National Sports

OTTAWA — It’s a special feeling to represent your country and even greater when you put together a dominating win in front of home fans.

GULLANE, Scotland (AP) — Rory McIlroy made just enough birdie putts for a 3-under 67 in increasingly windy conditions Saturday to keep his one-shot lead over Tom Kim in the Genesis Scottish Open.

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Trevor Cone shot a 9-under 63 on Saturday at rainy Keene Trace to take the third-round lead in the Barbasol Championship.

HALIFAX — Organizers of the North American Indigenous Games ignited a sacred fire on Saturday, saying the rekindling of First Nations culture is at the heart of the sports competition.

Lionel Messi has finalized his deal to join Major League Soccer, and after years of planning and pursuing, Inter Miami has landed a global icon.

MORZINE LES PORTES DU SOLEIL, France (AP) — Could the Tour de France be decided by time bonuses? Even on the toughest battleground, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard and two-time winner Tadej Pogacar could not separate themselves Saturday after a d

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova came to the All England Club a year ago unable to play tennis at all.

Referees will announce the results of video reviews at the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, following a practice first used earlier this year at the FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco and the Men's U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

FUKUOKA, Japan — Canadian diver Pamela Ware came close to securing Canada's first medal at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, but ended up settling for fourth in the one-metre springboard event on Saturday. Ware, of Longueuil, Que.

Carol Anne Chenard is back at the FIFA Women's World Cup, a life moment truly worth celebrating. The 46-year-old from Ottawa was slated to work the 2019 tournament in France, her third World Cup as a referee.