National Sports

LONDON — Star Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan has signed a three-year deal with English soccer giant Chelsea. Buchanan joins the storied London club's women's team after a highly successful run with Lyon.

'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the semifinals of the Libema Open grass-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (5), 6-4 win over Karen Khachanov on Friday.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are now Dane Evans' team. The affable quarterback begins his fourth campaign with Hamilton, but first as its starter. Evans shared No.

ZURICH (AP) — Ecuador kept its place at the World Cup on Friday when a FIFA legal ruling rejected a complaint by Chile about an alleged ineligible player.

REGINA — One of the recurring narratives last season for the Saskatchewan Roughriders was their inability to successfully throw the ball deep, with the spotlight falling on quarterback Cody Fajardo.

VANCOUVER — B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke knows that taking over the starter spot isn't going to be easy.

VANCOUVER — Alphonso Davies made a dramatic return to B.C. Place on Thursday night.

MADISON, Wis. — Canada suffered a 7-0 rout against the United States at the women's under-18 world hockey championships on Thursday. The loss dropped the Canadians to 1-2 on the tournament, for third place in Group A behind the U.S.

CALGARY — Pulling wins out of tight games in the final three minutes was among coach Dave Dickenson's stated goals for the Calgary Stampeders during training camp.

VANCOUVER — The Canadian men's soccer team put a dramatic week behind them with a decisive 4-0 win over Curaçao to open their CONCACAF Nations League campaign on Thursday.