National Sports

PARIS — Canada's Skylar Park has won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon's Laetitia Aoun 2-0 in the women's 57-kilogram division.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event Thursday morning on a Texas lake.

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has closed the door on Jordan Peterson's legal fight against an order that he enter a remedial coaching program.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal acquired midfielder Caden Clark from Minnesota United FC on Thursday. In return, the Major League Soccer club will send US$50,000 in general allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft to Minnesota.

PARIS — The Canadian women's beach volleyball team will play for gold at the Paris Olympics after defeating Switzerland 14-21, 22-20, 15-12 in semifinal play at Eiffel Tower Stadium.

PARIS — Canada's Maude Charron won a silver medal in the women's 59-kilogram weightlifting event at the Summer Olympics on Thursday.

TORONTO — Toronto's new WNBA team wants your help. The expansion franchise has issued a “call for inspiration,” asking fans from across Canada to "share ideas, hopes and suggestions" for everything from the team's name to its colours and identity.

OTTAWA — Most Canadians are not exactly outraged by the punishment meted out to the Canadian women’s soccer team over its Olympic drone spying scandal, according to the results of a new poll released Thursday.

VANCOUVER — Failing to capitalize on some early chances came back to haunt the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday as they dropped a 2-0 decision to Pumas UNAM, eliminating the Canadian squad from the Leagues Cup.

TORONTO — Leylah Fernandez spent two days dissecting one opponent's game and had to pivot quickly before hitting Centre Court on home soil on Wednesday.