<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/author/18330950/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[The Globe and Mail News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:01:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en-ca</language><copyright>Copyright 2024 The Globe and Mail Inc. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><image><url>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/legacy/static/mobile.flag.rss.png</url><title>The Globe and Mail</title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Getting rid of Infantino won’t quell the urge to monetize sports]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-gianni-infantino-fifa-world-cup-monetize-sports/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-gianni-infantino-fifa-world-cup-monetize-sports/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[FIFA president miscalculated by trying to sell the World Cup, but he was only following in the footsteps of Bettman and Goodell]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:56:10 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/EQREQTXO3ZAJNCKX3XCM6V6ARE.jpg?auth=eb99813a2d8e83335edf8357159a8c08da4b02d97fe04099d0ad1bc22d97a50a&smart=true&width=5377&height=3585" alt="Everybody hates Gianni Infantino, shown in Colombia on Friday, because he did the thing that all sports chiefs are expected to do these days, Cathal Kelly writes." height="3585" width="5377"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/WVNJMV52OJHTROVKV2C323VTCA.jpg?auth=8767c8816635eabf2664f39d9c0a858ce629dd7602093b488cb9d57eb61feb36&amp;smart=true&amp;width=5531&amp;height=3687" type="image/jpeg" height="3687" width="5531"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Infantino and Trump greet Spain star Lamine Yamal on the World Cup podium, above, and stand to the side as the tournament champions prepare to hoist the trophy.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jacquelyn Martin</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sophie Cunningham’s opinion helped create a spectacle. The WNBA should be thanking her]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/article-wnba-sophie-cunningham-transgender-participation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/article-wnba-sophie-cunningham-transgender-participation/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Veteran guard fired up the publicity generator that is any discussion of transgender participation in women’s sport]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:55:20 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/XGNVQ224AZAAXLUJ543DWXBTW4.JPG?auth=beb1b30e8222d05d6c72cfcc06da410fc5bfa4db04e643c5806895275b29eece&smart=true&width=6416&height=4278" alt="Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, right, shown with teammate Caitlin Clark, shared her opinion on transgender participation in women's sport in a recent interview with ESPN. Rallies were held in support and condemnation of Cunningham ahead of the team's subsequent road games." height="4278" width="6416"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/V3QHKGQMDNDMDF3ZTJMX6UXSJM.jpg?auth=9d6cc5ef44b36c139a803741a0b2da4e619bdb809270231d21148bde2e9e512b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2358&amp;height=1572" type="image/jpeg" height="1572" width="2358"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cunningham and Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, right, had a pre-game conversation before the Fever and Lynx played on Sunday in Minneapolis. ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Abbie Parr</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[With the power of friendship sapped from the Blue Jays, Ross Atkins got busy at the trade deadline]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-toronto-blue-jays-ross-atkins-trade-deadline/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/article-toronto-blue-jays-ross-atkins-trade-deadline/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last year’s World Series team lost its magic, and now a new experiment has begun]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:44:37 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/4RQPOSTDXFANFAZ7VMZAPT5ZDA.JPG?auth=fd152c09228b55fdbc527e360c99fe7f859c03ad23b5bdda239a0fe535a54ed8&smart=true&width=2732&height=1821" alt="Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer talks with former teammate Daulton Varsho, who was traded to the Astros ahead of Monday evening's game." height="1821" width="2732"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/GLTJ56EZC5HV3KV53DC4LYGAP4.JPG?auth=a7cb29b5cef942d334f895e134a966b532744004659250b359d2358d269960fa&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2732&amp;height=1821" type="image/jpeg" height="1821" width="2732"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer (4) talks with former teammate Houston Astros' Daulton Varsho who was traded before their baseball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Houston. 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Phillip</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Morning Halfback: FIFA’s predictable fallout and the Dodgers load up with Skubal]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-monday-morning-halfback-fifas-predictable-fallout-and-the-dodgers-load/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-monday-morning-halfback-fifas-predictable-fallout-and-the-dodgers-load/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal Kelly, Jamie Ross]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Should the PWHL check to see if Sophie Cunningham can skate?]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/U62TZEARWZCBHBOYWFQCDVRCBU.JPG?auth=f74b6c0be01315da20938151a0a778c9396e33649da04a2c4bd3a8ca0e82a9f2&smart=true&width=7228&height=4819" alt="Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal throws against the Kansas City Royals during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Detroit." height="4819" width="7228"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/U62TZEARWZCBHBOYWFQCDVRCBU.JPG?auth=f74b6c0be01315da20938151a0a778c9396e33649da04a2c4bd3a8ca0e82a9f2&amp;smart=true&amp;width=7228&amp;height=4819" type="image/jpeg" height="4819" width="7228"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal throws against the Kansas City Royals during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, July 24, 2026, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Paul Sancya</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Given the way it’s carried on, why does FIFA continue to exist?]]></title><link>https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-given-the-way-its-carried-on-why-does-fifa-continue-to-exist/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-given-the-way-its-carried-on-why-does-fifa-continue-to-exist/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cathal Kelly]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Infantino’s wild week shouldn’t just put his job at risk; it should put FIFA as a whole into doubt]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 22:01:05 +0000</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/F5EIDQWAF5HKJNJYTYTWTCVFXY.JPG?auth=a69fb1ac593091df988093150b2e8860302ffa6c4148d8cbc013d709edac0d27&smart=true&width=2817&height=1878" alt="FIFA president Gianni Infantino, seen here speaking at the beginning of this year's World Cup in Mexico City, drew the ire of UEFA, CONCACAF and other global soccer federations when he proposed selling stakes in the World Cup." height="1878" width="2817"/>]]></content:encoded><media:content url="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/F5EIDQWAF5HKJNJYTYTWTCVFXY.JPG?auth=a69fb1ac593091df988093150b2e8860302ffa6c4148d8cbc013d709edac0d27&amp;smart=true&amp;width=2817&amp;height=1878" type="image/jpeg" height="1878" width="2817"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. 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