CANADA FALLS TO JAPAN AT WOMEN’S WORLD CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

Canada’s Kerri Einarson dropped a 6-5 decision to Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa at the women’s world curling championship on Thursday. The Manitoba-based team of Einarson, Val Sweeting, Shannon Birchard and Briane Harris gave up a steal of two in the eighth end, but responded with a deuce in the ninth to tie the game. Japan earned the game-winning single when Einarson rubbed a guard on a tap attempt in the 10th end. Canada fell into a third-place tie with Italy’s Stefania Constantini at 6-4. Canada will play Turkey’s Dilsat Yildiz on Friday before closing out roundrobin play against Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont.