Photo: © Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports. After a thrilling weekend internationally with the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final, the National Women’s Soccer League continued with the soccer-filled day on Saturday, with the Houston Dash surprising the Portland Thorns and Angel City FC taking on the KC Current for the first time ever. Portland Thorns FC […]
One of the biggest misconceptions about playing Professional Volleyball is that athletes are on some kind of extended vacation following their post-secondary careers. Canadians are not exposed to volleyball as a professional sport, so it is hard to understand the life of our athletes abroad. Playing overseas is an amazing opportunity to make money competing […]
Rafael Nadal claimed the milestone of the 30th Masters 1000 crown in Madrid 2017. The home favorite beat Dominic Thiem 7-6, 6-4 after two hours and 15 minutes of an extraordinary battle for the fourth Caja trophy magical. It was one of the best clay court matches of that season, with the players pushing themselves […]
Photo: Sports Press Photo / Sports Press Photo. Last year was humbling for Lyon. For the first time since 2006, they didn’t win the French league, finishing one point behind Paris Saint-Germain. They also bowed out to their big domestic rivals at the Champions League quarter-final stage, their streak of consecutive European titles halted at […]
The Pandas Volleyball program, with coach Laurie Eisler (2016-2017 Canada West Coach of the Year) at the helm, is one of the most successful volleyball programs behind in the country, sitting just the UBC Thunderbirds who have claimed an outstanding 10 U Sports Championships. The Pandas, who took home the Canada West Conference title last […]
On this day two decades ago, Roger Federer entered the top-10 for the first time. After a notable junior career, Roger cracked the top-400 at 17 in 1998. With reliable results on the Satellite Tour, Roger finished the season just outside the top-300, with plenty more to come in 1999. The Swiss grabbed 13 ATP […]
Photo: Liga MX Femenil. History is repeating itself in Liga MX Femenil. In the very first season of domestic women’s competition in Mexico, in the 2017 Apertura, Chivas de Guadalajara took down Pachuca for the first-ever Liga MX Femenil title. Since then, Chivas has been to two Liga MX Femenil finals, and Pachuca has not […]
Chris has been an amazing leader, and is changing attitudes all over the world. Just a few weeks ago, he walked alongside his Finnish teammates and members of the club in Arctic Pride. The Pride took place just days after Finland legalized same sex marriage and the support shown by the small Northern community was […]
In their early meetings, Lleyton Hewitt had the advantage over the fellow young gun Roger Federer. Facing each other for the first time in Lyon 1999, Hewitt knew how to tame the rival’s shots and impose his game, winning seven of their first nine encounters. In the 2003 Davis Cup semi-final, Lleyton came from two […]
Craig Mitchelldyer-USA TODAY Sports Midweek action commenced in the National Women’s Soccer League on Wednesday night, with Racing Louisville and the Orlando Pride earning surprising wins, while the Washington Spirit ventured out to Providence Park to take on the Portland Thorns, resulting in a draw. Portland Thorns 1, Washington Spirit 1 The Skinny: The way […]