Canada coach Marsch pledges aggressive start against South Africa on Sunday
Some battles are settled at the end of them, in the championship rounds. Others are won and lost in the opening moments.
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Canada men fall just short against Bulgaria in Volleyball Nations League play
Canada's men's volleyball team came up just short in a back-and-forth 3-2 (25-27, 25-22, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11) loss to Bulgaria on Saturday in Volleyball Nations League action.
Canada's Davies fit to face South Africa, says coach Marsch
INGLEWOOD, California, June 27 : Canada's captain Alphonso Davies is fit for Sunday's last-32 clash with South Africa, coach Jesse Marsch said.
Canada, South Africa venture into new territory with knockout round
CALFORNIA, USA: Canada will take their show on the road when they face South Africa in the round of 32 at Inglewood, California, on Sunday for the squad’s first ever trip into the knockout round of a World Cup. Neither team were expected to be in the Los Angeles area for the round of 32, with South Africa also in the knockout round for the first time. Canada’s 2-1 loss to Switzerland on Wednesday dropped them to second place in Group B and cost them the opportunity to play at Vancouver on Sunday. In contrast to the other co-hosts, Mexico and the United States, won their groups to remain on home soil. “We would have loved to stay in Vancouver, there’s no doubt about that,” Canada defender Alistair Johnston said.
Bathathe Bafana: History made at the World Cup, and a date with Canada next
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Yukon fans celebrate hometown star Gavin McKenna's draft to the Maple Leafs
For Yukon hockey fans, it was arguably the event of the year.
South Africa goalkeeper has strong track record in penalty shootouts
ATLANTA, June 27 : If the first knockout clash at the World Cup on Sunday is forced to post-match penalties, then South Africa's Ronwen Williams is just the man for the job.
At the most expensive World Cup, wealthier fans find ways to pay
BOSTON, June 27 : In 1978, a pair of Scotland fans with little money hitched a lift on a ship across the Atlantic to Argentina, repainting it as they went to pay their way, in the ultimate World Cup budget journey featured in a BBC television documentary.