National Sports

ANTWERP, Belgium — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime booked his berth in the quarterfinals of the European Open with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Manuel Guinard of France on Thursday.

Canada has finalized its pre-World Cup plans, adding a warm-up game and camp in Bahrain ahead of next month's soccer showcase in Qatar. The Canadian men, ranked 41st in the world, will face No. 85 Bahrain on Nov.

HAMILTON — Dane Evans and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats did more than just exorcise a few demons with last week's road win in Calgary. They also reclaimed control of their playoff destiny.

HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have signed veteran Canadian internationals Sophie Schmidt and Allysha Chapman to contract extensions. The NWSL club said Schmidt has signed a two-year contract to remain with the team through the 2024 season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have re-signed lock Adrian Wadden for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old from Mississauga, Ont., has made 25 appearances, including 12 starts, for the Arrows since his debut in 2021.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have signed goaltender Dan Vladar to a two-year, $4.4-million contract extension. The extension kicks in for the 2023-24 season.

Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones, facing limited preparation time and players being out-of-season, has included four sevens players in his backline for Friday's game against Chile in Brazil.

EDMONTON — The last time the Edmonton Elks won a home game was on Oct. 12, 2019, the final weekend of the CFL regular season. They beat the B.C. Lions 19-6. A CFL-record 16 home losses in a row have ensued.

SURREY, B.C. — Jevon Cottoy wants to make some better memories at Commonwealth Stadium. Although he's in his third season with the B.C. Lions, the wide receiver has played in Edmonton just once during his CFL career.

TORONTO — The Canadian Premier League player of the year will be one of Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Pacific FC's Manny Aparicio, Atletico Ottawa's Ollie Bassett and Ballou Tabla and Valour FC's Sean Rea.