National Sports

James MacDonald is still basking in the limelight of a most unlikely world championship. The 31-year-old Charlottetown native clinched the 2017 world driving championship in his hometown Friday night.

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona is suing Neymar for the €8.5 million euro ($10 million) bonus it paid the Brazil striker for signing a contract he later broke to join Paris Saint-Germain on a world-record transfer.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes hope to chase away a couple of nightmares when they face the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this week. The first was the catastrophic final 100 seconds of a 41-40 defeat in Winnipeg on July 28 when they blew a 12-point lead.

TORONTO — The Edmonton Oilers' first playoff berth in more than a decade ended in heartbreak, but Connor McDavid thinks the club will be better for it.

TORONTO — Centre Joel Anthony, guard Brady Heslip and forward Andrew Nicholson headline the Canadian senior men's national team roster for the upcoming FIBA AmeriCup in Argentina.

BELFAST, Ireland — Elissa Alarie scored two tries and Canada advanced to the fifth-place final of the Women's Rugby World Cup with a 52-0 rout of Wales on Tuesday.

TORONTO — Could the next Canadian Olympic men's hockey team have some star power after all? Team general manager Sean Burke said Tuesday that he's inquired about the plans and potential availability of long-time NHLers and current free agents Shane D

EDMONTON — The injuries keep piling up for the Edmonton Eskimos.

NEW YORK — Montreal midfielder Ignacio Piatti was named Major League Soccer player of the week on Tuesday after leading the Impact to a pair of victories.

TORONTO — Running back Andrew Harris and quarterback Matt Nichols of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were named CFL top performers of the week Tuesday along with Toronto Argonauts receiver SJ Green.