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NATIONALHOCKEYLEAGUE
EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCENFL
AAMERICANCONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
EAST
New England 7 0 0 1.000 223 48
Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 121 91
N.Y. Jets 1 5 0 .167 63 156
Miami 0 6 0 .000 63 211
SOUTH
Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 143 138
Houston 4 3 0 .571 185 164
Jacksonville 3 4 0 .429 144 148
Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 121 112
NORTH
Baltimore 5 2 0 .714 214 156
Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 154
Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131
Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 114 186
WEST
Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 202 150
Oakland 3 3 0 .500 127 165
Denver 2 5 0 .286 112 136
L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 140 141
NATIONALCONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
EAST
Dallas 4 3 0 .571 190 124
Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 171 186
N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 132 187
Washington 1 6 0 .143 90 176
SOUTH
New Orleans 6 1 0 .857 164 147
Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133
Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185
Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 145 223
NORTH
Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 184 139
Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 192 123
Chicago 3 3 0 .500 112 105
Detroit 2 3 1 .417 149 160
WEST
San Francisco 6 0 0 1.000 156 64
Seattle 5 2 0 .714 181 176
L.A. Rams 4 3 0 .571 190 164
Arizona 3 3 1 .500 161 192
WEEKEIGHT
Byes:Dallas, Baltimore
Thursday
AllTimesEastern
Washington at Minnesota, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday
Arizona at New Orleans, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 1 p.m.
CincinnativsL.A.RamsatLondon,UK,1p.m.
Denver at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Atlanta, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Chicago, 1 p.m.
Carolina at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at Houston, 4:25 p.m.
Cleveland at New England, 4:25 p.m.
Green Bay at Kansas City, 8:20 p.m.Monday
Miami at Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m.
TELEVISION
THURSDAY (EASTERN TIME)CFL
WEEK 20
Team GP W L T PF PA Pt
EASTDIVISION
y-Hamilton 16 13 3 0 492 300 26
x-Montreal 16 9 7 0 411 415 18
Toronto 16 3 13 0 316 532 6
Ottawa 16 3 13 0 271 483 6
WESTDIVISION
x-Calgary 16 11 5 0 433 362 22
x-Saskatchewan 16 11 5 0 437 349 22
x-Winnipeg 17 10 7 0 479 381 20
x-Edmonton 16 8 8 0 369 350 16
B.C. 17 5 12 0 395 431 10
x—clinchedplayoffberth;y—clinched
division.
Note:Fourth-place team in West at end of
season will cross over to play in Eastern
semifinal; 2 pts for a win, 1 for a tie.
Bye:British ColumbiaFriday
AllTimesEastern
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.Saturday
Hamilton at Montreal, 1 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
USPORTSFOOTBALL
WEEK 10
Team GP W L T PF PAPts
AUS
y-Acadia 7 7 0 0 276 134 14
Bishop’s 8 4 4 0 150 210 8
Saint Mary’s 7 3 4 0 155 176 6
Mt. Allison 7 3 4 0 163 128 6
St. F.X. 7 1 6 0 114 210 2
RSEQ
x-Laval 7 6 1 0 266 62 12
x-Montreal 8 6 2 0 144 93 12
Sherbrooke 7 2 5 0 125 172 4
McGill 7 2 5 0 101 174 4
Concordia 7 2 5 0 104 239 4
OUA
y-Western 8 8 0 0 290 175 16
y-McMaster 8 6 2 0 228 151 12
x-Guelph 8 6 2 0 242 142 12
x-Ottawa 8 5 3 0 252 197 10
x-Waterloo 8 4 4 0 288 283 8
x-Carleton 8 4 4 0 181 214 8
Laurier 8 4 4 0 260 203 8
Queen’s 8 3 5 0 177 224 6
Toronto 8 2 6 0 222 249 4
Windsor 8 1 7 0 190 342 2
York 8 1 7 0 122 272 2
CANADAWEST
x-Calgary 7 5 2 0 210 149 10
x-Alberta 7 4 3 0 170 186 8
x-Saskatchewan 7 4 3 0 235 152 8
x-Manitoba 7 4 3 0 207 195 8
Regina 7 2 5 0 164 175 4
British Columbia 7 2 5 0 146 275 4
x — clinched playoff berth; y —
clinched bye.
