National Sports

OEIRAS, Portugal — The Canadian under-20 men's rugby team ran in six tries Thursday, defeating the Portugal under-20 side 48-20. Portugal won the opening match of the series 33-20 on Monday.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Manitoba, Ontario and the Jennifer Jones wild-card team began separating themselves from the pack at the Canadian women's curling championship Thursday. The trio opened the championship round with wins to get to 7-1 records.

MARSEILLE, France — Three Canadians will play in the quarterfinals of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament.

Steve Boyd compared University of Guelph track and field athletes to the experience faced by prisoners of war who conspire with their captors in social-media posts earlier this month.

Toronto FC is one of eight MLS teams taking part in the 2020 Leagues Cup, the second edition of the soccer tournament featuring teams from MLS and Mexico's Liga MX.

MIAMI — Canada has been drawn in a group with Costa Rica, Haiti and Saint Kitts and Nevis or the Dominican Republic at the 2020 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.

TORONTO — The Grand Slam of Curling will make its first international stop next season with a visit to Las Vegas. It could be the first step in the series eventually going global. The Meridian Open will be held Jan.

TORONTO — Star forward Christine Sinclair leads a list of nine Canadian internationals allocated to the NWSL in 2020.

TORONTO — The Oshawa Generals and Soo Greyhounds will make formal bid presentations to host the 2021 Memorial Cup.

TORONTO — Malibu Mambo is the early 4-1 favourite for the 161st running of the Queen's Plate.