Weekend sports festival hopes to foster love of recreational sports in girls
This weekend, women and girls are being encouraged to try out a variety of new sports through the Her Sports Fest in North York.
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Reports: Gio Reyna in, Diego Luna out of USMNT World Cup roster - ESPN
Gio Reyna will be included in the United States' 2026 World Cup roster, while midfielder Diego Luna is among the notable absentees, according to multiple reports.
Iran to base World Cup camp in Mexico after switch from Arizona
WASHINGTON: Iran will base their squad in the Mexican border city of Tijuana during this year’s World Cup after soccer’s world governing body FIFA approved a request to move the training camp from Arizona, the head of Iran’s football federation said on Saturday. “We will be based in the Tijuana camp, which is near the Pacific Ocean and on the border between Mexico and the United States,” Iran’s soccer federation President Mehdi Taj said in a video posted on its Telegram social media account. Taj added that the move would help avoid visa-related complications and that the squad would be able to travel directly to Mexico aboard Iran Air flights. FIFA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Iran will play their first two Group G matches in Los Angeles, against New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21, before facing Egypt in Seattle on June 26. “The total distance between us and the venue of our games in Los Angeles is 55 minutes by flight,” Taj said, adding that Tijuana was closer to their match venues than the team’s previously planned camp in Arizona. Iran has faced uncertainty for months over travel and security arrangements for the World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Iranian officials said this month that their players and staff had yet to receive US visas less than a month before the start of the tournament. Taj said FIFA had been asked for guarantees over visas, security and the treatment of the Iranian delegation. The World Cup runs from June 11 to July 19.
Iraq turn to former captain Mahmoud as FA chief before World Cup comeback
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Canada's Dabrowski wins women's doubles title at French Open tune-up
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Canada's Morales Williams finishes 6th at Xiamen Diamond League
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Canada's John Gay set for debut marathon in Ottawa after serious injuries nearly forced him to retire
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