.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps are planning to sign midfielder Pedro Vite to a long-term extension. The deal has not yet been officially announced, but will stretch through the 2029 campaign.

SANTA PONSA — Montrea's Félix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 6-4 to Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in the Mallorca Championships semifinal Friday. The Canadian hit 11 aces, won 79 per cent of his first serves and made just one double fault.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward Trent Frederic to an eight-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. The deal carries an annual average value of US$3.85 million.

Canadian Michael Woods is headed to his fifth Tour de France, looking for a repeat of 2023 when he won a stage in the storied Grand Tour race.

WIMBLEDON — Carson Branstine will step onto Wimbledon’s main stage for the first time next week — with a Grand Slam debut against the world No. 1.

At the start of the season, Canada's Gabriel Diallo set a goal of cracking the top 50 in the world rankings in 2025. Mission accomplished on that front and we're still in the first half of the year.

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros picked the perfect time to take matters into his own hands. Or rather, make that feet.