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Sports Journalist. J school / RTA Instructor. Wife. Mama. Sr Contributor @CBCSports 'Bend It Like Beckham' Scholar. (she/her) @BurnItDownPod @TorontoMet
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Joined August 2011
***BREAKING NEWS*** WNBA in The Six is official. Larry Tannenbaum's Kilmer Sports Inc has finalized the deal. What a time for women's sports in Canada! https://t.co/g5VoesPyy1
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A group headed by Toronto billionaire Larry Tanenbaum has been granted an expansion franchise with the WNBA, CBC Sports has learned.
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other notable first-time callups are Emily Burns (GK) and Florianne Jourde (MF) - both currently playing in France. Burns at Nantes FC and Jourde at PSG,
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We all knew there was a reason Kaylee Hunter wasn't named to the U17 squad...
Our #CANWNT Roster for the October International Window is HERE! 🇨🇦 🆚🇨🇭🇳🇱 Read more: https://t.co/KVNyg5X7hT Join CanadaRED today to continue to support our Women’s National Team: https://t.co/zoBsGKSZMF
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Exactly this. This is what we need to continue fighting for until a free Palestine
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You can watch the full webinar — featuring @AbubakerAbedW @_shireenahmed_ @ScotSport4Pal @KatVilarev @nkalamb @Africa4Pal and a range of international guests — on YouTube here: https://t.co/6hRaai9FE3
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A tiny slice of the brilliant, heart-centred humans doing great work showcased at Play the Game 🇫🇮 #ptg2025 @NikkiDryden @C_Philippou @playthegame_org @_shireenahmed_ @CasterSemeny_a @LindaMuir09 @sbhtndvcgl @BramConstandt @aderonke_bello @ProtectingSport
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🏀Hélène, one of the founders of Basket Pour Toutes, shared her testimony in the report as well. Here a video from @AJWitness
https://t.co/Pcjrzvv2FQ
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The report documents how these racist and discriminatory bans, in French sports, affect women and girls who are excluded, humiliated and ultimately forced to choose between their identity and/or religion on the one hand, and their right to enjoy sports on the other.
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🇫🇷🧕🏽❌In 2024, Amnesty International published the report “We can’t breathe anymore… Even in sports, we can’t do them anymore” https://t.co/AE6jDzC1Xi
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At the 2024 Olympic Games, the host country France has banned Muslim women from wearing a sports hijab or any other form of religious headgear when they compete for France. Such a ban is imposed in...
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🧵Yesterday, I had the opportunity to share the stage at #PTG2025 with this insightful and inspiring group, to speak about the hijab bans adopted by French sports federations.
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If there's one thing that defines WNBA players, it's their fearlessness to demand what they feel they deserve Read the latest from @_shireenahmed_:
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The players of the WNBA are unafraid to do what they must to ensure they feel supported. Their basketball isn't the only thing that is unrivalled, so is their unflinching drive for respect.
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"Sports is a vehicle, it's an important vehicle and it has always been a place of resistance… stories have a power to help in this process." Shireen Ahmed @_shireenahmed_ at Kick Israel out of FIFA webinar, Sept 29, 2025. Watch: https://t.co/x1yjX4Vefx
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After being subbed out due to injury in their last match, it’s confirmed that Gilles will be out for several weeks. Makes it unlikely that we’ll see her for Canada for October—which, with Buchanan still out, makes for an interesting CB discussion. #CanWNT/#CanXNT
Gute Besserung, Vanessa & Jovi! ❤️🩹 Vanessa #Gilles hat sich im Pokalspiel in Dortmund eine Muskelverletzung im Unterschenkel zugezogen. Jovana #Damnjanović erlitt im Training einen Muskelfaserriss in der Wade. Beide werden den Münchnerinnen mehrere Wochen fehlen. ℹ️ Mehr Infos:
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Never too late for the visual medium of The BroadsCast! Plus Best XI of week 24 in @NorthernSuperLg action. Get IN! ▶️ https://t.co/Rvi9O3dWfL
This week on the BroadsCast: Jackie Sawicki of the @yycwildfc! Jackie chats the winding road to the @northernsuperleague, an unreal 2023 WWC with 🇵🇭, gaps in🇨🇦development+praise for the @ottrapidfc's DB Pridham 👀 GET IN! 🎧 https://t.co/sksXdxsPCN (YT dropping shortly)
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Shout out Coquitlam, BC also hometown of our @craigforrest1 ✨️
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I loved this conversation with Jackie. She's insightful and shines a light on identity and soccer in Canada.
This week on the BroadsCast: Jackie Sawicki of the @yycwildfc! Jackie chats the winding road to the @northernsuperleague, an unreal 2023 WWC with 🇵🇭, gaps in🇨🇦development+praise for the @ottrapidfc's DB Pridham 👀 GET IN! 🎧 https://t.co/sksXdxsPCN (YT dropping shortly)
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Napheesa Collier read a statement regarding what she called the WNBA's "lack of accountability from the league office" on issues surrounding officiating.
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The inspiration vs the outcome ❤️ 📸: Sophie de Goede #RWC2025 | #CANvENG | #RWC2025Final | #WorldRugbyAwards
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I hope UEFA and FIFA always, always remember they could have saved these lives. And they deliberately chose not to. Every sporting body, every institution, every club who remained silent as Gaza’s football scene was exterminated have blood in their hands.
Breaking: Israel has just murdered Ittihad Al-Shujayya's player Abdullah Abu-Atta. Abdullah is one of the most experienced players in the Gazan Premier League. By that, Israel has killed over 400 footballers in Gaza. More than 100 are children under 18 years old.
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The most-watched women's rugby union match ever on UK television. 🙌 The Women's Rugby World Cup final was also the most-watched rugby match of the year. Thank you for joining us - this is just the start!
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