National Sports

LONDON — Manchester City won the League Cup for a third consecutive season by beating Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday, providing the club with a moment of celebration as it fights to protect its reputation off the field.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Blue Jays right-hander T.J. Zeuch allowed three home runs in the seventh inning as Toronto fell 13-9 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday in spring training play.

OTTAWA — Canadian rider Katharine Morel and her horse died Saturday after an accident at a competition in Florida, Equestrian Canada said. The 33-year-old Morel, of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

MARIETTA, Ga. — Uruguayan international Leandro Leivas scored two tries as the Toronto Arrows remained unbeaten with a 28-18 win over Rugby ATL on Sunday in Major League Rugby play.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skiing star Mikael Kingsbury climbed the World Cup podium for the ninth time this season on Sunday, finishing second in a dual moguls event. The 27-year-old from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

HAMAR, Norway — Ivanie Blondin captured a silver medal in the overall standings at the ISU world allround speedskating championships on Sunday, the punctuation mark on a season that has seen her dominate at multiple distances.

MILAN — Amid a global health crisis Italian soccer teams and Serie A's governing body are squabbling with each other about when to play games, with Inter Milan chief executive Giuseppe Marotta saying the season even runs the risk of being unable to f

When a 42-year-old Zamboni driver entered as an emergency goaltender and won an NHL game, it became one of the best stories in sports.

Sara England is accustomed to people she doesn't know telling her they held her when she was a baby. The 22-year-old knows that's how they connect to her mother still revered by the Canadian curling community.

CARSON, Calif. — Justin Douglas scored three tries as Canada rallied from two earlier losses to close out group play Saturday with a 24-0 win over Kenya at the HSBC Los Angeles Sevens.