National Sports

KOLKATA, India (AP) — Australia will play Virat Kohli and India for the Cricket World Cup trophy after beating South Africa by three wickets in a semifinal thriller on Thursday.

HAMILTON — Montreal Alouettes quarterback Cody Fajardo's pre-game meal is a constant. "I am so simple. I get Subway," he said. "Every game day." Simple yet quite complicated, in reality.

SURABAYA, Indonesia — Canada exited the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Thursday, beaten 5-1 by Mali for its third straight loss. The defeat dropped the Canadian men's all-time record to 0-20-4 in eight trips to the tournament.

A breakout season has made Italy's Joel Retornaz the favourite entering the upcoming European Curling Championships in Scotland. Retornaz has guided his squad to back-to-back Grand Slam titles and the No.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Evander Kane scored the tying goals in the third period and then completed his seventh career hat trick 2:57 into overtime, rallying the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday night.

VANCOUVER — Twice the Canucks went behind by two goals, and twice Vancouver found a way back. That way back culminated with an overtime winner from captain Quinn Hughes to seal a 4-3 comeback win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday.

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Jaden Lipinski's hat trick helped the Vancouver Giants upset the Prince George Cougars in the Western Hockey League on Wednesday.

Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane was a one-man wrecking crew when it came to pulling out a victory in the face of near-certain defeat Wednesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors paid a steep price for their rough start Wednesday night. Damian Lillard scored 37 points with a season-high 13 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks held off a late comeback effort to top the Raptors 128-112.

OTTAWA — The Kingston Frontenacs won their third in a row in the Ontario Hockey League with a 5-1 victory over the host Ottawa 67's on Wednesday.