National Sports

PARIS — Canada's Maude Charron won a silver medal in the women's 59-kilogram weightlifting event at the Summer Olympics on Thursday.

TORONTO — Toronto's new WNBA team wants your help. The expansion franchise has issued a “call for inspiration,” asking fans from across Canada to "share ideas, hopes and suggestions" for everything from the team's name to its colours and identity.

OTTAWA — Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women’s soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Failing to capitalize on some early chances came back to haunt the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday as they dropped a 2-0 decision to Pumas UNAM, eliminating the Canadian squad from the Leagues Cup.

TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez spent two days dissecting one opponent's game and had to pivot quickly before hitting Centre Court on home soil on Wednesday.

TORONTO — Hours after Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro blamed his team's disappointing year on the bullpen, his relievers frittered away another outing.

MONTREAL — It has been a difficult National Bank Open for Canadian men as both Felix Auger-Aliassime, Vasek Pospisil and Denis Shapovalov were eliminated from the men’s singles tournament at IGA Stadium on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Premiers that share a border with Minnesota say Tim Walz understands America's important cultural and trade relationship with Canada, after the governor was chosen as U.S.

ETOBICOKE, Ont. — Kin's Concerto won't be running in the $1-million King's Plate. The winner of last month's $500,000 Woodbine Oaks will run Saturday in the $250,000 Bison City Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack.

PARIS — Alysha Newman had to wait a long time before she was allowed to make her final vault.