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BRAMPTON, Ont. — Andries Gous scored 58 not out to help the Toronto Nationals win the Global T20 Canada cricket title Sunday with an eight-wicket victory over the defending champion Montreal Tigers. Batting third, the South African-born U.S. international rescued the innings after Toronto lost its two openers for just 12 runs in response to […]

TORONTO (AP) — Amanda Anisimova beat eighth-seeded Emma Navarro 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday in an all-American semifinal in the windy National Bank Open. Third-seeded defending champion Jessica Pegula, also of the United States, faced No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia in the second semifinal for the other spot Monday in the title match. On […]

TORONTO — Starting pitcher JP Sears halted Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 22-game hitting streak as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 on Sunday. Guerrero grounded to short in the first inning, flew out to right field in the fourth and grounded into a double play in the seventh and eighth innings. The last […]

TORONTO — Amanda Anisimova is into the final at the National Bank Open. The 22-year-old upset fellow American and No. 8 seed Emma Navarro 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 on Sunday to advance in more windy conditions at Sobeys Stadium. Defending champion and third-seed Jessica Pegula of the U.S. faced No. 14 Diana Shnaider of Russia in […]

PICKERING, ONT. — The mayor of an eastern Ontario city and five out of six municipal councillors are condemning the last member of the group for appearing on an online show they say promotes hate speech and extremist views, arguing her increasingly controversial history has “created an environment of fear and intimidation” on council. In […]

TORONTO (AP) — Amanda Anisimova upset second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the National Bank Open semifinals, her first victory over a top-10 player in nearly two years. One of five U.S. quarterfinalists, the 22-year-old Anisimova took a mental-health break from tennis last year. She has two WTA Tour titles — in […]

TORONTO — Aryna Sabalenka is out of the National Bank Open. The No. 2 seed and third-ranked player in the world was upset 6-4, 6-2 by Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. in Saturday’s quarterfinals at a windswept Sobeys Stadium. Sabalenka, the two-time defending Australian Open champion, lost to the world No. 132 for a fifth […]

TORONTO — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. tied a career-best by extending his hit streak to 22 games in the first inning, but Oakland starter Osvaldo Bido was at his best the rest of the way to help the Athletics defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday. A two-out homer from Brent Rooker in the sixth […]

TORONTO (AP) — Osvaldo Bido and three relievers combined on a two-hitter, Brent Rooker hit his 29th home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 on Saturday for their ninth shutout of the season. Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to 22 games and […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have claimed right-handed Luis Frias off waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Blue Jays announced the acquisition Saturday and option Frias to their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo. Frias had a 9.95 earned-runs average in seven games with the Diamondbacks this season The six-foot-three, 245-pound pitcher has a 6.55 ERA […]