National Sports

MONTREAL — The undisputed queen of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Aurélie Rivard mentions it right off the top: she is still floating on a cloud two weeks removed from her experience in Japan. Rivard, 25, of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.

TORONTO — It's been a painful, difficult season for Toronto FC, mired in the MLS basement as it resumes play this weekend after an international break.

LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on social media after three Black players on the England soccer team missed penalty shots during the final of the European Ch

CALGARY — The Western Hockey League is juggling its early-season schedule to deal with ongoing border restrictions. The league said teams in the B.C. Division will compete exclusively against other B.C.-based teams during October. Teams in the U.S.

JENA, Germany — Jeff (The Silencer) Smith and Matt (Ginga Ninja) Campbell, who reached the quarterfinals last year, return to represent Canada at the Cazoo World Cup of Darts in Germany this week.

Leylah Annie Fernandez swooped into the U.S. Open with so little fanfare that tennis observers were barely paying attention to the young Canadian in the early days of the tournament. Ranked No. 73 in the world when the major began on Aug.

Marco Arop once dreamed of playing in the NBA. But his high school basketball coach Mike Wojcicki couldn't help but notice Arop's remarkable motor. Arop never stopped moving. "He would play the whole game and just never get tired.

LONDON (AP) — Alex Albon will return to Formula One next season after reaching a deal to race for Williams, the team said Wednesday.

BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions bribery scandal will begin this week, with the potential to shed light on investigators' tactics and brighten the spotlight on a secretive school selection process many

ST ANDREWS, United Kingdom — The British Open is making a rapid return to Royal Portrush.