There’ll be a lot of emotions circulating at B.C. Place on Wednesday when Canada’s new women’s professional soccer league officially launches. And Lydia Bedford wants one in particular to be dominant for her Calgary Wild as they take on the Vancouver Rise in the first-ever Northern Super League game. “The biggest feeling that our players … Read more
Olympics·Breaking Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members elected the first female president of the largest global sporting organization on Thursday. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC’s 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote on the first ballot. 41-year-old becomes 1st African to lead … Read more
Henrik Kristoffersen won his first World Cup giant slalom in three years on Saturday in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, denying runner-up Lucas Pinheiro Braathen what would have been Brazil’s first ever top-level victory in alpine skiing. Pinheiro Braathen improved from seventh after the opening run as he led the race with only first-run leader Kristofferson to … Read more
