A new study co-authored by Simon Fraser University Beedie assistant professor Yupin Yang says professional athletes need to monitor the evolution of their star status to successfully maximize their earnings and endorsements. Basketball fans in Cleveland may disagree; say the study’s researchers, but two-time NBA MVP LeBron James’s decision to play with a higher-profile Miami [...]
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada announced on Thursday support for young Canadians playing team sports. This statement by the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), on behalf of the Minister of Health, will help reduce the rate and severity of concussions and brain injuries and improve return-to-play decision-making for children and youth playing [...]
Arjan Singh Bhullar qualified for the Olympic trials. 120kg class in Winnipeg last weekend. The five- time Canadian heavyweight wrestling champion and Commonwealth games champion won the Olympic trials in 2008, but did not making it to the Olympics by a small margin. There will be two more chances to make it provided the placing [...]
TORONTO – An overwhelming number of Canadians involved in hockey (82 per cent) believes that corporate Canada needs to do more to support hockey at the grassroots level, according to a recent RBC survey of hockey households. In addition, results showed that 36 per cent of those surveyed believe increasing fees is the single [...]
By Veeno Dewan On December 10 Punjabi ice hockey fans across Canada will celebrate as Harnarayan Singh makes his way back to the commentator’s booth to call the play-by-play in CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi edition. Only last week South Asian fans were lamenting the fact ice hockey in Punjabi was once again cancelled [...]
OTTAWA – With the 2011-2012 hockey season now underway, Canadians across the country are coming together to enjoy the sport with family and friends. The same would be true in the Punjabi community, if the CBC brought back the Punjabi-language Hockey Night in Canada broadcasts, said NDP Multiculturalism critic Don Davies (Vancouver-Kingsway). “Punjabi is the [...]
BATHINDA- Kabaddi crossed the frontiers of Asian sub continent as Canada upset Pakistan in a keenly fought semifinal of Pool B and defeated it 44-39 to enter in final to clash with the host India. Earlier India in a virtually one sided match trounced Italy 74-15. In a fiercely fought match on November 18 Canada [...]
A multipurpose room in the Newton Recreation Centre has been renamed the Randeep Sodhi Mat Room to recognize the accomplishments of the former Surrey resident, wrestler and coach. Randeep Sodhi was a very highly regarded wrestler and coach with the Hargobind Club. He was successful nationally and internationally, medaling in eight National Championships, including as [...]
Injuries to team India mean an uphill battle in upcoming cricket series By Ravi Gill Hyderabad- India Cricket team Captain, Dhoni cannot be a happy man. After England beat India 3-0 in the five-match one-day series cricket in August, the Brits say they will continue the momentum by keeping India on the defensive with an [...]
By Veeno Dewan Sukhwinder (Gabbar) Singh has been named to Canada’s national field hockey team to compete from Oct. 14-30 at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The 16-man Canadian squad enters the tournament as the top-ranked Pan Am team and are looking to defend their first-place finish at the 2007 Games in [...]