Note:2 pts for a win, one for a tie.
Friday
AllTImesEasternManitoba at Regina, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Acadia at Mount Allison, 1 p.m.
St. Francis Xavier at Saint Mary’s, 1 p.m.
Laval at Sherbrooke, 2 p.m.
McGill at Concordia, 2 p.m.
Alberta at Saskatchewan, 3 p.m.
British Columbia at Calgary, 5 p.m.
ENDOFREGULARSEASONRUGBY
WORLD CUP PLAYOFFSAtSitesinJapan
AllTimesEasternSEMIFINALS
AtYokohamaCity
Saturday
England vs. New Zealand, 4 a.m.
Sunday
Wales vs. South Africa, 5 a.m.MLBPOSTSEASON
WORLD SERIES(Best-of-7)
AllTimesEasternHOUSTONVS.WASHINGTON
(Washingtonleadsseries1-0)
Wednesday
Washington at Houston
Tuesday
Washington 5 Houston 4
Friday
Houston at Washington, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Houston at Washington, 8 p.m.
Sunday
x-Houston at Washington, 8 p.m.
Tuesday,Oct.29
x-Washington at Houston, 8 p.m.
x—playedonlyifnecessary.ATLANTICDIVISION
Buffalo 10 8 1 1 0 38 24 17
Boston 9 6 1 1 1 26 20 14
Toronto 11 5 4 1 1 40 39 12
METROPOLITANDIVISION
Washington 11 7 2 2 0 41 34 16
Carolina 9 6 3 0 0 30 25 12
Pittsburgh 10 6 4 0 0 34 27 12
WILDCARD
Florida 9 4 2 1 2 30 33 11
NY Islanders 8 5 3 0 0 21 20 10Columbus 9 4 3 2 0 22 29 10
Montreal 9 4 3 1 1 34 30 10
Tampa Bay 8 4 3 1 0 29 27 9
Philadelphia 7 3 3 0 1 21 21 7
New Jersey 8 2 4 0 2 19 31 6
Detroit 9 3 6 0 0 21 33 6
NY Rangers 7 2 4 1 0 19 25 5
Ottawa 8 1 6 0 1 17 29 3CENTRALDIVISION
Colorado 9 7 1 1 0 36 24 15
Nashville 9 5 3 0 1 38 32 11
St. Louis 9 4 2 2 1 27 30 11
PACIFICDIVISION
Edmonton 10 7 2 0 1 31 24 15
Vegas 11 7 4 0 0 36 28 14
Vancouver 9 6 3 0 0 30 19 12
WILDCARD
Anaheim 10 6 4 0 0 24 22 12
Arizona 8 5 2 1 0 24 15 11Calgary 11 5 5 1 0 29 32 11
Winnipeg 11 5 6 0 0 30 36 10
Los Angeles 9 4 5 0 0 27 34 8
San Jose 9 3 5 1 0 24 32 7
Dallas 11 3 7 0 1 23 32 7
Chicago 7 2 3 1 1 19 22 6
Minnesota 9 3 6 0 0 21 32 6QMJHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
WESTDIVISION
R-Noranda 14 7 6 0 1 46 52 15
Val-d’Or 13 6 5 2 0 42 43 14
B-Boisbriand 12 4 6 1 1 34 50 10
Gatineau 15 2 11 2 0 39 63 6
CENTRALDIVISION
Sherbrooke 14 12 1 1 0 62 32 25
Drmmondville13 9 4 0 0 54 44 18
Shawinigan 12 7 5 0 0 39 40 14
Victoriaville 14 3 8 0 3 36 51 9EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
MARITIMESDIVISION
Charlottetown 13 9 1 3 0 48 32 21
Cape Breton 13 10 3 0 0 64 41 20
Moncton 12 9 3 0 0 52 33 18
Halifax 13 7 6 0 0 43 44 14
Saint John 14 4 9 1 0 47 72 9
A-Bathurst 12 0 7 2 3 25 47 5
EASTDIVISION
Rimouski 13 9 2 1 1 62 35 20
Chicoutimi 12 8 3 1 0 43 38 17
Québec 13 8 5 0 0 49 48 16
Baie-Comeau 14 4 8 2 0 34 54 10
Wednesday
Sherbrooke 4 Saint John 1
Baie-Comeau 5 Québec 1
Rouyn-Noranda 5 Gatineau 2
Chicoutimi at Rimouski
TuesdayVal-d’Or 5 Gatineau 3
Thursday
AllTimesEastern
Sherbrooke at Moncton, 6 p.m.
