Curling

FREDERICTON — Canada's Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over Sweden at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday.

FREDERICTON — The Canadian team of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant opened the world mixed doubles curling championship with two wins on Saturday at Willie O'Ree Place.

Curlers Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman have already earned the right to wear the Maple Leaf should Canada qualify for mixed doubles at the Winter Olympics. Now the husband-and-wife duo just has to go out and secure the country's berth.

Curling is getting its first professional league, stocked with past and future Olympians competing in a six-week, six-team season touring internationally starting next April in the aftermath of the Milan-Cortina Olympics .

TORONTO — The owners of the Grand Slam of Curling series are planning to introduce a professional curling league next season. The Curling Group said Thursday that the "Rock League" will debut in April 2026.

TORONTO — Canada's Rachel Homan fell 5-4 to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in the women's curling final of the AMJ Players' Championship on Sunday. After a scoreless first two ends, Tirinzoni scored in the third and fourth ends to take a 2-0 edge.

TORONTO — Canada's Rachel Homan stole two points in the eighth end for a 6-4 win over Japan's Sayaka Yoshimura on Saturday at the AMJ Players' Championship.

TORONTO — Reigning world and Canadian champion Rachel Homan edged South Korea's Eun-Jung Kim 6-5 to finish pool play with a 4-1 record on Friday night at the AMJ Players' Championship.

TORONTO — Reigning world and Canadian champion Rachel Homan defeated Manitoba's Kerri Einarson 5-3 on Thursday evening at the AMJ Players' Championship.

TORONTO — Top-ranked Bruce Mouat of Scotland remains undefeated at the AMJ Players' Championship after winning a pair of matchups on Wednesday. Mouat, who won a world championship last weekend in Moose Jaw, Sask.