National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — It wasn't vintage Leylah Fernandez, but the 21-year-old from Laval, Que., found a way to grind out a victory on Saturday in her opening singles match at the 15-day Australian Open.

QUEBEC — Artur Beterbiev of Montreal defeated Callum Smith of Liverpool, England, by knockout in the seventh round to retain his WBC, IBF and WBO light heavyweight world championship in front of more than 10,000 boxing fans on Saturday night at the C

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WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets knew that all good things have to come to an end.

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Matthew Savoie scored twice and added three assists as the Moose Jaw Warriors whipped the visiting Vancouver Giants 7-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday.

CALGARY — The moment wasn't too big for Kaiya Ruiter. The 17-year-old Calgarian won Saturday's free skate in her hometown to claim her first Canadian women's figure skating championship.

HONOLULU (AP) — The hard work is not over for Grayson Murray, in golf or in life. The final round of the Sony Open might give him a good idea of how far he has come.

MONTREAL — An Evan Bouchard power-play blast from the point at 2:01 of overtime extended the Edmonton Oilers’ win streak to a franchise-record 10 games, as the visitors edged the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs discovered why Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche are Stanley Cup contenders again.