National Sports

LONDON — Battling both his opponent's powerful serve and his own injury-prone body, Canadian Milos Raonic made a quarterfinal exit at Wimbledon for the second year in a row. Raonic, the No.

LONDON — Roger Federer was a point away from a rather tidy, straight-set victory in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. One lousy point.

OTTAWA — The Calgary Stampeders have not felt all that welcome in the nation's capital over the past few CFL seasons. The West-leading Stampeders haven't won a game Ottawa since a 32-7 victory in the Redblacks' inaugural season in 2014.

Toronto FC has sent midfielder Ager Aketxe on loan to Spanish club Cadiz CF. The Major League Soccer club made the announcement Wednesday.

TORONTO — Chad Sanders has been promoted to general manager of Raptors 905, the Toronto Raptors' G-League affiliate.

Esports are coming to ESPN. The network will air the inaugural Overwatch League Grand Finals in prime time this month as part of a multiyear agreement to bring esports to the biggest sports platform on American television.

MONTMARTRE, Sask. — The parents of the youngest Humboldt Broncos player killed in a highway crash say they've filed a lawsuit because they want changes to provincial and federal laws. Russell and Raelene Herold of Montmartre, Sask.

TORONTO — Charlie Kimball was born in Britain and raised in California, but hanging on the wall of his living room is a painting of an iconic residence in London, Ont., — the Banting House, alongside the "Flame of Hope.

CALGARY — A chuckwagon driver is in hospital after he fell from his rig during a race at the Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby. The Stampede says in a release that Obrey Motowylo suffered undisclosed injuries in Tuesday night's eighth heat.

Tuesday's Games World Cup Semifinal in St. Petersburg Russia France 1 Belgium 0 --- MLB American League Baltimore 6 N.Y. Yankees 5 Boston 8 Texas 4 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 2 Houston 6 Oakland 5 (11 innings) Kansas City 9 Minnesota 4 L.A.