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Canada on to hockey worlds quarterfinals

HERNING, Denmark — Canada bounced back from a loss to Finland by edging Latvia 2-1 in overtime at the ice hockey world championship to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals on Monday.

Also, the Czech Republic edged Austria 4-3 and Russia shut out Slovakia 4-0.

Norway beat South Korea 3-0 to relegate the Asian debutant.

Captain Connor McDavid came to Canada's rescue with a goal 46 seconds into overtime, knocking in a rebound in the air.

The United States tops Group B in Herning, followed by Finland and Canada. They all secured quarterfinal berths.

Denmark and Latvia meet in their final preliminary game on Tuesday.

In Group A in Copenhagen, Sweden leads, followed by Russia and the Czechs. Those three teams have advanced to the quarterfinals.

Switzerland is fourth and Slovakia fifth with a game in hand.

Olympics: Japanese officials are being vague about the city of Sapporo's bid to land the Winter Olympics. Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto and Tsunekazu Takeda, an IOC member and head of the Japanese Olympic Committee, met Monday in Tokyo to quell rumors that Sapporo was dropping out of bidding for the 2026 edition. But they described conditions that hinted that 2030 is better for the city's planning.

Tennis: Serena Williams' coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, says she'll play the French Open beginning May 27. It will mark the 23-time Grand Slam champion's first major since returning to the tour from maternity leave. Williams last played in a first-round loss to Naomi Osaka in March at the Miami Open. ... Roberta Vinci, who had previously announced her plans to retire, ended her career with a first-round loss to Serbian qualifier Aleksandra Krunic at the Italian Open. ... Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (knee) withdrew from the French Open.

— Wire reports