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Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team has wrapped up a 13-day camp to kick off the new calendar year, falling 0:1 to rivals USA in Carson, CA.
The 2016 camp and international match are part of Canada’s preparations for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Qualifiers in March.
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Charles Hamelin and Marianne St-Gelais skated ahead of the pack from start to finish in their respective 1000m finals on the way to winning gold, while Charle Cournoyer earned bronze in the same distance, Saturday, at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event held over the weekend in Dresden, Germany.
In the men’s 1000m, Charles Hamelin of Sainte-Julie, QC, was able to block Semen Elistratov’s way when the Russian skater tried to overtake him with half a lap to go, and he went on to collect his fifth medal in five World Cup stages so far this season – all in gold.
In the quarterfinals, Elistratov showed to what extent he had pace as he set a new world record with a time of 1:22.607.
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Jack Riley (95) the Army coach who in 1960 guided the U.S. to its first Olympic gold medal in hockey, has died.
Riley died Wednesday on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, the U.S. Military Academy said Thursday. He regularly attended Army home games into his early 90s.
PGA TOUR Canada and GolfBC made it official and announced a new event for 2016, the GolfBC Championship, which will focus on making a positive charitable impact in the Kelowna area.
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The inaugural event will take place June 6-12, 2016 at Gallagher’s Canyon Golf and Country Club in Kelowna. GolfBC, which owns and operates a collection of world-class courses throughout British Columbia and in Hawaii, will be the title sponsor as part of a four-year agreement.
The BMO South China Sharks extended their first place lead in the CIHL standings to six points with a Thursday night win over the second place Galaxy Macau Aces