National Sports

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games to 2021 has the potential to squeeze Canadian athletes preparing for 2024.

Riding high earlier this year after upset wins over some big-name WTA Tour stars, Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez appeared primed to take her game to the next level.

NASCAR went to Talladega Superspeedway on heightened alert after Bubba Wallace, its only Black driver, took on an active role in a push for racial equality. Wallace had successfully called for the ban of the Confederate flag and received threats.

TORONTO — Unbeaten Raptors Uprising GC swept Magic Gaming in their best-of-three esports series Tuesday to tie the NBA 2K League record for consecutive regular-season wins at 10.

TORONTO — With Major League Baseball not going with a hub-city model for its 2020 season, the Toronto Blue Jays may be forced to find a venue outside Canada to play home games.

Christine Sinclair leads the list of 14 Canadians taking part in the eight-team NWSL Challenge Cup, which kicks off Saturday in Utah. The NWSL season was originally slated to start April 18 but has been on hold due to the global pandemic.

TORONTO — Jason Spezza remains optimistic.

TORONTO — Canada Soccer has called off this fall's national club championships due to the global pandemic. The Toyota National Championships were scheduled for Oct. 7-12 in Halifax (Challenge and Jubilee Trophy), Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.

OTTAWA — The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport says it supports freedom of expression for athletes at Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Canadian Kyle (The Monster) Nelson is off this weekend's UFC card in Las Vegas due to visa issues.