National Sports

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes will once again turn to veteran backup quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson on Saturday night when they host the BC Lions at Percival Molson Stadium.

The Canadian senior men's football team will face Germany this fall to conclude the inaugural Gridiron Nations Championship. The contest will be played Nov. 16 in Bochum, Germany.

TORONTO — Anthony Santander has been transferred to the 60-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation, the Toronto Blue Jays announced Friday. The 30-year-old outfielder was placed on the 10-day IL on May 30.

MONTREAL — CF Montréal is bracing for a visit from Lionel Messi.

GENEVA (AP) — Chelsea was fined a total of 31 million euros ($36.5 million) for breaking financial monitoring rules by UEFA on Friday to hit a record sum for a European club penalized in a single season.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Whitecaps have agreed to buy out the guaranteed contract of veteran forward Damir Kreilach, the club announced Friday.

WIMBLEDON — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe, of New Zealand, advanced to the third round of women’s doubles at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-3 win Friday over Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez and Russia’s Polina Kudermetova. The No.

TORONTO — Contributions from all four corners of the Toronto Blue Jays roster have played a massive role in their two-month ascension to the top spot in the American League East.

LONDON (AP) — Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape, British police said Friday. Partey has also been charged on one count of sexual assault, with the alleged offenses taking place between 2021-22.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have signed free agent forward-centre Sandro Mamukelashvili, the team announced Friday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Mamukelashvili averaged 6.3 points and 3.1 rebounds in 61 games with San Antonio last season.