The Canadian government has officially informed Hockey Canada that visas will not be issued to Russian players seeking to participate in the World Junior Hockey Championship, which will be held in Edmonton and Red Deer. Sports Minister Adam van Koeverden also clarified that Russian players who already hold valid Canadian visas to play for teams in Canada will also be deemed ineligible, even if they were scheduled to represent another country. Van Koeverden said the Immigration Minister is taking steps to prevent athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from entering Canada, even if they already have valid visas. The Secretary of State for Sport said the measure is not directed against ordinary citizens of the two countries. Instead, its aim is to prevent the Russian and Belarusian governments from using international sporting events hosted in Canada to promote their countries' official representation through sports.

The Canada Super Sixty tournament’s final was played last night at BC Place Stadium, where the Toronto Sixers defeated the Vancouver Anchors with a six off the final ball to clinch the title in the league’s second season. While the match produced plenty of excitement on the field, a historic moment was also witnessed in the commentary box. Legendary Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram, who has taken more than 900 wickets in Test and ODI cricket, made his Punjabi commentary debut. Connect 91.5 FM was the official radio broadcast partner of Canada Super Sixty. During the Vancouver Anchors’ innings, Akram joined the Connect FM commentary booth and provided Punjabi commentary from the seventh to the 10th over. Speaking with News Director Parvez Sandhu during the broadcast, Akram said it was the first time in his cricket career that he had commentated in Punjabi and added that he was thoroughly enjoying the experience.https://www.facebook.com/share...

Former Indian cricket stars Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh are set to join forces in the Canada Super 60 League ahead of its second season. Zaheer Khan has taken on the role of co-owner of the Vancouver Anchors, one of the league’s leading franchises owned by Yuvraj Singh. Both Zaheer and Yuvraj played key roles in India’s 2011 World Cup triumph. They will now begin a new chapter in cricket from Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium. Canada Super 60 Chairman and Founder Abhishek Shah welcomed Zaheer Khan’s association with the league, saying the partnership will play an important role in promoting and developing cricket talent in Canada. The second season of the Canada Super 60 will be held from September 29 to October 4 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. Six teams will compete in a total of 24 matches.

Alex Formenton, who was acquitted last year in the high-profile sexual assault case involving members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior Hockey team, has signed a one-year, $850,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers. Formenton was the only one of the five acquitted players whose Hockey Canada suspension was lifted immediately by an independent appeal board last month, allowing him to return to professional hockey. The 26-year-old forward from Barrie, Ontario, has not played in the NHL since the 2021-22 season. He spent the past few seasons playing in Switzerland. His return to the NHL comes as his former teammates Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote remain suspended over violations of Hockey Canada’s code of conduct, with their suspensions extending into various years through 2030.

The second season of the Canada Super 60 tournament is set to begin in Vancouver on September 29. Before the start of this cricket tournament, the league is undertaking a special initiative to search for 12 male players and 6 female players, who will be included in the league's leading teams. This talent hunt is being conducted under a special initiative called the Future Super Stars Program. This program is visiting a total of 7 cities across Canada, with trials held in Victoria on August 31, trials held in Surrey yesterday, and trials held in Winnipeg today. This image was taken during the trials held at Crescent Park in Surrey.During the trials held at Crescent Park in Surrey on Tuesday, we spoke with coach Andy Tennant about this program who said, "this is a great opportunity to include young Canadian talent to be a part of the franchise tournament. We have a criteria to what we are looking for, as this is T10 cricket we need batters who can hit boundaries and we need bowlers who are skillful and have good variations."Coach Andy Tennant during a chat with Connect Media Network News Director Pervez Sandhu.To be part of this trial process, it was necessary to register in advance. After the trials in Victoria on August 31, and in Surrey on September 1, these trials were held in Winnipeg today, and going forward these trials are scheduled to be held in Calgary on September 4, Montreal on September 5, Toronto on September 6 and Brampton on September 7. According to the organizers, this process will provide an opportunity to bring good talent onto a bigger platform. Click the link to see the full interview:https://www.tiktok.com/@connec...

India’s hopes in the Hockey World Cup have come to an end. After the women’s team was eliminated from the semifinal race earlier, the Indian men’s team also exited the semifinal race today. In a must-win encounter, India suffered a 5-3 defeat against Argentina. India needed to win the match by at least two goals to progress to the semifinals, but the team suffered a two-goal defeat instead. Sukhjeet Singh scored twice for India, while Hardik Singh added one goal. With the loss, India’s semifinal hopes are over, and the team will now compete for 7th and 8th place.