3 things to watch this weekend in Canadian sports
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"Will Teach Zinda Banda...": Shah Rukh Khan's Request After Andre Russell's 'Jawan' Dance
The Trinbago Knight Riders, which is co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is riding a high. The Kieron Pollard-led side defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Qualifier 1 of the Caribbean Premier League to become the first team to qualify for the final of the franchise T20 competition on Wednesday. Trinbago Knight Riders chased down a 167-run target in 18.1 overs with Chadwick Walton scoring 80. In the final, Trinbago Knight Riders will face the winner of the Qualifier 2 between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Jamaica Tallawahs.
The Canadian women's soccer team is in danger of missing the Olympics
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Olympic hopes on the line as Canada's women's soccer team faces Jamaica
Crashing out of the group stage of this past summer's FIFA Women's World Cup wasn't the result the Canadian national soccer team imagined for themselves.
Tobi ‘Express’ Amusan makes Diamond league history at Oregon, Ese Brume second in long jump
Tobi Amusan (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
Tsegay, Duplantis topple records at Eugene Diamond League
Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and Armand Duplantis raised the bar again for the men's pole vault on Sunday, as the season-ending Eugene Diamond League meet concluded on a high.
How 'Yardie' Williams set out to be the Gooch gang's 'next boss' - but dramatically grassed himself up
'Do you know who this is?' So began the phone call that would seal the fate of Narada 'Yardie' Williams.