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On June 14, the Socceroos faced off against Türkiye at BC Place for Vancouver’s first game as a FIFA World Cup host.

The famous Estadio Azteca presented a long overdue rematch between Mexico and South Africa on June 11.

The return of Vancouver Bandits captain Mitch Creek almost resulted in a fairy tale ending with a monumental comeback, but ultimately the Scarborough Shooting Stars proved why they’re the ones at the top of the standings so far this season.

CREDIT: VANCOUVER BANDITS/X The Vancouver Bandits evened the season series against the Ottawa Blackjacks with a gritty, resilient 104-95 win. While both teams showed strong defensive plays, the Bandits ultimately wore their opponents down while managing to maintain their lead throughout the game. Jarkel Joiner continued to establish himself as an elite athlete within the league, breaking the team’s single game scoring record with 37 points, more than double than that of many

A rivalry for the ages has begun to emerge in the CEBL thanks in part to lingering bad blood from last season.

The Vancouver Bandits came out swinging in their home opener in a game that saw a drastic defensive turnaround compared to last weekend’s matchup against the Edmonton Stingers.

The C’s had an early lead against the Hillsboro Hops on Apr 28 at the Nat Bailey Stadium but ultimately fell in later innings.

The Goldeneyes faced off against the defending back-to-back Walter Cup champions for their last game of their inaugural season. The Pacific Coliseum hosted the Minnesota Frost on Apr 25 for Pride Night as the PWHL regular season comes to an end. With an electric 4-3 overtime win, Vancouver secured the first-overall pick in the 2026 PWHL draft.

The defending NSL champions redefined the meaning of rivalry as they faced-off against Toronto AFC on Apr 24 for the home opener. With a sold out crowd, Swangard Stadium cheered loudly to welcome the new NSL season.

MEGAN SWAIN/GATG The Canadians lost 3-0 in extra innings against the Tri-City Dust Devils on Apr 24 at Nat Bailey Stadium. Both teams remained scoreless throughout the first nine innings. Johnny King started the game for the Canadians. He threw 57 pitches, managing to retire seven Dust Devils throughout the game. Holden Wilkerson then relieved him to start the fourth inning. He walked two and struck out three in four innings pitched. The only scoring was provided by Randy De

MEGAN SWAIN/GATG The Pacific Coliseum was full of cheering fans as the Goldeneyes secured a 4-3 win over the Montréal Victoire on Apr 21. This was the South Asian Heritage Night full of honoring details to the community. Arshdeep Bains, 2025 Calder Cup champion, joined for the ceremonial puck drop before the game started. Vancouver had good scoring opportunities early in the first period but had difficulty closing. Kristen Campbell was stopping all of Victoire's shots on net

MEGAN SWAIN/GATG The 2026 roster for the Vancouver Bandits has drastically changed in personnel but you wouldn’t necessarily know that watching their performance across both preseason games. While returning faces like Tyrese Samuel and Duane Notice have picked up right where they left off at the end of the season, eleven of the new faces brought into the organization have begun to fill holes left by departing impact players like 2025 CEBL Player of the Year, Mitch Creek. He

The Vancouver Whitecaps closed out their five game homestand with a 3-1 win over the Colorado Rapids on April 25.

Just like that, the number one seeded Vancouver Warriors were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2026 National Lacrosse League playoffs by the number eight seeded Halifax Thunderbirds on April 24.

The Vancouver Warriors closed out their 2026 National Lacrosse League regular season with a 17-10 win over the Philadelphia Wings on Saturday.

It was a Friday night game day for the Whitecaps when they faced Sporting Kansas City, beating them 3-0, and keeping the top spot amongst the MLS. The Whitecaps had a strong showing, taking full advantage of taking on a team who was playing their third game in the span of six days.

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC continued their homestand on April 11 with a matchup against New York City FC. Coming off a dramatic win over the Portland Timbers, Vancouver carried that momentum into Matchday 7 with a 2–0 victory.

The Vancouver Warriors were back at Rogers Arena on April 10, in a Canadian matchup against the Halifax Thunderbirds. Halifax led for the majority of the game, but the Warriors took their first lead with under five minutes left in the game to win 8-7.

April 4, 2026 marked the final home game for the Abbotsford Canucks. They faced off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds for game 2-of-2. Coachella took game 1 in a 2-0 victory, Abbotsford looked to fight back and split the series to finish with a win on home ice.

April 3, 2026 marked the final homestead for the Abbotsford Canucks against the Coachella Valley Firebirds. The last time these teams met was for a single game face off in January, where Coachella won 3-0. Abbotsford looked to carry the winning momentum from last weekend's series into this final matchup.