Canada West has announced location changes for a set of U Sports women's soccer games this weekend due to ongoing wildfires. Thompson Rivers University and UBC Okanagan were set to host a pair of games in Kamloops and Kelowna, B.C., but will instead play in the Lower Mainland region.
The gleaming silverware, set to be the ultimate prize when the tournament gets underway from October 5, radiated under the sun against the magnificent backdrop of the Taj Mahal -- a true Wonder of the World.
With this dominating win, India finished on the top of the table and will take on fourth placed Japan in the semi-finals. The Indian team's victory was powered by a brace from Harmanpreet Singh (15’, 23’) while Jugraj Singh (36’) and Akashdeep Singh (55’) also scored crucial goals to put the seal on the win.
The native of Surrey held second place during the first three rounds of the championship and entered Friday’s final round two strokes behind Brooke Rivers of Brampton, Ont. Kim had five birdies in the final round at Ashburn Golf Club to edge out Rivers by one shot to win the national championship.
Captain Christine Sinclair refused to point the finger at Canada Soccer in the immediate aftermath of the Canadians' early exit from the FIFA Women's World Cup. But the world's all-time leading scorer sounded a warning after the Olympic champion's tournament-ending 4-0 loss to Australia on Monday.
It's early days at the FIFA Women's World Cup, but Canada showed its mettle Wednesday in a 2-1 comeback win over Ireland that signalled the Olympic champion may have plenty more to say at the tournament. But it took a case of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger to get there.