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The Westhore Rebels and Vancouver Island Raiders will have a new rival in the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Junior Football Conference, beginning next year.

No fans. No problem. Island athletes preparing for the Tokyo Olympics said Thursday’s announcement that there will be no spectators allowed in the venues won’t be a major issue for them. They are simply grateful there is a Games in which to perform.

One Island debutant has been swapped out for another for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s rugby Test match against England at Twickenham on Saturday (7 a.m. PT streaming on DAZN). Lachlan Kratz, former sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½

Matt Sharpe of Victoria, named to the four-member Canadian Olympic triathlon team for Tokyo on Wednesday, thought back to where it all began.

PACIFIC FC 1 ATLETICO OTTAWA 0 The Pacific FC stylized lighthouse logo could have been replaced Wednesday by the famous yellow happy face. The PFC players indeed had a nice day in a 1-0 Canadian Premier League pro soccer victory over Atletico Ottawa.

TAMPA, Florida — It only took scoring once for the Tampa Bay Lightning to strike twice and repeat as Stanley Cup champions.

Spectators will be permitted for the first time since the 2019 inaugural Canadian Premier League pro soccer season as 2,000 fans, about six per cent of capacity of IG Stadium, will be allowed for today’s games in the Winnipeg bubble.

Catharine Pendrel, who was introduced to mountain biking in Greater Victoria and learned to ride on its many trails, is heading to her fourth Olympic Games just five months after giving birth to daughter Dara in January.

Jackson Rothwell, Craig Doell and James Swan captured the three qualifying spots available through the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship qualifier held this week at Victoria Club.

Victoria shone even if the Golden Generation didn’t. The thing about Golden Generations is that they can tarnish. Just ask the so-labeled but massively underachieving Belgian and Chilean soccer teams.