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Sports: Anxieties of a Soccer Widow
by Sabine Ehgoetz Germans have an obligation to like soccer, in much the same way that Canadians are expected to love hockey. After all, we do count as one of the nations that is famous for its national team – along with Brazil, Argentina…
Sports: The Sights and Sounds of Cricket
by Syed Irfan Ahmed Waqar Younis walks back up to his mark, polishing the ball on his pants, turns, a hush falls across the ground, he comes running in, bowls85and got em!!! He cleans up Graham Gooch! Sends the middle stump cartwheeling! So…
Sports: Anxieties of a Soccer Widow
by Sabine Ehgoetz Germans have an obligation to like soccer, in much the same way that Canadians are expected to love hockey. After all, we do count as one of the nations that is famous for its national team – along with Brazil, Argentina…
Sports: Crazy About Cricket
by Shabnum Budhwani “And that’s a six.” The crowd goes into a frenzy! The recent World Cup opening ceremony was watched and followed by one billion people across the globe. That is the power of cricket or cricket mania. It is amazing how a…
Sports: Basketball – Invented by a Canadian, Played Around the World
by Dale Sproule During the long winter of 1891, a Canadian physical education teacher working as an instructor at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts was looking for an indoor game to keep his students…
Basketball – Invented by a Canadian, Played Around the World
During the long winter of 1891, a Canadian physical education teacher working as an instructor at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts was looking for an indoor game to keep his students interested and…
Recreation: A Fun and Winning Way to Spend the Winter
Hockey is the national game of your new homeland – and learning to play hockey is a great way to learn more about Canadian culture and a great winter pastime for sports loving people from around the world. True North Hockey realizes that…
Crazy About Cricket
“And that’s a six.” The crowd goes into a frenzy! The recent World Cup opening ceremony was watched and followed by one billion people across the globe. That is the power of cricket or cricket mania. It is amazing how a single sport can…
A Fun and Winning Way to Spend the Winter
Hockey is the national game of your new homeland – and learning to play hockey is a great way to learn more about Canadian culture and a great winter pastime for sports loving people from around the world.
Jose Bautista: Getting in the Swing
By Dale Sproule Following in the footsteps of George Bell and Tony Fernandez – two earlier Toronto Blue Jays superstars from the Dominican Republic – Jose Bautista is getting ready to lead the only Canadian team in Major League baseball…