National Sports

FUKUOKA, Japan — The Canadian women's water polo team advanced to the quarterfinals at the FINA World Aquatics Championships with a 21-6 win over South Africa in Round-of-16 action Saturday. Canada will play the Netherlands in the next round.

The Canadian diving team didn’t win as many medals as it might’ve liked at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, says one of its coaches. Canada finished with two bronze medals in Fukuoka, Japan, this week.

MELBOURNE, Australia — After a frustrating scoreless draw with Nigeria, Canada now turns its attention to a well-drilled Irish side at the Women's World Cup.

VANCOUVER — After 19 rounds of a shootout, the Leagues Cup match between the Vancouver Whitecaps and Mexican side Club Leon still finished in a draw. The Whitecaps and Leon played to a 2-2 draw in regular time on Friday night B.C. Place Stadium.

Friday's Scoreboard FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP Group Stage At Dunedin, N.Z. Switzerland 2 Philippines 0 At Wellington, N.Z. Spain 3 Costa Rica 0 At Auckland, N.Z.

SEATTLE (AP) — Teoscar Hernández lined a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to score Jose Caballero and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.

HAMILTON — And the beat goes on for Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts. Kelly threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead Toronto past the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31-15 on Friday night.

AUKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Sophia Smith scored twice for the United States in the opening half and the two-time defending champions kicked off the Women's World Cup with a 3-0 victory over tournament first-timers Vietnam on Saturday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Some people paid hundreds of dollars to be able to say they were in the stadium for Lionel Messi’s debut for Inter Miami. Some paid thousands for their seats.

MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Cheyenne Knight and Elizabeth Szokol birdied six of the last eight holes in alternate-shot play for an 8-under 62 and a three-stroke lead Friday in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational, the LPGA Tour’s lone team event.