After what seemed like an eternity of postponements, River Plate have won the Copa Libertadores 2018 5-3 on aggregate with a come-from-behind 3-1 victory over arch rivals Boca Juniors at Real Madrid’s Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday. READ MORE: Boca Juniors & River Plate fans take over Madrid ahead of Copa Libertadores final (PHOTOS/VIDEO) A Juan […]
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Ogier clinches sixth straight WRC title
SEBASTIEN Ogier enhanced his legend yesterday by claiming his sixth straight World Rally Championship title. Winning a three-man fight for the crown against Thierry Neuville and Ott Tanak, the French rally great survived another day of drama at the season-ending Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour to seal the season championship. Ogier had just a four-point […]
Canada's wheelchair curling team clinches Paralympic playoff spot
Canada’s wheelchair curling team are guaranteed a Paralympic playoff spot after a 6-2 round-robin victory over Germany on Thursday in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Canadian squad, led by skip Mark Ideson, surrendered an opening-end steal to the Germans but gained back control of the match with three in the third end to take a 3-1 lead. […]
Carlos Sainz clinches Dakar victory for Peugeot
Spanish veteran Carlos Sainz won the Dakar Rally in Argentina on Saturday as Peugeot bowed out with their third win in a row. The victory, ahead of Qatar’s two times winner Nasser al-Attiyah in a Toyota, handed Sainz his second title in the grueling endurance race that switched to South America from Africa in 2009 […]
Brett Howden scores twice as Canada clinches top spot in Group A
Brett Howden scored twice as Canada routed Denmark 8-0 on Saturday to win Group A at the world junior hockey championships. As the top seed in Group A, Canada will face the fourth place team from Group B in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. Their opponent will either be the Czech Republic or Switzerland, depending on the result […]
Monday Moments: Denis Shapovalov clinches Davis Cup tie for Canada
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In this week’s Monday Moments, Rob Pizzo talks about Denis Shapovalov continuing his amazing run, this time at the Davis Cup in Edmonton. He also brings you highlights from FISE, Damian Warner back to his winning ways, and a huge crash in F1. CBC | Sports News
Johnson’s astonishing over clinches IPL title
Mumbai Indians’ Mitchell Johnson took three wickets in the final over against Rising Pune Supergiant. The Daily Telegraph Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Email a friend MUMBAI Indians won their third Indian Premier League title on Sunday, defeating Rising Pune Supergiant by just one run in a […]
West Brom 0 – Chelsea 1: Super-sub Michy Batshuayi clinches Premier League title for Blues
But the young Belgian put all his frustration behind him as he scored the goal that won the title for the Blues. The 23-year-old, who had not started a single game in the league and was making his 18th substitute appearance of the campaign, pounced with just seven minutes left at the Hawthorns to score […]
Brad Gushue clinches top spot at men's curling worlds
Canada’s Brad Gushue is the first to admit his St. John’s side is not known as a high-scoring team. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the scoresheet at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. The veteran skip locked up the first seed in the playoffs and capped an undefeated round-robin Thursday at the Northlands […]
Marielle Thompson clinches third Crystal Globe Trophy
[unable to retrieve full-text content] In this week’s Road to the Olympic Games recap, Rob Pizzo goes through a very successful weekend for Canadian Athletes around the globe. The recap includes two gold medals, a Canadian record, and a crazy winning streak. CBC | Sports News