National Sports

MELBOURNE, Australia — Frances Tiafoe rolled up his white shirt's right sleeve, flexed his biceps and slapped the muscle five times. Then he pounded his chest and yelled, "Yeah! Let's go! Let's go! Come on!" Forgive the young American's exuberance.

HALIFAX — HFX Wanderers FC have signed Canadian Chakib Hocine, a six-foot-five defender who played for Ekenas IF in Finland's second tier most recently.

MOSCOW — Five years after the Sochi Olympics, the man who carried the Russian flag at the opening ceremony has been banned for doping at those games.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia's foreign minister said Wednesday that the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in a para swimming competition and has decided that the country will not host any events in the future involving Israel

BERLIN — Canadian teenager Alphonso Davies could be thrown in at the deep end. The 18-year-old winger will likely get his first taste of Bundesliga action for Bayern Munich in the coming weeks, if not on Friday.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish prosecutors are seeking an international arrest warrant for New York Knicks player Enes Kanter, accusing him of membership in a terror organization.

Tuesday's Games NHL Columbus 4 New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) N.Y.

Tuesday's Games NHL Columbus 4 New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) N.Y.

MONTREAL — Antti Niemi experienced two firsts in net for the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. First, Niemi made a career-high 52 stops as the Canadiens extended their win streak to three games with a 5-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.

REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders coach/GM Chris Jones is leaving the CFL team to take a coaching job with the NFL's Cleveland Browns.