National Sports

Saad Bin Zafar will captain Canada on a tour of Sri Lanka next month as the Canadian men continue their quest to return to the ICC World Cup.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens have signed rookie defenceman Jordan Harris to a two-year contract extension, the club announced Friday. The deal, which runs through the 2024-25 campaign, carries an average annual value of $1.4 million.

Unwavering self-confidence has gone a long way in keeping Leonard Miller level-headed in his journey to being a potential first-round NBA draft pick in June. It was just under two years ago when the Scarborough, Ont.

GATINEAU, Que. — The federal government is giving $225,000 to the national athletes association, AthletesCAN, to centralize services into a one-stop shop.

Canadian national champion Keegan Messing is in second place after the men's short program on Thursday at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. The 31-year-old, who is set to retire this off-season, finished with 86.

WINNIPEG — Connor McClennon had a hat trick and the Winnipeg Ice used a run of four unanswered goals in the third period to claw their way back and top the Calgary Hitmen 7-6 on Thursday.

OTTAWA — Olivier Nadeau scored four goals to lead the Gatineau Olympiques to a convincing 5-2 win over the OHL-best Ottawa 67's in Game 1 of the Alexandra Cup on Thursday.

VAL-D'OR, Que. — Mathys Fernandez earned a 33-save shutout, Matis Ouellet had two goals and two assists and the Val-d'Or Foreurs blew out the Victoriaville Tigres 7-0 on Thursday.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — The Brampton Honey Badgers fell 107-86 to the Libertadores de Queretaro at CAA Centre to finish their Basketball Champions League Americas season winless on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored twice in the third period and the Vancouver Canucks snapped a two-game skid with a 6-5 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.