Victoriaville at Cape Breton, 6 p.m.
Charlottetown at B.-Boisbriand, 7 p.m.
Acadie-Bathurst at R.-Noranda, 7 p.m.AHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSLGFGA Pts
NORTHDIVISION
Toronto 6 6 0 0 0 23 11 12
Utica 5 5 0 0 0 29 11 10
Rochester 6 3 2 0 1 14 19 7
Cleveland 7 3 3 0 1 20 22 7
Laval 7 3 4 0 0 18 22 6
Syracuse 5 2 2 1 0 15 20 5
Binghamton 6 1 3 2 0 16 23 4
Belleville 5 1 4 0 0 12 22 2
ATLANTICDIVISION
Hartford 6 5 0 0 1 19 13 11
Providence 8 5 2 0 1 27 20 11
Hershey 7 4 2 1 0 25 17 9
W-B/Scranton 6 3 2 1 0 17 21 7
Lehigh Valley 5 2 1 1 1 14 13 6
Charlotte 6 3 3 0 0 22 23 6
Springfield 7 3 4 0 0 18 16 6
Bridgeport 6 1 3 1 1 11 22 4WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
PACIFICDIVISION
Stockton 6 5 1 0 0 25 17 10
Tucson 5 4 1 0 0 20 12 8
Ontario 5 3 1 1 0 18 16 7
Colorado 5 3 2 0 0 14 16 6
Bakersfield 5 2 2 1 0 16 14 5
San Jose 4 2 2 0 0 11 14 4
San Diego 4 0 4 0 0 6 17 0
CENTRALDIVISION
Iowa 6 5 0 0 1 24 16 11
San Antonio 6 3 1 1 1 16 13 8
Milwaukee 6 2 1 1 2 16 17 7
Chicago 7 3 3 1 0 17 22 7
Texas 7 3 3 0 1 18 19 7
Grand Rapids 5 2 2 0 1 16 18 5
Rockford 5 2 3 0 0 11 14 4
Manitoba 6 1 5 0 0 14 22 2
Wednesday
Chicago 3 Texas 2
Laval at Belleville
Milwaukee at Grand Rapids
W-B/Scranton at Binghamton
Hershey at Rochester
Ontario at Bakersfield
TuesdayProvidence 4 Bridgeport 0Thursday
AllTimesEastern
No games scheduled
Friday
Binghamton at Utica, 7 p.m.
Manitoba at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Rockford at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at W-B/Scranton, 7:05 p.m.
Laval at Hartford, 7:15 p.m.
Texas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Bakersfield at Stockton, 10 p.m.
Ontario at San Diego, 10 p.m.
