National Sports

Having opened the Rugby World Cup with a win despite losing a key player on the eve of the game, the Canadian women face a stiff challenge in Italy on Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand. Third-ranked Canada downed No.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s players will have the owl-shaped logo of Canadian rapper Drake on their jerseys at Real Madrid on Sunday in the first “clásico” of the season in the Spanish league.

MUNICH — Canadian star Alphonso Davies, who had to be helped off the field last weekend after taking a boot to the head, was back training Friday with Bayern Munich.

CAPE BRETON — Jérémie Biakabutuka capped a two-goal night by scoring the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Charlottetown Islanders to a 4-3 win over the Cape Breton Eagles on Thursday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames won their season opener for the first time in well over a decade with a 5-3 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Thursday.

NORTH BAY, Ont. — Ty Nelson capped off a run of three unanswered goals from the North Bay Battalion as they defeated the Peterborough Petes 3-1 on Thursday.

Thursday's Scoreboard MLB (Best-of-Five Division Series) American League Houston 4 Seattle 2 (Houston leads series 2-0) Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, ppd (N.Y.

QUEBEC — Laurent Dubreuil blazed his way to being national champion in the men's 500-metre long track speedskating race on Thursday. The Lévis, Que., native, who holds the Canadian record in the event (33.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Craig Anderson showed he’s still capable of making numerous clutch saves. The Buffalo Sabres' 41-year-old goalie also isn’t bad at cracking a few jokes between periods, either.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe wanted a response. The Maple Leafs head coach got exactly that in his team's home opener thanks to a familiar face — and a couple new ones.