SPORTS

The Fisher Cats won game one of their Senior Baseball League semi-final against Charlottetown 6-2.

The Blue Jays lost to the Yankees 2-0 and slipped to second place one game behind the Red Sox who beat the Padres 7-2. Orioles lost 7-6 to the Rays and are two back of the BoSox.

David Eng gave a fierce wave of the Canadian Maple Leaf tonight at the opening ceremony of the Rio Paralympic Games. The Canadian flag-bearer is a two-time gold medallist in wheelchair basketball.