Iowa at Tucson, 10:05 p.m.OHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
CENTRALDIVISION
Sudbury 13 8 5 0 0 57 50 16
Barrie 11 6 4 0 1 45 46 13
Niagara 12 4 5 2 1 41 49 11
Mississauga 10 4 6 0 0 29 38 8
North Bay 12 3 9 0 0 38 70 6
EASTDIVISION
Oshawa 11 9 2 0 0 49 36 18
Peterborough 12 9 3 0 0 51 43 18
Ottawa 11 7 4 0 0 40 36 14
Hamilton 12 5 6 1 0 43 51 11
Kingston 12 1 8 2 1 35 60 5WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
WESTDIVISION
Saginaw 13 8 4 1 0 57 42 17
Windsor 11 7 3 1 0 46 40 15
Flint 10 7 3 0 0 46 39 14
S. S te. Marie 12 6 5 1 0 60 46 13
Sarnia 10 3 7 0 0 47 56 6
MIDWESTDIVISION
Owen Sound 10 7 2 0 1 44 28 15
Kitchener 11 5 2 2 2 42 41 14
Erie 13 6 5 0 2 50 45 14
Guelph 11 4 4 1 2 35 41 11
London 9 4 4 1 0 37 35 9
WednesdayGuelph4 Erie 3 (SO)
Thursday
AllTimesEastern
Sault Ste. Marie at Windsor, 7:05 p.m.
Sarnia at Peterborough, 7:05 p.m.
Owen Sound at Barrie, 7:30 p.m.WHL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
B.C.DIVISION
Kamloops 12 8 4 0 0 46 24 16
Vancouver 14 7 7 0 0 37 38 14
Kelowna 11 6 4 1 0 34 29 13
Victoria 9 4 4 1 0 21 28 9
Prince George 11 3 7 0 1 23 35 7
U.S.DIVISION
Everett 11 8 3 0 0 31 23 16
Portland 10 6 3 0 1 38 24 13
Tri-City 11 6 5 0 0 27 44 12
Spokane 10 5 4 1 0 35 24 11
Seattle 10 3 4 2 1 22 36 9EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OLSL GFGAPts
EASTDIVISION
Prince Albert 11 7 1 3 0 36 22 17
Saskatoon 14 7 6 0 1 38 40 15
Winnipeg 11 6 4 1 0 38 41 13
Moose Jaw 11 5 5 1 0 34 41 11
Brandon 12 5 7 0 0 34 32 10
Regina 12 2 10 0 0 28 53 4
CENTRALDIVISION
Edmonton 12 8 1 3 0 46 30 19
Medicine Hat 12 8 3 1 0 50 27 17
Lethbridge 13 8 4 0 1 44 35 17
Calgary 9 6 2 1 0 38 30 13
Red Deer 12 4 7 0 1 30 49 9
Swift Current 12 3 6 1 2 28 53 9
Wednesday
Kelowna at Prince George
Prince Albert at Portland
Brandon at SpokaneTuesday
Lethbridge 4 Red Deer 3
Swift Current 7 Prince George 2
Seattle 3 Prince Albert 1
Brandon 10 Tri-City 2
Thursday
AllTimesEasternNo games scheduledFriday
Winnipeg at Saskatoon, 9 p.m.
Seattle at Red Deer, 9 p.m.
Calgary at Moose Jaw, 9 p.m.
Brandon at Lethbridge, 9 p.m.
Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Kamloops at Victoria, 10:05 p.m.
Prince Albert at Tri-City, 10:05 p.m.
Portland at Spokane, 10:05 p.m.
