National Sports

Defending champion Liverpool launched the Premier League with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth at Anfield on Friday in an emotionally charged match featuring tributes to Diogo Jota and a player reporting racial abuse .

BRNO — Joseph Salandra, Nikita Klepov and Blake Zielinksi scored in the shootout as the United States beat Canada 4-3 on Friday in the semifinals of the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. The U.S.

CINCINNATI — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe have advanced to the final of the Cincinnati Open. The duo beat Australia's Ellen Perez and Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok 3-6, 6-3, 12-10 in Friday's semifinal.

VANCOUVER — German soccer legend Thomas Muller will step onto the field as a Vancouver Whitecap for the first time this weekend.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT — Canada’s run at the Little League World Series started on a sour note Friday as Vancouver’s Little Mountain lost 4-0 to Latin America, represented by Venezuela’s Cardenales Little League.

SURREY — An RCMP team patrolling the waters near the border between Canada and the United States helped rescue a group of 12 kayakers, including six children.

REGINA — With Bo Levi Mitchell and Trevor Harris in the midst of tremendous individual seasons, it’s not surprising that their teams are at the top of the CFL.

TORONTO — There’s a feeling of freshness around Toronto FC these days.

TORONTO — The B.C. Lions and Toronto Argonauts will spend the first half of the 2026 CFL season as road warriors. Both the Lions and Argos will play home games away from their respective venues during FIFA's World Cup.

VANCOUVER — Halfway through the CFL season, quarterback Nathan Rourke believes his B.C. Lions still have obstacles to overcome — namely, their own mistakes.