Open water competition at the World Aquatics Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the men’s 10km race in one hour, 59 minutes and 55.50 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy was almost four seconds behind in second place and Kyle Lee of Australia was third in 2:00.10.30. The women’s race was set for later in the afternoon after being postponed twice. Wellbrock took gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 10km race and was the bronze medallist there at 1,500m in the pool. This is his…

Lauren Rowe’s goal in the 79th minute snapped a scoreless tie and lifted the visiting AFC Toronto to a 1-0 Northern Super League victory over the hometown Halifax Tides on Tuesday at Wanderers Grounds. Eight minutes earlier Toronto’s Victoria Pickett drilled a shot off the goalpost as the first-place visitors applied pressure on the last-place hosts. Toronto, which had 17 shot attempts compared to 11 for Halifax, finished with four on-target shots and improved to eight wins, three losses and one draw for 25 points. The visitors became the first NSL team to five win straight matches. “It [the goal]…

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was set to start at first base and bat fifth for the American League in tonight’s Major League Baseball all-star game. Guerrero is anchoring a powerful heart of the American League batting order, hitting second behind Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and ahead of Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh — the major league home run leader — at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk is also on the AL roster. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani leads off for the National League, while Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, who represents…

Councillors in Richmond, B.C., have reduced the amount of taxpayer dollars available to the Olympic Oval — managed by an arms-length corporation — from $3.5 million annually to $2.5 million for 2026. “We drew a line in the sand, and we came up with an idea. Now we’re all working together, and I’m really proud of that,” said Coun. Carol Day, Monday night, as she and her colleagues approved a motion from Coun. Kash Heed that aims to change how the oval is governed. The Oval, which was built for the 2010 Olympics for speedskating, is wholly owned and operated by…

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that could be played on an extended all-star break. “I think it is an opportunity to market the game on a really global stage,” Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday. “Obviously the clubs are going to have to endorse this. I mean, this is a big deal.” MLB met with Los Angeles organizers Monday in Atlanta ahead of the 8 p.m. ET all-star game and Manfred said…

Oregon’s WNBA team stepped back in time for its new name, reintroducing the Portland Fire. The expansion franchise, which begins play next season along with the Toronto Tempo, announced its name and branding on Tuesday, reviving the moniker of the city’s previous WNBA team that played from 2000 to 2002. “Our feeling is that the fire never died,” interim Fire president Clare Hamill said. “Fans have been waiting for us to come back, and we’re back with the Portland Fire.” In addition to the name, the team has a new “Rose on Fire” logo and a colour palette of red,…