National Sports

MONTREAL — Rejuvenated by a recent performance, Andre De Grasse is confident he can still outrun the best in the world at this summer’s Paris Olympics.

TORONTO — Olympic veterans Amy Millar and Mario Deslauriers were named to Canada's equestrian jumping team for this summer's Paris Games.

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Romania coach Edward Iordănescu felt insulted by that pre-game chatter of possibly contriving a low-key draw against Slovakia to send both teams into the European Championship knockout round.

EDMONTON — The head coach of the Edmonton Oilers says some of the team's top stars were playing through major injuries during their Stanley Cup playoff run.

EASTBOURNE — Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the quarterfinals at the Rothesay International on Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over American Ashlyn Krueger. The Laval, Que.

MONTREAL — World champion decathlete Pierce LePage has received a medical exemption and won't compete this week at the Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials.

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Belgium got the best out of a 0-0 draw at the European Championship on Wednesday, advancing to the last 16 while Ukraine became the first team with four points in a group to be eliminated.

CALGARY — Two-time world championship silver medallist and three-time Olympian Jesse Lumsden has been named Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton's high-performance director.

Another week another road game for Cody Fajardo and the Montreal Alouettes. Montreal (3-0) visits the Toronto Argonauts (2-0) on Friday night in a battle of unbeaten East Division rivals.

TORONTO — Months after becoming the first-ever Pan Am Games gold medallist in women's park, 14-year-old Fay De Fazio Ebert has been named to Canada’s skateboard team for the Paris Olympics.