National Sports

TORONTO — It comes with 10 gaming stations, six bedrooms, ping-pong and a pool table, not to mention big-screen TVs galore and a spacious deck complete with a barbecue and hot tub.

Canada and the U.S. have authored vastly different stories against the same teams during the June rugby international series. The 15th-ranked U.S. Eagles began by thumping No.

Julia Jodouin knew she was making waves when she was sitting in class at St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School and a notification came up on her phone that Brian Bigger, the mayor of her hometown of Sudbury, Ont.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — After more than 90 minutes of aggravation and exasperation, Neymar and Brazil finally broke through Costa Rica's smothering defence .

MOSCOW — A photo of a scribbled team lineup, spotted in the hands of an assistant coach, threatens to sour the unusually cordial World Cup relations between the England team and its travelling media pack.

BANGUI, Central African Republic — Central African Republic's foreign minister says a reported diplomatic passport for Boris Becker appears to be a fake and the country's prosecutor general will investigate.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kole Calhoun, Luis Valbuena and the Los Angeles Angels seem to be hitting their way out of a long funk.

Thursday's Games World Cup At Samara Russia Denmark 1 Australia 1 At Yekaterinburg Russia France 1 Peru 0 At Nizhny Novgorod Russia Croatia 3 Argentina 0 --- CFL Ottawa 40 Saskatchewan 17 --- MLB American League L.A. Angels 8 Toronto 5 N.Y.

TORONTO — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander followed a path to the NBA paved by the Canadian players that went before him. And he made a fashion statement while doing it.

NEW YORK — The Phoenix Suns stayed close to home for their first No. 1 pick. The Dallas Mavericks looked all the way to Slovenia for the player they hope can be their next European superstar.