National Sports

There's no shortage of Proline bettors who see the Kansas City Chiefs winning a third straight Super Bowl title. According to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., the Chiefs are the clear favourites to win yet another NFL title.

Canada defeated Colombia 1-0 on Wednesday to advance to the knockout stage of the tournament.

CALGARY — Bruce Cassidy, Rick Tocchet and Pete DeBoer will join head coach Jon Cooper as assistants for Canada's 4 Nations Face-Off team, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.

The 19-year-old from Montreal finished in a time of one minute 52.80 seconds.

TORONTO — Montreal Alouettes safety Marc-Antoine Dequoy and B.C. Lions receiver Justin McInnis were the top-graded defensive and offensive players in the CFL's honour roll for July, the league announced Wednesday. Dequoy earned a grade of 89.

A ruling by the FIFA Appeals Committee puts former Canada coach John Herdman at Ground Zero within Canada Soccer for spying on rival teams.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors will hold their training camp in Montreal ahead of the upcoming NBA season. The Raptors announced Wednesday that the camp runs from Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 at Université du Québec à Montréal's sports centre.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have hired longtime local journalists Ian Mendes and Sylvain St-Laurent to their communications department.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Dilpreet Singh Bajwa has entered the Global T20 Canada record book, becoming the first Canadian cricketer to score a century at the tournament.

Halifax Wanderers FC have signed former CF Montreal midfielder Sean Rea, who was named the Canadian Premier League's Best Canadian U-21 Player in 2022 while on loan to Valour FC.