National Sports

Summer McIntosh no longer enjoys the luxury of gracing the pool deck as a relatively anonymous up-and-comer with modest expectations from the outside world.

FUKUOKA, Japan — Energized by an 11-hour sleep, Montreal diver Pamela Ware could feel she had something special in store on Friday. "I woke up this morning and I honestly felt so good,” she told The Canadian Press.

TORONTO — Although Christian Lundgaard stood atop the podium after the Honda Indy Toronto, local tourism may have been the real winner.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Canada was left looking for positives Friday in the wake of a scoreless draw with Nigeria in its opening match at the FIFA Women's World Cup. Coach Bev Priestman and her players found some.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros unleashed a long bomb to show that he had solved the Edmonton Elks' defence in the second half of a 28-14 win Thursday.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Paula Reto and Amelia Lewis shot a 9-under 61 in better-ball play Thursday at rainy Midland Country Club to take the second-round lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder sexually harassed a team employee and oversaw team executives who deliberately withheld millions of dollars in revenue from other clubs, and he has agreed to pay a $60 million fine, the league announced Thursday

HOYLAKE, England (AP) — The British Open showed again Thursday that even after 163 years, golf's oldest championship can still deliver a few surprises.

FUKUOKA, Japan — Canada's women's water polo team advanced to the round of 16 at the world championship with a 17-12 victory Thursday over host Japan. Canada meets South Africa on Saturday in Fukuoka with the victor advancing to the quarterfinals.

VANCOUVER — Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini previously declared Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC the best team in this year's CONCACAF Champions League. But it fell at the final hurdle to Vancouver's Friday night opponent: Club Leon.