National Sports

OTTAWA — Curling Canada will stick with its 18-team format at the men's and women's national championships this season.

BAKU, Azerbaijan — Canada's Christa Deguchi won gold in the women's under-57-kilogram competition Friday at the Baku Judo Grand Slam. Deguchi defeated Portugal's Telma Monteiro in overtime in the grand final match.

While the Canada Ravens women compete at the Rugby League World Cup currently underway in England, Canada's men are taking their first steps towards the 2025 tournament.

PARIS — Felix Auger-Aliassime's brilliant late-season surge continued Friday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters.

MONTREAL — A junior college in Quebec is investigating after members of the school's men's hockey squad allegedly engaged in "unacceptable" behaviour during a private event. Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe, located in St-Hyacinthe, Que.

The only woman to play in all six editions of the Rugby League World Cup is wearing Canadian colours these days.

OTTAWA — Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in out-of-competition testing Aug. 28 in Calgary.

HAMILTON — Receivers Steven Dunbar Jr. and Tim White are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' dynamic duo. Each made his way to Hamilton after spending time in the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

A timeline of Hockey Canada's response to an alleged sexual assault involving eight players in London, Ont., in 2018: Jan. 5, 2018 — Canada's world junior hockey team defeats Sweden in the gold-medal final in Buffalo, N.Y.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are on the market. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment said Friday that a process has been initiated for the sale of the NHL club.