Ottawa cyclist Michael Woods had high expectations for his UCI World Tour debut at the Santos Tour Down Under: top five overall and a top-three stage finish.

Canada capped an unbeaten run at the Youth Winter Olympics mixed curling competition with a 10-4 win over Luc Violette of the United States in the championship game Wednesday.

The Edmonton Eskimos have signed defensive back Neil King.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal says Wayne Rooney has sustained a knee injury and that there is no timeframe for the England striker's return.

Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay will be grouped together in pot two for Sunday's Centennial Copa America draw, and the weaker South American teams -- Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela -- will be in pot four.

Franz Beckenbauer has been fined and warned by FIFA's ethics committee for refusing to co-operate with Michael Garcia's investigation of World Cup bidding.