National Sports

PARIS — Alysha Newman had to wait a long time before she was allowed to make her final vault.

Rafael Nadal pulled out of the U.S. Open on Wednesday, making it the third Grand Slam tournament he's missed this season and raising more questions about his future in tennis at age 38.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks are looking to pick up right where they left off.

It's been three weeks and three wins for Toronto FC since a 3-1 loss at Inter Miami CF in MLS play. The teams renew acquaintances Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

PARIS — Alysha Newman has won Canada's first-ever Olympic medal in women's pole vault, claiming bronze on Wednesday with a Canadian-record height of 4.85 metres. Newman, from Delaware, Ont.

TORONTO — Jake Dolegala will be tasked with ending the B.C. Lions losing ways. Dolegala gets the start Sunday when B.C. (5-3) visits the Edmonton Elks (1-7). He replaces veteran Vernon Adams Jr.

PARIS — Andre De Grasse will not be defending his Olympic title in the men's 200-metre final. The 29-year-old from Markham, Ont., finished third in his semifinal at 20.41 seconds Wednesday at Stade de France.

American Steve (Mean Machine) Garcia has replaced the injured Calvin (The Boston Finisher) Kattar as the opponent for Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson on a Sept. 7 UFC Fight Night card.

Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), according to the league.

TORONTO — Bianca Andreescu had the wind — and the home-soil crowd — firmly at her back. The Canadian looking to climb a tennis mountain she's conquered before blasted a shot down the line to make an early statement at the National Bank Open.