National Sports

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos' bid to stay perfect in 2017 will be put to the test Friday against the desperate, winless Hamilton Tiger-Cats, given Edmonton must do it while dealing with a tsunami of injuries that has sidelined 15 starters.

WARSAW, Poland — Masked soccer hooligans attacked staff members travelling with an Israeli soccer team following a friendly match in Poland, in what the Israeli Embassy said Thursday was an "anti-Semitic incident.

TORONTO — First in the standings, Toronto FC will also be one of the first MLS teams to experience video review this weekend. Toronto's game at D.C. United and FC Dallas' match in Philadelphia, both 7 p.m.

MONTREAL — World No. 1 Andy Murray is withdrawing from the Rogers Cup, becoming the third player in the top six of the ATP rankings to do so over last two days. Tennis Canada announced Murray's withdrawal Thursday, hours after No.

In the world's current political climate, Mohammed Ahmed has become accustomed to hassles at airport customs counters.

TORONTO — Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will miss next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto due to an injury. Organizers say she is suffering from "pain in her left forearm." Toronto's Bianca Andreescu will take Sharapova's wild-card spot in the draw.

Calgary city council has voted to continuing exploring a potential bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Commit a transgression on Canada's World Cup rugby team and chances are you'll have to answer to Latoya Blackwood. "She's the sheriff," says coach Francois Ratier.

MOSCOW — Russia and the World Anti-Doping Agency were once again at loggerheads Thursday following WADA's demand that the Russian government must accept the findings of a report which accused its officials of overseeing a mass doping coverup .

LONDON — Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse will miss the upcoming world championships due to a torn right hamstring. De Grasse suffered the injury on Monday during a training session at Mile End Stadium in London.