National Sports

OTTAWA — Equestrian Ben Asselin was handed a 14-month ban by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport on Thursday for an anti-doping rule violation.

Canadian sprinter Almond Small didn't expect to be at this point. It wasn't until he was in Grade 12 at Toronto's Northern Secondary School that he thought he could go somewhere in track and field.

HAMILTON — Taylor Powell was the definition of calm Thursday. The rookie quarterback will make his first CFL start Friday night when Hamilton (2-3) hosts the archrival Toronto Argonauts (4-0).

Caeli McKay’s bronze-medal performance at the World Aquatics Championships is still sinking in. "I woke up this morning, I was like, 'did I dream that? Or did I actually do that yesterday?'” said the Canadian diver. “It was a crazy feeling.

Cycling Canada says athletes will be able to compete according to their currently identified gender for the rest of the year in Canadian competitions that are not sanctioned by the world cycling governing body.

Felix Augier-Aliassime admits his tennis season hasn’t gone the way he wanted. Illness, injuries and early round exits have all played a role. But he says he feels in a good space mentally and is ready to turn his season around.

The Blue Jays director of amateur scouting feels that Toronto struck an important balance at this year's Major League Baseball draft.

SYDNEY (AP) — How much of a role Sam Kerr can physically play for Australia at the Women's World Cup remains completely uncertain.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have hired Guy Boucher and Mike Van Ryn as assistant coaches, the team announced Thursday. The hirings round out head coach Sheldon Keefe's staff going into the 2023-24 season.

MONTREAL — Three Canadians have received qualifying draw wild cards for the National Bank Open women's tournament, including hometown favourite Eugenie Bouchard. The 29-year-old from Montreal is joined by Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont.