National Sports

Joao Neto Morelli scored twice to lift the Halifax Wanderers to a 2-1 victory over Atletico Ottawa in Canadian Premier League play on Saturday. He opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 17th minute and added the winner in the 89th minute.

NEW YORK — A remarkable run to the US Open final is ending in disappointment for Canada's Leylah Fernandez. She dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to British qualifier Emma Raducanu in today's women's singles final at Flushing Meadows.

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic remembers just how close Serena Williams came to a calendar-year Grand Slam in 2015 before coming up short at the U.S. Open.

LONDON (AP) — Teen sensation Emma Raducanu’s appearance in the U.S.

More than 65,000 fans packed a stadium in Tampa to watch Tom Brady lead the Buccaneers to a win in the NFL's season opener, just hours after President Joe Biden announced a sweeping new plan to slow the latest COVID-19 surge.

It's a match that will be appointment viewing for tennis fans across Canada.

VANCOUVER — A bad bounce resulted in a second-half own goal as the Vancouver Whitecaps lost 1-0 to the Portland Timbers Friday night, snapping their 10-game undefeated streak and preventing them from moving into a Major League Soccer playoff spot.

NEW YORK — Felix Auger-Aliassime's dream of playing in a U.S. Open men's final will have to wait for next year. The 21-year-old from Montreal lost in straight sets Friday, dropping a 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 decision to second-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia.

TORONTO — It goes down as a win but feels like anything but for Nick Arbuckle. Arbuckle threw a touchdown pass and ran in for a TD himself as the Toronto Argonauts held on for a wild 17-16 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.

JENA, Germany — Canada was beaten by eighth-seeded Germany on Friday in the first round of the 2021 Cazoo World Cup of Darts.