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A 5-3 loss to the Everett Silvertips on Saturday gave the Victoria Royals their seventh consecutive defeat in Western Hockey League play.

Matthew Wood scored a hat trick as the Victoria Grizzlies won their third consecutive B.C. Hockey League game with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Cowichan Valley Capitals in Duncan.

The Canadian women's rugby team was stunned 17-14 by an invitational Polish side in one of the biggest upsets in female sevens history.

Vancouver Giants 4, Victoria Royals 2, before 2,596 fans at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre.

Quick, call the fire department. Connor Eddy is on fire. The Victoria Grizzlies forward has seven goals and 10 points in his past two B.C. Hockey League games.

Patrick Kelly is the new high performance director for Triathlon Canada, which is based in his hometown of Victoria.

James Merriman patiently paid his dues as understudy to two Pacific FC head coaches and positioned himself as the logical heir apparent for the headlining role on the bench when the opportunity came.

Pacific FC believes ­central-midfielder Luca Ricci, from the U Sports ­champion Université de Montréal ­Carabines, can make an immediate impact because of his pedigree as a CF Montreal MLS Academy product with pro game experi

The Victoria Royals face the Vancouver Giants Friday night at Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. The eight-place Royals have lost their last five games.

Snowboarder Darcy Sharpe of Comox was named to the men’s slopestyle/big air squad Wednesday and will be joining sister Cassie Sharpe, 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic gold medallist in women’s ski half pipe, in the Beijing Games.