National Sports

TAMPERE, Finland — Canada secured a semifinal berth at the world hockey championship and also avenged a memorable loss to host Finland on Thursday.

OTTAWA — Swimming Canada chief executive officer Ahmed El-Awadi will take a personal leave of absence starting Monday, the organization said. Suzanne Paulins, director of operations and sport development, has been appointed acting CEO.

CALGARY — Rene Paredes is the most veteran player in the Calgary Stampeders' locker room and a rookie at the fire station.

Toronto FC's injury list is a little shorter this week but the slumping MLS club still has holes to fill for Saturday's game against visiting D.C. United.

VAL DI ZOLDO, Italy — Canadian Derek Gee finished fourth in Stage 18 of the Giro d'Italia on Thursday, his fourth top-five finish in his first Grand Tour event.

CALGARY — Men's World Cup downhill ski races are tentatively scheduled to return to Lake Louise, Alta., this year and continue over 30 years of racing there. The international governing body of skiing's calendar has the men competing Nov.

PARIS — Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime withdrew from the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open on Thursday, casting some doubt on his participation in the upcoming French Open.

MONTREAL — Canadian figure skating great Patrick Chan still remembers the feeling of competing at a world championships on home soil. “It's the closest thing to competing at the Olympic Games in Vancouver,” Chan said.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Canada's weather-delayed opener against Jamaica at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship has been rescheduled for Friday.

A capsule look at the four teams competing in the Memorial Cup in Kamloops, B.C. Teams are listed by conference, along with their respective regular season records. The tournament runs from Friday to June 4.