National Sports

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Kaillie Humphries’ first two races for the U.S. could not have turned out better. Humphries improved to 2-for-2 on the young season, winning another women’s bobsled World Cup race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Saturday.

MONTAFON, Austria — Canada's Marielle Thompson and Courtney Hoffos were first and third, respectively, in the women's final of the skicross World Cup event on Saturday. Sweden's Sandra Naeslund was second, earning silver.

BERLIN — Philippe Coutinho has finally lived up to Bayern Munich's high hopes for the Brazil playmaker.

LONDON — Mo Salah and Liverpool are running away with the Premier League.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Canada's rugby women made it to the Cup quarterfinals at the Cape Town Sevens but face a tough road after losing 14-12 to France in their final group game.

BEIJING — Canada's Teal Harle won silver in the big air freestyle World Cup event on Saturday at the venue for the 2020 Winter Olympics. Teal, from Campbell River, B.C.

MELBOURNE, Australia — The International team has the lead going into the final day of the Presidents Cup for the first time in 16 years, and it has a trio of rookies to thank for that.

THAIWOO, China — Mikael Kingsbury skied to a second place finish while Justine Dufour-Lapointe stood tall in third for the women at Saturday's single mogul World Cup event in Thaiwoo, China. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

NAGANO, Japan — Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin won her fifth straight gold medal on the World Cup speedskating circuit on Saturday, this time in the 3,000-metre event.

It's Goodbye HFX Wanderers FC for Elton John. The Canadian Premier League club says John, the soccer player not the rock star, is one of 16 veterans of its inaugural season who won't be back in 2020.