Canada fell 87-75 to Australia in a semifinal of the under-19 women’s basketball World Cup on Saturday in Brno, Czech Republic. The Canadians will play Spain for the bronze medal Sunday. The United States, a 70-58 winner over the Spaniards, will meet the Australians for gold. Jasmine Bascoe of Milton, Ont., led Canada with a game-high 29 points, nine assists and three steals against the Aussies. Agot Makeer of Thunder Bay, Ont., collected a team-high seven rebounds. But Canada trailed from the opening quarter shooting 39 per cent from field goal range to Australia’s 53 per cent. The Aussies also dominated…

Aphrodite Deng became the first Canadian winner in U.S. Girls’ Junior history, beating Xingtong Chen of Singapore 2 and 1 on Saturday in the 36-hole final at Atlanta Athletic Club. The 15-year-old Deng won her third junior major title of the year, following the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley in April and the Mizuho Americas Open in May. She earned a spot in the 2026 U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera. “It really means a lot. I just can’t believe that I won,” Deng said. “I didn’t really think about the end result because I knew there were a lot of…

The Canadian men’s volleyball team fell 3-1 to a Serbian team desperate to avoid relegation in Volleyball Nations League on Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Serbia’s (15-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-22) victory over the Canadians assured the Serbians a berth in next year’s Nations League with a ranking of 15th out of 18 participating countries. Canada, ranked 14th with a record of 4-7, will also return to Nations League in 2026. The Canadians wrap the VNL preliminary round Sunday against Ukraine. WATCH l Serbia takes down Canada: Serbia ends Canada’s hopes of reaching the Volleyball Nations League quarterfinals Serbia beat Canada in four sets,…

Spain’s penalty kick on the final play of the game was enough to defeat the Canadian men’s rugby team 24-23 in Friday’s test match. The host Canadians recovered from an 11-6 halftime deficit at Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium to take a 20-11 lead on the strength of two tries by Calgary’s Matt Oworu. Peter Nelson of Dungannon, Northern Island, contributed 13 points from the tee for Canada, but Spain capitalized on a last-minute penalty to snatch the win. Lopez Bontempo’s 25-metre kick sealed the victory for the visitors. Back-to-back yellow cards to Canada’s props — Calixto Martinez for a high tackle…

The Winnipeg Jets locked up forward Gabriel Vilardi on Friday, signing the forward to a six-year contract extension worth $45 million US. The extension comes after Vilardi, who became a restricted free agent on July 1 after completing a two-year, $6.88-million contract, posted career highs in 2024-25 with 27 goals, 34 assists, 61 points and 71 games played. The 25-year-old from Kingston, Ont., added a goal and three assists in nine playoff games after missing the last 11 games of the regular season and first four of the post-season with an upper-body injury. Vilardi also set new single-season bests in…

An international cricket tournament that was set to take place in Brampton will not happen this year, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says. Brown, who has called Brampton the “cricket capital of Canada,” confirmed the cancellation of the GT20 in an interview with CBC Radio’s Here and Now this week. Organizers have said the tournament last year attracted tens of thousands of attendees and 150 million worldwide TV viewers. Brown said the cancellation is a “setback” because it means there won’t be international cricket stars playing the game in Brampton this year, but he has high hopes for the future of the…

Latifah Abdu and Megane Sauve each scored a goal to lift Montreal Roses FC past AFC Toronto 2-1 in a battle between two top Northern Super League teams Friday in Toronto. Abdu, a 23-year-old from Montreal who has one senior international cap with Canada, pounced on a loose ball in the box to give Montreal (6-3-3) a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute. Roses co-captain Sauve doubled the lead in the 69th with her first in the NSL when she smashed a curling shot from outside the box into the net. Victoria Pickett cut into the lead in the 78th…

Scottie Scheffler had no idea what was coming his way Friday in the British Open. He warmed up in a short-sleeved shirt. The umbrella was out when he walked off the first green. For the thousands at Royal Portrush watching him, they knew exactly what to expect from the world’s No. 1 player, and Scheffler delivered another relentless performance. Three straight birdies to close the gap. Two more at the end to take the lead. Scheffler had a 15-foot putt that was one turn away from dropping for a final birdie. He happily settled for a 7-under 64, his lowest…

Three teams have been added to each of the 2026 Canadian men’s and women’s curling championships, Curling Canada announced Friday. Four-time champion Kerri Einarson and her team from Gimli, Man., have been added to the field of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, set for Jan. 23-Feb. 1 at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ont. She will be joined by Calgary’s Kayla Skrlik and Christina Black of Halifax. Hometown favourite and six-time champion Brad Gushue was added to the Montana’s Brier, set for Feb. 27-March 8 at the Mary Brown’s Centre in St. John’s, N.L., along with Winnipeg’s Matt…

Syla Swords had a game-high 17 points and Canada advanced to the semifinals of the FIBA Under-19 Women’s World Cup with an 85-65 win over Japan on Friday. Swords, who has emerged as one of the stars of the tournament in the Czech Republic, added six rebounds and a steal. She went 3-of-6 from three-point range. The 19-year-old guard from Sudbury, Ont., is averaging 16.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and has just committed two turnovers through five contests. She is shooting 46.7 per cent (14-of-30) from long range. Jasmine Bascoe added 16 points, three rebounds and…