Canada’s Homan beats Japan’s Ueno at world women’s curling championship

SYDNEY, N.S. — Canada’s Rachel Homan defeated Japan’s Miyu Ueno 7-2 to remain unbeaten at the world women’s curling championship. 

Homan and her team of Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes scored three in the eighth end en route to their seventh straight round-robin victory.

The Ottawa-based foursome has won 23 games in a row overall.

Canada will next play Turkey’s Dilsat Yildiz in the evening draw at Centre 200.