Oct. 16, 2012 will go down as one of the darkest days — if not the darkest day — in Canadian soccer history. Needing only a draw to advance in qualifying, what unfolded was a 90-minute Honduran assault that would have left any Spanish commentator’s throat sore by the end of the match. With no option except [...]
The final week of a group stage is usually accompanied by fans of the teams involved calculating all the potential outcomes in the standings. And as Canada’s two crucial World Cup qualifiers draw ever nearer, supporters of the national team are surely doing the same thing.
In Cleveland, the Cavaliers are gearing up for the 2012-13 season and Brampton native Tristan Thompson is feeling good as the clock ticks down towards the team’s home opener on Oct. 30.
It only took 83 minutes for Canada’s Milos Raonic to complete his first-round match at the Japan Open on Tuesday. The Thornhill, Ont., native, who is currently ranked 14th in the world, won in straight sets 6-4, 6-4 against Czech opponent Radek Stepanek. Raonic’s serve was on point as he fired up 10 aces, including [...]
For Toronto Raptors rookies Jonas Valanciunas, Terrence Ross, and Quincy Acy, Monday’s Media Day was another step toward settling in with their new city and team. Ross and Acy seem to have formed an especially strong friendship as both players shared stories of hanging out with each other to members of the media. “He’ll either come to [...]
In just over a week, Canada will find itself participating in an annual soccer tournament unlike any other in the world. The Homeless World Cup will kick off on Oct. 6 and Canada will be sending both a men’s and women’s team to Mexico City where it will take place. It’s the 10th edition of [...]
Three points on Tuesday night are a must if Toronto FC hopes to take their CONCACAF Champions League campaign any further. TFC are in El Salvador for a crucial group stage match against C.D. Aguila, a squad they defeated easily 5-1 at the beginning of August.
Rugby fans in Toronto will be rooting for Justis Danto-Clancy in the coming weeks as the 23-year-old hopes to bring a Canadian version of the U.K.-based TV series “School of Hard Knocks” to Ontario’s capital. Currently in its third season in the United Kingdom, the series is being carried by Sky Sports and involves two [...]
Two interception returns by Adam Miller gave Lawrence Park’s senior football team a historic 22-18 victory over the Northern Red Knights in the Toronto high school season opener for both clubs on Friday afternoon.
Danny Russell is a familiar name to anyone who’s been a part of North Toronto Collegiate Institute’s football program since the early 1970s. The animated coach began teaching at the high school in 1971, and this year will mark his 42nd season coaching football. Even more remarkable is the fact that he no longer teaches, [...]
It was a great start for Canada on Friday at the Davis Cup in Montreal with a pair of wins giving the team a 2-0 lead in their series against South Africa.
With the international break coming to a close, this weekend will see many of Canada’s national team members back in action with their respective clubs.
Toronto FC’s 2-1 loss at BMO Field on Wednesday night has the squad out of the playoffs for a sixth consecutive season, and head coach Paul Mariner is not a happy man. An early header from Uruguayan midfielder Alvaro Fernandez followed by an incredible shot from veteran striker Chris Rolfe gave the Chicago Fire a [...]
In the span of four days, the outlook for Canada’s national team reaching Brazil 2014 has gone from a euphoric high to widespread pessimism.
“My country. Tuesday’s different.” These were the words of an angry Panamanian – posted on YouTube by Canada Soccer – who was waiting to greet Canada’s national team outsideTocumen International Airportin Panama Cityon Sunday. Following the squad’s dramatic 1-0 triumph at BMO Field last Friday, Canada has been forced to deal with all sorts of [...]
Canada is in the driver’s seat as the third round of World Cup qualifying in CONCACAF hits the halfway mark. With time winding down in the second half at BMO Field on Friday night, it looked as if another scoreless draw was on the horizon, a result that would have placed the squad third in [...]
If Atiba Hutchinson can do for Canada what he's been doing for PSV Eindhoven, then there's reason to be optimistic about the national team's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Panama.
It’s been 13 years since Doug Martin retired from the PGA Tour, but his involvement in the sport he loves is far from finished. Martin is currently the head men’s golf coach at the University of Cincinnati, a post he's held since his promotion from assistant coach in the summer of 2009.
