National Sports

HULL — Canadian international winger Liam Millar has joined Hull City of England's second-tier Championship from Swiss Super League side FC Basel. The 24-year-old has signed a three-year deal with a club option for another year.

MONTREAL — Friday's matches at the National Bank Open in Montreal have been postponed due to rain as remnants of tropical storm Debby roll through the city.

PARIS — Canada's men's 4x100-metre relay team has claimed Olympic gold. With Andre De Grasse running the anchor leg, the Canadians posted a winning time of 37.5 seconds in Friday's final. South Africa was second in 37.

Toronto FC made a move Friday to clear salary cap room for the future, but it came at a cost and with an unlikely partner. Toronto traded 20-year-old Canadian winger/wingback Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty to rival CF Montreal in return for up to US$1.

MANCHESTER — Midfielder Simi Awujo has joined fellow Canadian international Jayde Riviere at Manchester United. The English club said Friday that Awujo has signed a contract through the end of the 2026-27 season.

England has delayed hiring a permanent coach to replace Gareth Southgate and will be led by Lee Carsley, who is currently in charge of the country's under-21 team, on an interim basis.

PARIS — Canadian high jumper Derek Drouin has been belatedly awarded an Olympic silver medal in a ceremony at the Paris Games.

PARIS — Canadian sprint canoeists Katie Vincent and Sloan MacKenzie will race for gold after finishing first in a women’s doubles 500-metre semifinal Friday. Vincent, of Mississauga, Ont., and MacKenzie, of Windsor Junction, N.S.

OTTAWA — Opposing teams rarely agree on things, but the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Ottawa Redblacks agreed their matchup Thursday was the craziest game they’ve ever been a part of.

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gave his Hall of Fame father something to cheer about in what otherwise has been a doom and gloom season for the Toronto Blue Jays. With Vladimir Guerrero Sr.