Category: Sport News

NCAA softball tournament regionals 2023: Bracket revealed for Road to Women’s College World Series

Oklahoma has been crowned champion of the NCAA softball world in Oklahoma City for two consecutive seasons. Will it be the third time’s charm with more home cooking in 2023? There are 64 teams across the country with an eye toward getting to the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium for the Women’s College World Series that begins on Thursday, June 1. Before that can happen, these teams will battle through the regional and super regional rounds. It’s a double-elimination format for the regionals and the super regional round is a best-of-three. The team to beat is once again Oklahoma,…Continue Reading

Ex-Aberdeen Women forward Lauren Gordon on finding her love for football again at SWPL 2 title-winning Montrose

Ex-Aberdeen Women forward Lauren Gordon on finding her love for football again at SWPL 2 title-winning Montrose Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook “f” mark. Google An icon of the Google “G” mark. LinkedIn An icon of the Linked In “in” mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles a human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone…Continue Reading

‘Toronto wants WNBA’: First-ever game in Canada shows the viability of expansion to Toronto

At this point, the questions surrounding WNBA expansion focus more on where than when. On Saturday at Scotiabank Arena, in an exhibition game between the Minnesota Lynx and Chicago Sky, Toronto took a Jurassic step toward answering the former. “It felt really coordinated,” Minnesota Lynx head coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve said. “Someone holds up a sign that says ‘Toronto wants WNBA,’ people go crazy. It just feels like everyone was locked in on what the mission was: it was to make this an incredible environment. And they did that.” The appetite for professional women’s basketball in the city…Continue Reading

Barcelona win title: Reshuffles, finances & Messi – the uncertainty behind their La Liga triumph

Barcelona clinched their first La Liga title in four years at rivals Espanyol Barcelona wrapped up their first La Liga title since 2019 on Sunday with a victory at local rivals Espanyol. But for a team that has just matched a 21st-century record by becoming champions with four games to spare, it has been an unconvincing campaign which, looking to the future, leaves more questions than answers. Barca are celebrating the title with an unsettling sense of ‘what next?’ BBC Sport looks at the dilemma facing coach Xavi and president Joan Laporta in the coming months. Another defensive reshuffle? The…Continue Reading

FOX Sports pundit Paul Kent stood down after being arrested and charged with assault

High-profile TV pundit Paul Kent is stood down by Fox Sports after assault charges Veteran NRL journalist Paul Kent was arrested in Sydney’s west on Friday Police respondents to an alleged domestic incident involving a man and woman The NRL 360 co-host has been charged with assault by the police By Dan Cancian For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:26AM EDT, May 13, 2023 | Updated: 00:10AM EDT, May 15, 2023 Fox Sports and Daily Telegraph rugby league journalist Paul Kent has been arrested on domestic violence charges. Police were called to a home in Lilyfield in Sydney’s inner west on…Continue Reading

Gymnastics programs dropped from BC schools: coaches, students upset

The governing body for sport for the province’s primary and secondary schools has dropped gymnastics as a sanctioned sport. BC School Sports (BCSS) said the rationale was based on low enrollment numbers and gymnastics typically not taking place within the school itself. In the 2022-23 season, there were only 453 athletes across BC enrolled in school gymnastics, according to the BCSS. The BCSS went on to justify the decision citing a disproportionate number of athletes in school gymnastics coming from the Lower Mainland and Sea to Sky Country. “67 per cent (298) of the 453 athletes came from the Lower…Continue Reading

Two men were given police warnings after disturbance at Aberdeen cricket match

Two men were given police warnings after disturbance at Aberdeen cricket match Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook “f” mark. Google An icon of the Google “G” mark. LinkedIn An icon of the Linked In “in” mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles a human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. tick An icon of…Continue Reading

PEI cities expecting boost from sporting events this summer

PEI’s two largest communities say they’re expecting a busy summer for sports events on the Island. Officials with the cities of Summerside and Charlottetown say they hope local businesses will get a boost from sports tourism to the province. Wayne Long, acting manager of economic, tourism and cultural development for the City of Charlottetown, said the city plans to build on a series of successful events hosted in PEI earlier this year — including the 2023 Canada Winter Games. “We’re still recovering from the pandemic, so the availability of sports tourism events is not at the level that it would…Continue Reading