Ahmed uses Olympic experience as fuel
At just 21 years of age Mohammed Ahmed was one of the youngest in the field at the men’s 10,000 metre final at the London Olympics this summer.
At just 21 years of age Mohammed Ahmed was one of the youngest in the field at the men’s 10,000 metre final at the London Olympics this summer.
Directed by British filmmaker Daniel Gordon, 9.79* explores the controversy that ensued after Ben Johnson’s positive test for anabolic steroids at the Seoul Olympics in 1988, where the Canadian won the 100-meter final. The documentary…
Despite finishing fourth in the Ontario Hockey League’s Eastern Conference last season, the Brampton Battalion were far from perfect. The Battalion were dreadful offensively, finishing 16th in the league in goals for, and managed a meager…
With tension building from an evenly contested game over the weekend early in the fourth quarter, the Canadian men’s wheelchair basketball team put together run that Australia could never match. Canada was golden, again, taking…
Last season’s battles for playoff positioning in the Tier II Junior ‘A’ Ontario Junior Hockey League’s South Division were as tight as they could be with one point separating second and third, and two points separating fourth and fifth. This year looks to be no different as four teams have a legitimate shot at winning the division.
Ryerson University’s Mattamy Athletic Centre is a new building with an old soul.
Watching the Chicago Bears play defence should be special for Canadians, since Manitoba-native Israel Idonije plays an integral part along the defensive line.
New York Jets defeated the Buffalo Bills in their season opener 48-28 Sunday, as Mark Sanchez threw three touchdowns and 266 yards, and Stephen Hill caught two majors in his NFL debut.
Hockey lives once again at the place that was formerly beloved as Maple Leaf Gardens. And though visiting forward Kevin George was the one to score the building’s first goal in 13 years, the home team Ryerson Rams would narrowly prevail 5-4 over the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks.
For many Canadians, watching Team Canada’s women’s soccer team defeat France to bag the bronze at London 2012 might be the defining moment of the Olympic Games.
For others, watching them lose to the U.S. in heartbreaking fashion may take precedence.
For John Herdman, both moments will have lasting implications, each for their own reason.