Everett at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.GP W L OLSL GFGAPts GP W L OLSL GFGAPtsWednesday
Detroit at Ottawa
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
Tuesday
Florida 4 Pittsburgh 2
Arizona 3 NY Rangers 2 (OT)
Buffalo 4 San Jose 3 (OT)
Boston 4 Toronto 2
Vancouver 5 Detroit 2
Minnesota 3 Edmonton 0
Nashville 6 Anaheim 1
Los Angeles 3 Winnipeg 2
Vegas 2 Chicago 1 (SO)Washington 5 Calgary 3
Thursday
AllTimesEastern
Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Arizona at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
San Jose at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Washington at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Florida at Calgary, 9 p.m.Note:the top three teams per division and the two next-best records in the conference
qualify for the playoffs; a winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the
Wcolumn; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point, which is registered
in the respective OL or SL column.MLSPLAYOFFS
SECOND ROUNDAllTimesEastern
(seedingsinparentheses)
(Single-gameelimination)EEASTERNCONFERENCEWednesday
Toronto 2 New York City 1
Thursday
Philadelphia (3) at Atlanta (2), 8 p.m.WESTERNCONFERENCE
Wednesday
Salt Lake (3) at Seattle (2)
Thursday
L.A. Galaxy (5) at Los Angeles F.C. (1),
10:30 p.m.CANADIANPREMIER
LEAGUECPL FINALSCALGARYVS.HAMILTON
(Calgary won the spring season and fall
season, Hamilton qualified by finishing
second in spring and fall seasons; two
game, total-goals series)Saturday
AllTimesEasternCalgary at Hamilton, 3:30 p.m.Saturday,Nov.2
Hamilton at Calgary, 3:30 p.m.ENGLAND
PREMIERLEAGUE
GP W D L GFGA Pt
Liverpool 9 8 1 0 21 7 25
Man.City 9 6 1 2 29 919
Leic ester 9 5 2 2 16 8 17
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Arsenal 9 4 3 213 12 15
Crystal Palace 9 4 2 3 8 10 14
Tottenham 9 3 33 15 13 12
Sheffield Unt 93 33 8712
Burnley 9 3 33 12 11 12
Bournemouth 9 3 3 313 13 12
West Ham 93 3 311 13 12
Aston Villa 9 32 4 15 13 11
Wolverhampton 9 2 5 2 12 12 11
Man.United 924310910
Everton 931581310
Brighton 92349129
Southampton9 225916 8
Newcastle 92255148
Norwich 9216 10 21 7
Watford9 045521 4
Note:3ptsfor a win1foratie;home
teams listed first.
Friday
AllTimesEasternSouthamptonvs.Leicester,3p.m.
Saturday
Manchester City vs. Aston Villa,
7:30 a.m.
Brighton vs. Everton, 10 a.m.
Watfordvs. Bournemouth,10 a.m.
West Ham vs. Sheffield United, 10 a.m.
Burnley vs. Chelsea, 12:30p.m.
SundayNewcastle vs.Wolverhampton, 10 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace, 12:30p.m.
Liverpool vs.Tottenham, 12:30p.m.
Norwich vs. Man. United, 12:30 p.m.CHAMPIONSLEAGUE
GROUP STAGEWednesday
KRC Genk (Belgium) 1 Liverpool
(England) 4
Salzburg (Austria) 2 SSC Napoli (Italy) 3
Internazionale (Italy) 2 Dortmund
(Germany) 0
SK Slavia Prague (Czech Republic) 1
Barcelona (Spain) 2
RB Leipzig (Germany) 2 Zenit St.
Petersburg (Russia) 1
Sl Benfica (Portugal) 2 Olympique
Lyonnais (France) 1
Ajax (Netherlands) 0 Chelsea (England) 1
Lille (France) 1 Valencia (Spain) 1TRANSACTIONS
NHLCHICAGOBLACKHAWKS— Traded F
Aleksi Saarela to Florida for D Ian
McCoshen. Placed D Connor Murphy on
long-term injured reserve.
DETROITREDWINGS— Assigned D
Jonathan Ericsson to Grand Rapids
(AHL). Recalled D Alex Biega from Grand
Rapids.BASKETBALLNBA: Milwaukee vs. Houston, NBA TV
Canada, 8 p.m.
NBA: L.A. Clippers vs. Golden State, TSN
2, 10:30 p.m.
CURLINGMasters Grand Slam, SN Ontario, East,
West, Pacific, 12 p.m., 4 p.m.; SN
Ontario, East, Pacific, 360, 8 p.m.
FOOTBALLNFL: Washington vs. Minnesota, FOX,
NFL Network Canada, TSN 1, 3, 5, 8 p.m.
GOLFEuropean PGA: Portugal Masters, Golf
Channel, 10:30 a.m.; 6:30 a.m. (Friday)
PGA Tour: ZoZo Championship, Golf
Channel, 10 p.m.
HOCKEYNHL: San Jose vs. Montreal, TSN 2, 7 p.m.
NHL: Washington vs. Edmonton, SN 1,
West, 9 p.m.
