National Sports

PORT OF SPAIN — Annabelle Chukwu continued her prolific scoring at youth level with a hat trick Tuesday as Canada qualified for the CONCACAF U-20 Women's Championship by thumping Trinidad and Tobago 12-0 to win its qualifying group.

MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists, and Sam Montembeault made 20 saves as the Montreal Canadiens blanked the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Tuesday night at Centre Bell.

TORONTO — Jayson Tatum had a double-double as the undermanned Boston Celtics held off the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday. Tatum had 19 points, 11 assists and six rebounds as Boston (42-16) won its sixth straight game.

MURCIA — Canada coach Casey Stoney leaves the Pinatar Cup with a trophy in hand and a better idea of the talent at hand. "I think there's been some questions answered — in both ways," Stoney said.

SANTIAGO — The Canadian women's field hockey team slipped to 0-2-0 at the FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup on Tuesday, beaten 5-0 by host Chile. Canada is ranked 17th in the world, compared to No. 14 for Chile.

PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi is retiring after 20 seasons, ending one of the greatest careers in women's basketball history.

DUNEDIN — Max Scherzer had a solid spring training debut for Toronto as the Blue Jays defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Tuesday. Scherzer started the game and struck out four of the seven batters he faced.

Some 6,500 kilometres from Toronto, Ayo Akinola is looking to make the most of a second chance in Switzerland. The 25-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont.

Jim Mullin has a new football gig. The former president of Football Canada has been appointed chair of the Global Tackle Football Task Force.

DUBAI — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime pulled out a 7-6 (7), 6-7 (4), 6-3 win over Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik in opening-round action on Tuesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships.