McGill Men’s Soccer went into halftime a goal down, was outshot by more than two to one, finished the night with 10 men, and still found a way through to victory. The second-seeded Redbirds overturned an early deficit and went on to beat the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)[Read More…]
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Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or deserves a closer look at who awarded it
Football forward Harry Kane was cut from Arsenal Football Club’s academy when he was eight years old for not being athletic enough. Yet on Oct. 26 of this year, at the London Palladium, he lifted the Ballon d’Or, an award honouring the best-performing football players over the course of the[Read More…]
Beyond the baseline: Racism persists in professional tennis
Two-time American Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff stopped playing mid-tennis rally against Chinese player Xinran Sun after seeing a flash from the scoreboards at the 2026 China Open. The chair umpire deemed the flash a hindrance under the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rulebook, allowing the competitors to replay the point.[Read More…]
Big wins on small budgets: Inside MLB’s salary cap
In a league where money is often the foundation for success, the 2026 World Series delivered a surprising reminder that Major League Baseball (MLB)’s biggest spenders are not always its biggest winners. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in a five-game tournament that concluded on Oct. 28, earning[Read More…]
After McGill Athletics cuts, teams navigate a new future under SSMU
McGill Athletics and Recreation announced last November that it would cut 25 varsity and club teams across 15 sports, citing issues with human resource capacity and budget constraints. Since then, most of the 25 teams have worked with the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) to reinstate their programs by[Read More…]
Cycling world championships return to Montreal after 50 years
When Magdeleine Vallières won cycling’s world title in Rwanda last year, she became the first Canadian to wear the sport’s iconic rainbow jersey: the mark of the reigning world champion. This month, she will defend her title in Montreal in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships for the[Read More…]
Final farewell: Lionel Messi retires from the Argentine national team
For more than two decades, Lionel Messi has been the most watched, celebrated, monitored, and scrutinized soccer player on earth. On Aug. 31, at the age of 39, he finally put down the Argentina jersey for good, bringing an extraordinary international career to an end. It was not quite the[Read More…]
Global T20 cricket tournament returns to Canada, yet coverage lags behind
Following a year-long break due to a breach of contract between Cricket Canada and its former tournament host, the sole professional cricket league in the country has made its comeback on July 16 in Toronto with the fifth installment of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In many sports, bringing back[Read More…]
The Balogun scandal is just the latest instance of FIFA’s political pandering
On July 2, Folarin Balogun, star forward for the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT), received a straight red card in the 64th minute of the USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Round of 32 match in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup 2026. Balogun stepped on Bosnia[Read More…]
Lumumba’s legacy on football’s biggest stage: How one fan utilized FIFA’s fandom to remember a martyr of colonial violence
For the last month, the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has produced beautiful stories, displayed tremendous underdog wins, and brought together fans from all corners of our vast planet: right here in Canada, as well as in the United States and Mexico. FIFA goes beyond simply[Read More…]