Canada pushes No. 1 Poland to 5 sets, suffers 1st loss at men's Olympic volleyball qualifier
Canada has a 2-1 record at the men's Olympic volleyball qualification tournament after dropping a narrow decision to Poland on Tuesday in Xi'An, China.
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Canada has a 2-1 record at the men's Olympic volleyball qualification tournament after dropping a narrow decision to Poland on Tuesday in Xi'An, China.
Canada kept its Olympic women's volleyball hopes alive on Saturday with a victory over Mexico at the Olympic qualification tournament in Ningbo, China, only to have them dashed hours later when Serbia and the Dominican Republic won their respective matches.
The ICC on Friday said seven venues in the Caribbean and three cities of USA will co-host the next year's men's T20 World Cup from June 4-30. The seven Caribbean venues shortlisted by the ICC are Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago. Besides three places in the USA -- Dallas, Florida and New York will co-host the event. "We're delighted to announce the seven Caribbean venues that will host the biggest ICC Men's T20 World Cup ever staged, with 20 teams competing for the trophy. They're all popular venues with players and fans alike that will provide a wonderful backdrop to the event," ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said in a statement.
The Canadian men's volleyball team improved to 2-0 at the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six tournament in Edmonton on Wednesday by defeating the Dominican Republic 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22).
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A gutsy and resilient Canadian women's volleyball squad remains in the mix for an Olympic berth.
The International Cricket Council has come up with an "average" rating for the pitch at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica, which hosted the opening Test between West India and India in July. Jeff Crowe, the match referee for the Test, had initially given a "below average" rating for the track, which would have seen the venue receive a demerit point. While Cricket West Indies would have had the option to appeal Crowe's verdict in that case, it would have also had to explain to the ICC regarding the sub-standard of the pitch. The pitch was famous for being slow and its turns, as batting first, the hosts were bundled for 150, with veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagging a fifer, while leg-spinner Ravindra Jadeja scalped three.
Canada's unbeaten ride at the NORCECA senior women's volleyball Continental Championship came to a halt Saturday night in Quebec City when the Dominican Republic won the best-of-five semifinal matchup 3-1.