National Sports

MONTAGUE, P.E.I. — Canadian rugby associations, and some of the sport's most prominent players, are expressing condolences to the family of a P.E.I. high school athlete who died after what one expert says was a "rare" serious injury.

TORONTO — The world governing body of rugby bounced Romania from the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Tuesday, elevating Russia to the sport's showcase.

TORONTO — Rugby Canada made it official Tuesday, confirming Sandro Fiorino as head coach of the Canadian women's rugby team.

TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts enter the 2018 Canadian Football League season as the defending champions. Just don't mention it to head coach Marc Trestman. "Our team can't go back-to-back, it's impossible," Trestman said Tuesday.

HERNING, Denmark — Just hours removed from a tightly contested overtime win over Latvia, Canada took no chances in its final preliminary round game at the world hockey championship.

ROME — Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov pulled off another big win, overcoming a slow start to beat 15th-seeded Tomas Berdych 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the first round of the Italian Open on Tuesday.

LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese football was rocked on Tuesday when a large group of fans forced their way into Sporting Lisbon's training centre and assaulted its players and staff.

Seattle Mariners All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano was suspended 80 games for violating baseball's joint drug agreement.

TORONTO — With the vote on the 2026 World Cup host less than a month away, Peter Montopoli is a man on the move. The sales pitch for the joint bid by Canada, the U.S.

The Vegas Golden Knights are proving to be as popular at the merchandise table as they are in Sin City. The NHL expansion team has been a hot ticket all season at T-Mobile Arena and that has continued during the Golden Knights' deep playoff run.