National Sports

TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — South Africa trounced Afghanistan by nine wickets Wednesday to reach the Twenty20 World Cup final, ending a long cricket drought.

BOSTON (AP) — The series finale between the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night was postponed because of severe weather.

As Ellie Szeryk lined up her final putt to seal the win at the B.C. Women's Open, she spied longtime friend Brooke Rivers lurking around the green with a bottle of water.

TORONTO — Months after becoming the first-ever Pan Am Games gold medallist in women's park, 14-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert has been named to Canada’s skateboard team for the Paris Olympics.

TORONTO — Sergei Berezin, who played five of his seven NHL seasons with Toronto and was a reliable scorer for the Maple Leafs, has died at 52. The NHL Alumni Association announced Berezin's death in a social media post Wednesday.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed a two-year deal with depth forward Teddy Blueger The contract, announced by the team Wednesday, carries an average annual value of US$1.8 million.

MONTREAL — World champion decathlete Pierce LePage has received a medical exemption and won't compete this week at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials.

EDMONTON — The sting of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final lingered for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Cenk Tosun finally ended the tension when he scored in stoppage time to send Turkey into the knockout stage of the European Championship with a 2-1 win over 10-man Czech Republic on Wednesday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators believe they’ve solved their goaltending woes by acquiring Linus Ullmark, but unless a contract extension is signed over the summer this coming season will be an extended tryout for both the player and the team.