National Sports

Former Toronto FC general manager Ali Curtis has been named senior vice-president of competition and operations of MLS Next Pro, a new 21-team developmental league set to kick off next year.

OTTAWA — Participants in the next two Canada Games will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the Canada Games Council announced Monday.

LONDON — Jeff (The Silencer) Smith, Matt (Ginja Ninja) Campbell and John Norman Jr. will carry Canadian colours at the William Hill World Darts Championship starting next week in England. The 2.5-million-pound (CS$2.34 million) tournament runs Dec.

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu will take a mental break from tennis and sit out the start of next season, including the Australian Open, saying she wants to “re-set, recover, and grow” after a challenging two years that included getting COVID-

TORONTO — The Toronto Police are investigating an incident that occurred after the CFL's East Division final at BMO Field in Toronto, after a video was posted on social media that showed Toronto Argonauts players in an altercation with a Hamilton fan

Canadian international Julia Grosso has signed with Italy's Juventus, adding something else to celebrate in a golden year.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored his seventh goal of the season and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Calgary Flames 3-2 on Sunday night.

VANCOUVER — The struggling Vancouver Canucks have dismissed head coach Travis Green and replaced him with Bruce Boudreau.

VANCOUVER — The beleaguered Vancouver Canucks have fired general manager Jim Benning.

SALT LAKE CITY — Canada’s Ivanie Blondin captured gold in the women’s mass start Sunday at the speedskating World Cup.