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CTV News
7 hours ago
- CTV News
N.B. lumberjack competition kicks off summer circuit of timber sports
A competitor races over a log floating on the pond at the Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum during the New Brunswick Lumberjack Competition in Boiestown, N.B., on July 5, 2025. (Nick Moore, CTV Atlantic) Sharp axes and revved up chainsaws were the tools of the trade in Boiestown, N.B., this weekend with the New Brunswick Lumberjack Competition launching the summer circuit of timber sports events across the province. The annual event, hosted by the Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum, brought together 26 competitors on Saturday. lumberjack race Two competitors race to chop through logs during the New Brunswick Lumberjack Competition in Boiestown, N.B., on July 5, 2025. (Nick Moore, CTV Atlantic) 'It's a pile of fun to watch, but a pile of fun to do actually,' said Rod Cumberland, a competitor who has championed the sport for 40 years. 'It takes a lot of skill, a lot of endurance, a lot of strength, so it's got a lot of everything.' Events at the Boisetown competition included several chopping and sawing races along with axe throwing challenges. The kettle boil event had competitors race to build a fire to heat a can of water, starting out with only an axe and block of wood. The final event – the boom run – saw competitors race across chained logs floating in the museum's pond. fire race A competitor races to start a fire during the New Brunswick Lumberjack Competition in Boiestown, N.B., on July 5, 2025. (Nick Moore, CTV Atlantic) Cumberland, who is also president of the Maritime Lumberjack Association, said competitors will meet again in Prince Edward Island at the end of July before a busy late summer schedule of logging sport events. 'You go to the different events, you get points for every event, and the person with the most points at the end of the year wins,' said Cumberland. 'This is our first stop in Boiestown.' boom run A competitor is pictured racing across logs floating on the pond at the Central New Brunswick Woodmen's Museum during the New Brunswick Lumberjack Competition in Boiestown, N.B., on July 5, 2025. (Nick Moore, CTV Atlantic) The summer schedule of logging sport competitions around the Maritimes includes:
Winnipeg Free Press
19 hours ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Harry Wilson's late try saves Australia in a 21-18 win over Fiji
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — A last-gasp try by captain Harry Wilson has salvaged a dramatic 21-18 win for Australia on Sunday in its international season-opener against Fiji. Wilson twisted and spun over from close range after several minutes of the Wallabies pressuring the Fijian line defense to earn a narrow, comeback victory that had appeared unlikely after a stunning Fijian rally. Wilson's try with less than two minutes remaining saved what would have been a difficult two weeks of reflection for the Wallabies ahead of the series-opening test against the British and Irish Lions in Brisbane on July 19. A spectacular long-range try for Fiji midway through the second half appeared to be enough for the visitors to claim a another famous victory over Australia — the latest being at the 2023 Rugby World Cup — before Wilson's late intervention. After a frantic start from both teams, the Wallabies found the line through hooker Dave Porecki, playing his first test in almost two years since the 2023 World Cup, when he dived over from the back of a rolling maul in the eighth minute. Noah Lolesio added the conversion. The best move of the first half — frequently punctuated by stoppages which stifled any match momentum — led to the Wallabies' second try when a sweeping backline move featuring Len Ikitau and Joseph Suaali'i allowed Fraser McReight to score in the corner. Lolesio again converted to stretch the lead to 14-0. Fullback Salesi Rayasi responded almost immediately for Fiji just before the halftime break, somehow finding space to to wriggle through the defense to score in the corner after his team had counterattacked from an ill-advised chip kick by the Wallabies. The Australians had only needed to maintain possession for a few seconds more to preserve a 14-point margin into the break. Flyhalf Caleb Muntz missed the conversion from the sideline for a 14-5 half-time score. A tale of two halves The Wallabies may have dominated the first half, but it was all Fiji in the second. Muntz added a penalty goal after the break to narrow the margin to six points before the match was upended by some vintage Flying Fiji attack. Jiuta Wainiqolo gained possession after broken play inside Fiji's half, the winger then slalomed his way through four defenders in a weaving run before guiding a looping pass for Lekima Tagitagivalu to score and spark jubilant celebrations by the large number of Fiji supporters at Newcastle. Muntz converted to give Fiji a 15-14 lead. The Fijians almost went further ahead, appearing to score another thrilling try down the same right flank but it was overruled by the Television Match Official who found that an Australian player had stepped