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Sword play: Takako Matisz, left, of Saskatoon takes on Ryo Yasumura of Etobicoke, Ont. in team competition at the Canadian Kendo Championships at BCIT last Saturday.

Burnaby Selects and the Sapperton Rovers Men's Club announced earlier this week that the two groups will be working together to improve soccer development in the Burnaby District.

The Burnaby Lakers moved into a third-place tie in the Western Lacrosse Association following a 12-8 win over the Maple Ridge Burrards on Sunday.

The Burnaby Lakers will continue to fight to the bitter end in B.C. Junior Lacrosse League play, said one of its assistant captains.

The Burnaby Lakers dealt righthander Jackson Decker to the Coquitlam Adanacs in a two-for-one deal on the June 30 B.C. Junior Lacrosse League deadline.

The Burnaby Coasters won two separate divisions, including the A and grand masters groups, at the B.C. masters lacrosse championships in Burnaby last weekend. Future Hall of Famer Russ Heard had a big part in both wins against rival Ladner Pioneers.

Cliff Avenue Synergy is hoping its final season together is a memorable one.

Canada's national women's soccer team lost its final game of the FIFA World Cup following a 1-0 loss to Nigeria Tuesday.

The Simon Fraser University Clan men's soccer team officially announced the addition of six players to their roster for the 2011 season.