Curling

Canada's Kerri Einarson defeated Sweden's Isabella Wrana 6-1 on Saturday to reach the semifinals at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Einarson, from Gimli, Man., stole three points in the fifth end when Wrana was light with her final throw.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Canada's Rachel Homan and Kerri Einarson advanced to the women's quarterfinals at the HearingLife Tour Challenge with wins on Friday, while Mike McEwen moved on to the men's final eight.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Brad Jacobs and Bruce Mouat became the first teams to clinch quarterfinal berths at the HearingLife Tour Challenge curling tournament with wins in Thursday's third draw.

CALGARY — Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men's curling stage. The first francophone skip from Quebec to win a national men's championship has returned this season playing third for Felix Asselin.

CHARLOTTETOWN — Kaitlyn Lawes downed four-time women's world curling champion Silvana Tirinzoni 4-3 at the HearingLife Tour Challenge on Wednesday.

The Grand Slam of Curling season kicked off Tuesday with a new look and improved viewing options as The Curling Group made its presence felt right away at the HearingLife Tour Challenge.

CALGARY — Mike McEwen earned a measure of revenge and Rachel Homan was a repeat winner in curling's PointsBet Invitational on Sunday.

CALGARY — Mike McEwen has won curling's PointsBet Invitational men's championship with an 8-3 win over Brad Gushue on Sunday.

CALGARY — Rachel Homan's curling team is a win away from defending its PointsBet Invitational women's title. Homan beat Kaitlyn Lawes 10-5 in Saturday's semifinal to extend her winning streak to 11 wins this season.

CALGARY — Kayla Skrlik advanced to the women's semifinals of the PointsBet Invitational with an 8-6 upset of second seed Chelsea Carey on Friday. Skrlik's Calgary foursome started with a three-point opening end.