into touch while in possession in the leadup to the try. Another Muntz penalty goal extended the lead to four points with 14 minutes remaining, and meant Australia needed to score at least a try for victory. Lions next The battered Wallabies have two weeks to recover before the much-anticipated first test against the Lions. On Saturday, the Lions maintained their unbeaten record on their Australian tour with a third straight win, but delivered their least convincing performance yet against a depleted New South Wales Waratahs lineup missing most of its Wallabies. The match ended with a hint of controversy, with Lions head coach Andy Farrell suggesting the Allianz Stadium surface had been intentionally over-watered by the Waratahs to disrupt his team's style of play. The Lions have a tour match against Australia's strongest provincial team, the Brumbies, in Canberra on Wednesday. ___ AP rugby:
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Messi fans fill Stade Saputo as Inter Miami visits Montreal: ‘Messi is worldwide'
MONTREAL – Pierre-Paul Foisy can't count the number of times he's visited Stade Saputo to cheer on CF Montreal. The Lionel Messi superfan, however, has no problem shedding Montreal's colours when his hero is in town. Instead of sporting blue, black and white, Foisy wore a pink tracksuit and a goat mask — for 'Greatest Of All Time' — as Messi's Inter Miami took on CF Montreal on Saturday night. 'Messi is worldwide,' said Foisy, standing next to his son, Jeremy. 'The level of player he is and what he can do with the ball, it's incredible. 'I'm a CF Montreal fan deep down, for sure. But when you have someone of that magnitude, you can't be disappointed about people switching sides.' Widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, Messi is an eight-time Ballon d'Or recipient as global player of the year and a World Cup winner with Argentina in 2022. Hundreds of fans swarmed a downtown Montreal hotel to catch a glimpse of the global icon after he landed in Montreal on Friday night. Many more, including Foisy, held signs and lined the streets in Miami pink and Argentina blue outside Stade Saputo hours before kickoff to watch Messi walk off the team bus. A heightened police presence, extra security and numerous additional fences surrounded the stadium grounds to handle the circus. Messi waved to a large group of fans yelling his name through a fence from a distance before entering the building. 'Oh my God, I can't believe it,' said fan Kamar Assaf, wearing an Inter Miami jersey. 'It's my dream since I was a little kid.' Assaf drove from Toronto with her partner, a Cristiano Ronaldo superfan, to see her idol live for the first time. They waited until Miami dropped out of the Club World Cup in the round of 16 last Sunday with a 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain. Had Miami won, the MLS match would have been postponed. There was also concern Messi wouldn't travel because of a heavy schedule of games, but Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano dismissed the idea of leaving his superstar in Florida. This marks Messi's fourth match on Canadian soil, and second in Montreal. The 38-year-old played his first professional game in Canada on May 11, 2024, when he was held off the scoresheet in a 3-2 Miami win over Montreal. Foisy, who bought season tickets last season, went viral on social media that night for wearing his goat mask. On the heels of Messi's move from Europe to Miami in 2023, CF Montreal sold out its 15,000 season tickets last year for the first time since the club joined MLS in 2012. The club did not reveal how many it sold this season. Many spectators on Saturday only attended for one thing. 'I came only to see the CF Montreal games for Messi,' said 15-year-old fan Julien Massri, with the Argentine flag painted on each cheek. 'He's the one that made me like playing soccer, so he's a really special person for me. 'Everything about him — his dribbles, his shots, his flair, his skills … his intelligence on the pitch and his leadership is something special for me.' Some dyed-in-the-wool CF Montreal fans, however, weren't so pleased about the Messi fans invading Stade Saputo in large numbers. Tony Martino, a leading member of the '1642 MTL' supporters' group, said he understood why people cheered for Messi, who's 'probably the greatest soccer player of all time,' but added he wouldn't follow suit. Thursdays Keep up to date on sports with Mike McIntyre's weekly newsletter. 'It's not a surprise,' he said at the supporters' group's tailgate, held on the opposite side of the stadium from where people gathered to greet Messi. 'That being said, we're in Montreal, we are not here for Messi. 'It is a little annoying in a way, kind of, to see people overtaking the stadium, but I'm here for one team.' Martino said he planned to chant a little louder than usual in the supporters' section, knowing CF Montreal fans could be outnumbered. 'We'll make sure that the flags will be flying,' he said. 'If Messi is in our area and somebody behind me tells me, 'Hey move your flag, I want to see Messi,' you won't see Messi.' This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 5, 2025.
