National Sports

TORONTO — Wearing the Maple Leaf is a labour of love for the Canada Wolverines. It also comes with a cost, with players paying their own way for a camp and international rugby league test match against Jamaica in Toronto.

Liverpool is looking more and more like Manchester City’s main title rival after beating resurgent Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday to stay top of the Premier League table.

TORONTO — After a “whirlwind” 18 months attempting and ultimately failing to qualify for the Paris Olympics, Natasha Wodak arrived at Sunday’s TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon with some pressure off.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New Zealand won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time, beating South Africa by 32 runs on Sunday after a standout performance from Amelia Kerr with bat and ball.

ALMATY — Montreal's Gabriel Diallo lost to Russian-Armenian player Karen Khachanov in three sets at the Almaty Open men's final on Sunday. Khachanov won his seventh ATP Tour title 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.

PAJU, South Korea (AP) — Hannah Green of Australia shot a 1-under 71 on Sunday to win the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea, her sixth victory on the LPGA Tour and her third this season.

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Railway earnings Canada's two largest railways will report their third-quarter results this week. Canadian National Railway Co.

TORONTO — Chris Tanev's willingness to put his body on the line was well-known long before he joined the Maple Leafs. His new teammates got their first up-close look at the toll it takes — and the veteran defenceman's toughness.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees advanced to their 41st World Series — and first in 15 years — by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in Game 5 of the American League Champions

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Diego Luna scored a tying goal in the 73rd minute and Real Salt Lake added another on an own goal for a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night to set a single-season club record for points.