National Sports

LONDON — Canada's Leylah Fernandez and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof lost 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to the British tandem of Olivia Nicholls and Jonny O'Mara on Monday in third-round mixed doubles action at Wimbledon.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks have signed a one-year affiliation contract with the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings. It will mark the fourth time the K-Wings have acted as the Canucks' secondary minor-league affiliate.

MONTREAL — Venus Williams will be competing at the National Bank Open in August. Tennis Canada announced Monday that the 43-year-old has received a wild-card entry into the main draw of the tournament. It will be the former No.

BROSSARD, Que. — The Montreal Canadiens have signed forward Mitchell Stephens to a one-year, two-way contract. The 26-year-old from Peterborough, Ont.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Allisen Corpuz found herself on the biggest and most beautiful stage in women's golf and made it look like a stroll on the beach.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar , who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts including Olympic medalists, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Matt Turner told his American teammates not to worry when their match against Canada went to penalty kicks. “He had the last word before we went out to the field,” U.S. interim coach B.J. Callaghan said.

Canada's final roster for the Women's World Cup is set and it appears some form of labour agreement may also get done ahead of the tournament.

VANCOUVER — Shaun Shivers spread his arms wide as teammates hoisted him into the air after he scored his first touchdown as a B.C. Lion.

LEÓN, Mexico — Less than a day after a heartbreaking loss to the United States in the women's AmeriCup basketball tournament, Canada bounced back with an 80-73 victory over Puerto Rico in Sunday's third-place final.