National Sports

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League has suspended Dauphin Kings defenceman Klim Georgiev a minimum of 18 games for making what appeared to be a racist gesture during a game.

VANCOUVER — A large question looms as the Vancouver Whitecaps prepare to start the 2022 Major League Soccer season — will top striker Brian White be fit to take the field? White travelled to Ohio with his teammates for Saturday's season opener agains

LONDON (AP) — The invasion of Ukraine drew more punitive measures across the sporting world on Friday when Russia was stripped of the Champions League final in St. Petersburg and Formula One dropped the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi.

Rowing Canada is planning an independent review of its high-performance culture and governance in the wake of "concerns" voiced by members of the rowing community in late 2021 and early 2022.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell to Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely in a wild semifinal that saw all three sets go to tiebreaks on Friday at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

The Toronto Raptors say forward OG Anunoby has a broken right ring finger and will miss the team's game tonight at Charlotte. The Raptors confirmed Anunoby's injury in the latest injury report. A timeline for his return was not immediately available.

The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will hold a meeting of its council on Monday to discuss the implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on its upcoming events.

MIRADOR, Spain — Canadian cyclist Michael Woods showed his climbing prowess Friday in winning Stage 2 of ​​the four-stage Gran Camino race to take over first place overall.

PERTH, United Kingdom — The World Curling Federation has removed the 2022 European Curling Championships from the Russian city of Perm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen is set to make his Brentford debut eight months after the Denmark international's cardiac arrest at the European Championship.