National Sports

EDMONTON — Forward Kailer Yamamoto has agreed to terms on a two-year extension with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal will carry an average annual value of US$3.1 million.

KING CITY, Ont. — Captain Navneet Dhaliwal notched his second century in less than a week in ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League A play as Canada defeated Qatar by 184 runs Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — Canadian qualifier Rebecca Marino advanced to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open tennis tournament with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 win over Germany's Andrea Petkovic on Wednesday.

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Canada's Shady ElNahas captured gold in judo on Wednesday — but he had to beat his teammate to do it, which says everything about the strength of Canada's judo team at the Commonwealth Games.

Calgary featherweight (Mean) Hakeem Dawodu will face American Julian (Juicy J) Erosa on the undercard of UFC 279 next month in Las Vegas. The high-profile main event of the Sept.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hits by newly acquired Jose Siri and David Peralta produced the winning run for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.

CALGARY — Rugby's world governing body has given the University of Calgary half a million dollars to study concussion and injury prevention among young women in the game.

MUIRFIELD, Scotland (AP) — Catriona Matthew had reason to believe she was in a great place at Muirfield, or at least as good as it could get for women in 1992.

TORONTO — After stops in England, Denmark, South Korea and the U.S., Doneil Henry is home again. Henry, a native of Brampton, Ont.

Slide over, Jamaican bobsledders. A group of expats from the ice-free island are hoping to bring a whole new winter sport to their tropical homeland: curling.