National Sports

BRIGHTON, England — Earning 97 points is almost always enough to win the Premier League. Not for Liverpool, which had the misfortune of running up against a Manchester City team setting new standards of excellence.

KAZAN, Russia — It took more than a few moments for it to sink in with Jennifer Abel that she had won her first-ever gold medal on the FINA Diving World Series. Abel, from Laval, Que., commanded the field with 330.

TORONTO — One bad inning has become a recurring storyline in Aaron Sanchez's season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack, no strangers to blazing a trail, are getting into the cannabidiol products business.

KOSICE, Slovakia — Anthony Mantha and captain Kyle Turris had two goals apiece in Canada's dominant 8-0 rout of Great Britain on Sunday at the men's hockey world championships.

MONTMELO, Spain — Lewis Hamilton beat teammate Valtteri Bottas to win the Spanish Grand Prix for a third consecutive year on Sunday, securing a fifth one-two finish for Mercedes to start the Formula One season.

BEIJING — Toronto's Richard Jung has kept the Beijing Championship in Canada. A year after Canadian Peter Campbell won the event Jung pulled away in wet, rainy conditions, shooting 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory over Ryann Ree on Sunday.

BEIJING — Canada's Jennifer Jones and Kevin Koe won women's and men's gold at the Curling World Cup Grand Final on Sunday to end their seasons on a high note.

TORONTO — Combat sport laws in Ontario are set to be overhauled in what the government says is an effort to draw more high profile events to the province and bolster athlete safety.

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