National Sports

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout — again — to keep its title defense alive Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals.

Cricket Canada CEO Salman Khan and another man have been charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 arising from their time with the Calgary and District Cricket League.

TORONTO — Craig Berube wanted to get to know Mitch Marner. The Toronto Maple Leafs head coach met with the team's star winger — a fan snapped a picture and posted the encounter to social media — shortly after he was hired last spring.

The Ottawa Senators last qualified for the playoffs in 2017, while the Columbus Blue Jackets have only won a round once in more than two decades of existence and none since before the pandemic.

TPC Sawgrass is considered one of the toughest courses in the world, with its No. 17 one of the most recognizable and difficult holes in pro golf.

Jesse Marsch lists off players who didn't make Canada's roster for the CONCACAF Nations League Finals, citing Nathan Saliba, Theo Bair, Kamal Miller and Jayden Nelson. "The good thing is this is the hardest squad that I've had to put together.

MONTREAL — Canada's short-track speedskaters are gearing up for the biggest event of their season.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have signed right-hander Dillon Tate to a one-year contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal is worth US$1.4 million.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Max Scherzer won't make his scheduled spring training start for Toronto on Thursday due to right thumb soreness.

GENEVA (AP) — Sign stealing in baseball. Match fixing in soccer. Doping allegations in swimming. Now ski jumping has its own scandal that escalated Wednesday.