National Sports

WESTBURY — Pakistan defeated Canada by seven wickets Tuesday to preserve its slender hope of moving on at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Albertans may be watching every second of the Stanley Cup final but most Canadians are not, according to a recent survey.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Keefe has filled out his coaching staff with the New Jersey Devils, hiring former Chicago Blackhawks head man Jeremy Colliton.

FUKUOKA — The Canadian women's volleyball team's push for Olympic qualification hit a snag Tuesday with a lopsided 3-0 loss to Italy in Volleyball Nations League action.

Canada's Bianca Andreescu started off her grass-court season with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Dutch qualifier Eva Vedder on Tuesday in first-round action at the Libema Open. Andreescu won on her second match point when Vedder returned her serve wide.

LONDON, Ont. — The sexual assault case of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team is set to return to court in August. The case of Dillon Dube, Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote and Alex Formenton is due back on Aug.

SUNRISE — Matthew Tkachuk was once public enemy No. 1 in Edmonton. After a geography-related cooling of tensions, he's a good bet to reclaim that title beginning Thursday.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will be without injured star striker Robert Lewandowski for its opening game at the European Championship against the Netherlands on Sunday.

SUNRISE — George Mumford saw the notification pop up on his screen. The message via social media platform LinkedIn was from Edmonton Oilers CEO Jeff Jackson. Hired by the club last August, the executive had an idea. Mumford was all ears.

TORONTO — The Northern Super League, Canada's new women's pro soccer circuit, has struck a broadcast deal. NSL games will be shown on TSN, CBC-Sports and Radio-Canada.