National Sports

The only woman to play in all six editions of the Rugby League World Cup is wearing Canadian colours these days.

OTTAWA — Canadian bobsledder and Olympic bronze medallist Christine de Bruin has been suspended for three years for a doping violation. De Bruin tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol in out-of-competition testing Aug. 28 in Calgary.

HAMILTON — Receivers Steven Dunbar Jr. and Tim White are the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' dynamic duo. Each made his way to Hamilton after spending time in the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

A timeline of Hockey Canada's response to an alleged sexual assault involving eight players in London, Ont., in 2018: Jan. 5, 2018 — Canada's world junior hockey team defeats Sweden in the gold-medal final in Buffalo, N.Y.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators are on the market. The board of directors of Senators Sports & Entertainment said Friday that a process has been initiated for the sale of the NHL club.

TORONTO — Andrew Harris has resumed practising with the Toronto Argonauts. The veteran Canadian running back was back on the practice field Friday after missing Toronto's final 10 regular-season games following surgery for a torn pectoral muscle.

HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of revellers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Montreal is about to drop the puck in women's professional hockey with the expansion Force upping the Premier Hockey League's Canadian content to two clubs.

Joshua Roy recorded a hat trick as the Sherbrooke Phoenix continued their dominant ways with a 6-0 win over the Val-d'Or Foreurs on Thursday. Cole Huckins, Milo Roelens and David Spacek also scored for Sherbrooke (13-1-1).

CALGARY — Riley Fiddler-Schultz scored two goals in the final eight minutes of the game as the Calgary Hitmen downed the Victoria Royals 5-2 on Thursday.