SOCCERMLS Playoffs: Philadelphia Union vs.
Atlanta United FC, Eastern Conference
semifinal, TSN 4, 8 p.m.
MLS Playoffs: L.A. Galaxy vs. Los
Angeles FC, Western Conference
Semifinal, TSN 4, 10:30 p.m.TENNIS
ATP Tour: Erste Bank Open, round of 16,
TSN 3, 8 a.m.; TSN 3, 5, 9 a.m.NBA
WednesdayCharlotte 126, Chicago 125
Orlando 94, Cleveland 85
Detroit 119, Indiana 110
Boston at Philadelphia
Memphis at Miami
Minnesota at Brooklyn
New York at San Antonio
Washington at Dallas
Oklahoma City at Utah
Denver at Portland
Sacramento at PhoenixTuesday
Toronto 130, New Orleans 122, OT
L.A. Clippers 112, L.A. Lakers 102
Thursday
AllTimesEastern
Atlanta at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.| REPORTONBUSINESSVIENNAThe Canadian singles
contingent is out of the Erste
Bank Open after a loss and a
withdrawal on Wednesday.
Denis Shapovalov of Rich-
mond Hill, Ont., fresh off his first
career ATP Tour title on Sunday
at the Stockholm Open, lost 6-3,
7-5 to Spain’s Pablo Carreno
Busta in the first round.
Montreal’s Félix Auger-Alias-
sime, the No. 6 seed, dropped out
prior to his scheduled first-round
match against Alexander Bublik
after suffering a left ankle injury
in practice on Tuesday.
Auger-Aliassime is heading
into a big stretch with the Paris
Masters, the Next Gen ATP Finalsand the Davis Cup Finals all on
the schedule in the next month.
Shapovalov had 10 aces, but
got his first serve in only 47 per
cent of the time.
The 34th-ranked Carreno
Busta was good on 85 per cent of
his first serves and won 87 per
cent of those points.
The 27th-ranked Shapovalov,
20, didn’t have one break-point
opportunity in the match.
Carreno Busta is now 3-1 life-
time against Shapovalov.
Milos Raonic of Thornhill,
Ont., the only other Canadian in
the draw at the ATP Tour 500
event, lost his first-round match
on Tuesday.THE CANADIANPRESSSHAPOVALOVLOSESATERSTEBANKOPENAS
AUGER-ALIASSIMEWITHDRAWSWITHINJURYABUDHABICanada improved to 3-0-0 at the
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier on Wednes-
day, defeating Ireland by 10 runs.
The Canadians, who beat Jersey and Nigeria
in earlier play, won the toss and elected to bat
at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Captain Navneet
Dhaliwal led the way with 69, including three
fours and three sixes, while Nitish Kumar
added 53 for his third straight half-century.
Canada finished at 156 for five in its 20 overs
with Kumar and Dhaliwal combining for a
111-run stand.
Stuart Thompson was Ireland’s leading
scorer with 28 as the Irish finished at 146 for
seven in its allotted 20 overs. Romesh Eranga
and Saad Bin Zafar took two wickets apiece for
Canada.
The 14-country event, which runs through
Nov. 2, offers six spots in the main tournament
set for Australia in 2020.
The teams are divided into two groups of
seven with Canada leading Group B, which
includes the United Arab Emirates, Hong
Kong, Ireland, Jersey, Nigeria and Oman.
Canada plays Hong Kong (1-3-0) on Thurs-
day.
The two group winners qualify directly for
the T20 World Cup. Teams finishing second
and third will meet in playoffs with the win-
ners moving on. The losers from the two
playoffs face the fourth-placed teams in the
group with the winners also advancing.
The six qualifiers will join Australia, Pakis-
tan, India, England, South Africa, New Zeal-
and, West Indies, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and
Bangladesh at the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup,
which takes place next October.
Canada failed to qualify for the six previous
tournaments.
THE CANADIANPRESSCANADASTRETCHESICCT 20 WINSTREAKTOTHREEWITHIRELANDDEFEAT