National Sports

LIMA, Peru — Rachel Honderich was in her early teens when she first started training with Canadian badminton star Michelle Li a decade ago. Since then, Li has been a friend, mentor, teammate and training partner. Every so often she's an opponent too.

CALGARY — J.C. Sherritt is about to experience the other side of the CFL's Battle of Alberta. Sherritt's name is synonymous with the Edmonton Eskimos, having played linebacker for the team his entire eight-year CFL career.

The Toronto Raptors will play a home game on Christmas Day this year for the first time in franchise history, according to multiple reports. ESPN first reported the reigning NBA champion Raptors will host the Boston Celtics on Dec.

LIMA, Peru — Here are five Canadian athletes/teams to watch on Saturday at the Pan American Games: SAMUEL MURRAY (RACQUETBALL) The native of Baie-Comeau, Que., faces Argentina's Fernando Kurzbard in preliminary pool action.

KALININGRAD, Russia — The Canadian women's volleyball team lost 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-22) to Korea in the opening match of an Olympic qualifying event on Friday.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Lucas Raymond took a pass, cut to the middle and roofed his third goal of the game to send Sweden into a euphoria.

Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has shuffled the deck for Saturday's Pacific Nations Cup test match against host Fiji at ANZ Stadium in Suva. The Canadian men are coming off a 47-19 loss to the U.S. in Glendale, Colo.

MONTREAL — Impact coach Remi Garde saw something special in his team last week when Montreal recorded its biggest win of the season. Now he wants to see it again.

Coach Greg Vanney recalls the first time he saw Jacob Shaffelburg training with the Toronto FC first team. Defender Chris Mavinga went to retrieve a ball with Shaffelburg, playing on his wrong wing, steaming towards him from distance.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have agreed to buy out Michael Stone's contract after the defenceman clears waivers. Stone, 29, had a US$3.5 million cap hit in 2019-20, the final year of a three-year deal. According to capfriendly.