National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Competition at athletic venues dominated the agenda for television viewers last week, but none was as popular as a competition on stage.

The federal government has approved a plan that will allow CFL players and staff to return to Canada without undergoing a full 14-day quarantine.

TORONTO — Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the women's three-metre competition at the Tokyo Olympics while Cédric Fofana qualified in the men's three-metre event Wednesday at the Canadian Olympic Diving Trials.

American track star Nia Ali says she knows what it's like to balance being a breastfeeding mom and an elite athlete.

TORONTO — Canada's Mandy Bujold looks forward to the day that she can tell her daughter that she got into the ring with Olympic sport's highest court — and won.

LONDON — Bianca Andreescu made an early exit from Wimbledon, while Denis Shapovalov is heading to the third round at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time in his career. Andreescu, the women's fifth seed from Mississauga, Ont.

Canadian Olympian Kim Gaucher awoke to happy news Wednesday morning — baby Sophie is going to the Tokyo Olympics after all. The International Olympic Committee says it will now allow breastfeeding moms to bring their children to Tokyo.

American-born Toronto FC forward Ayo Akinola has chosen to represent Canada internationally and will be available to the national men's team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup.

EDMONTON — Connor McDavid says his second NHL MVP award is special, but means a little bit more when it links him to the NHL’s all-time scoring leader.

NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Oakley has a memoir coming out next year that includes a brief assist from former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan.