National Sports

AMSTERDAM — Miho Takagi became the first Japanese woman to win the speedskating allround world championships after beating defending champion Ireen Wust in a thrilling 1,500-metre race on Saturday.

TORONTO — Canada will host Scotland on June 9 in an international rugby test match at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium.

TAMPA, Fla. — With their latest run, the NHL-best Tampa Bay Lightning have reached a new milestone: first in the league to 100 points.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Montreal Impact were seconds away from earning their first point of the MLS season. But Gyasi Zardes scored his second goal of the game on a penalty in the 94th minute, and the Columbus Crew beat Montreal 3-2 on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA — While the Philadelphia Flyers couldn't prevent Patrik Laine from scoring his 40th goal, they were able to stop everyone else and end their slide.

AUSTIN, Texas — NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says participation in the 2022 Olympics in China is possible but not essential to the league's efforts to grow the sport in the world's largest country.

TORONTO — Spanish playmaker Victor Vazquez, dealing with a back issue, skipped training Saturday but will travel with Toronto FC to Mexico.

MANCHESTER, England — An ugly win for Manchester United. An even uglier loss for West Ham.

ABERDEEN, United Kingdom — Canada's Tyler Tardi beat Scotland's Ross Whyte 6-5 on Saturday for the men's world junior curling championships after Kaitlyn Jones won the women's title for Canada earlier in the day.

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Joseph Phan of Laval, Que., rocketed from 14th after the short program to fourth overall with a solid free skate in the men's event on Saturday at the world junior figure skating championships.