August 15, 2008
SHANGHAI -- The Olympic dream has ended for Ajax’s Candace Chapman and Canada’s women’s soccer...
August 13, 2008
BEIJING -- Even though the Canadian women's soccer team has been going backwards based on its...
August 12, 2008
When you aren't used to walking into giant-sized venues like those that have hosted the past two...
BEIJING -- The Canadian women's soccer team has come a long way to play against a team that is virtually next door.
But that's what is on the docket Friday, when Canada will face the United States in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games in...
BEIJING -- The Canadian women’s soccer team, already assured of a place in Friday’s Olympic quarter-final round, simply didn’t have enough to overcome a powerful Swedish side, dropping a 2-1 decision on Tuesday.
The game, played at the...
BEIJING–This may not be one for the faint of heart or those wanting to see the Beautiful Game at its best.
When Canada and Sweden face each other in a pivotal Olympic women's soccer game here tomorrow it will be a test of strength and power...
TIANJIN -- Canada has had a very difficult time beating China over the years, and tonight in Tianjin was no different in the second round robin game of the tournament for both teams at these Olympic Games.
In 17...
TIANJIN–Fighting a skilled opponent that was being urged on by a screaming, chanting, flag-waving audience, Canada drew 1-1 with China here Saturday night in the Beijing Olympics women's soccer tournament.
A first-half goal by Oakville's...
TIANJIN -- Coming over the hill and around the bend of the freeway, the Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium looks like a spaceship nestled down below. This is where Canada will play China on Saturday in Olympic women's soccer (CBC 7:45 a.m. GTA...
BEIJING–Even for a team so accustomed to the road, this is going to be a different experience.
Even for a team that prides itself on handling the adversity that comes from playing in hostile environments, this is going to be a test.
It...
BEIJING – Candace Chapman made history. It just took her a minute to realize it.
With a well-placed blast from about 30 metres out, the Ajax native scored the first goal for Canada in Olympic women’s soccer history here yesterday...
AJAX -- No one is less surprised by Ajax's Candace Chapman's dramatic Olympic debut with the Canadian women's soccer team than her former Ajax United coach.
And, what a debut it was for Chapman, who scored Canada's first-ever goal in Women's...
TIANJIN – Canada’s debut in Olympics women’s soccer will go down as a success.
In their first appearance ever on such a grand stage, Canada beat Argentina 2-1 Wednesday evening in the first competitive event of the Beijing Games.
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