National Sports

TOKYO — The Canadian women's tennis team defeated Romania 3-0 in Billie Jean King Cup qualification play on Friday at the Ariake Coliseum.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have extended their arena naming rights deal with retail chain Canadian Tire, the NHL club announced Friday. The length and value of the contract were not disclosed.

There are some familiar names on Toronto FC's roster for the Generation Adidas Cup, the elite youth tournament featuring MLS academies and clubs from around the world.

ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Marie-Philip Poulin was Canada's catalyst with three assists in a 4-0 win over Switzerland at the women's world hockey championship Friday. Micah Zandee-Hart, Natalie Spooner, Laura Stacey and Daryl Watts scored for Canada (2-0).

Canada has named a 32-man squad for the 2025 Oceania Rugby U20s Challenge in Fiji. The young Canadians will face Samoa on May 28, Fiji on June 2 and Tonga on June 7, all at King Charles Park, in the second edition of the tournament.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah has signed a new contract with Liverpool, the club said Friday. The Egypt forward was due to be out of contract at the end of this season. Salah has been with Liverpool since 2017.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Two fans died on Thursday before the start of a Copa Libertadores match between the host Colo Colo and Fortaleza of Brazil near Santiago’s estadio Monumental, a local prosecutor said.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored the go-ahead goal on the power play 6:42 into the third period, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.

Thursday's Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Dallas 0 Vancouver 4 Colorado 1 Columbus 3 Buffalo 2 Chicago 5 Boston 2 Florida 4 Detroit 1 Washington 5 Carolina 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 9 N.Y.

DENVER (AP) — Kiefer Sherwood and Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist, Kevin Lankinen stopped 31 shots and the Vancouver Canucks beat Colorado 4-1 on Thursday night as the Avalanche gave leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon the game off to rest and hea