National Sports

CALGARY — Cavalry FC has signed former Brazil youth international Richard Luca. The 22-year-old winger/attacking midfielder, whose full name is Richard Luca Rosa Da Silva Sousa, arrives from Torpedo Kutaisi of the Georgian top division.

KELOWNA, B.C. — The Kelowna Rockets have fired head coach Adam Foote just three months before they host the Memorial Cup. Assistant coach Kris Mallette has been named interim head coach.

TORONTO — It looks like Canada may face a different qualification path for future Rugby World Cups. Canada coach Kingsley Jones says World Rugby is looking at using the Americas Rugby Championship as the qualifier for the region.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers have called up defenceman Evan Bouchard from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors and have placed defenceman Oscar Klefbom on injured reserve. The Oilers also assigned forward Markus Granlund to Bakersfield.

Low on bodies, the Toronto Wolfpack have got some temporary roster help in the form of French international Tony Gigot. The 29-year-old, who played for Catalan Dragons last season, joins the transatlantic rugby league team on a four-week trial basis.

INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Andretti's driver lineup is locked and loaded for May. He already had two race winners, two of IndyÇar's rising stars and his own son, Marco, geared up.

Dr. Mike Wilkinson is well-versed in the threat of a pandemic ahead of an Olympic Games.

MARSEILLE, France — Vancouver's Vasek Pospisil has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament after beating his seventh top-60 opponent this year. Pospisil, ranked 98th in the world, defeated No.

KRASNOYARSK, Russia — The Canadian women and men have secured semifinal spots at the world junior curling championships.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without forward Andreas Johnsson for the rest of the season. The Maple Leafs announced Wednesday that Johnsson is expected to miss six months after undergoing right knee surgery earlier in the day.