At the Canada Games, 2 Isabelles showed Canada's Olympic spirit
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Unai Emery 'embarrassed about' Emi Martinez decision in Aston Villa's loss to Arsenal - 'It's not the spirit'
Unai Emery said he was «embarrassed about» Emi Martinez decision's to go forward late on during Aston Villa's 4-2 Premier League loss to Arsenal. In a publicly jarring comment from the usually reserved Emery, the Villa boss cut an angry figure as he saw a tight game culminate in an ultimately heavy home loss to the title-chasing Gunners. Ad Villa had led 2-1 at the break and were drawing 2-2 as late as the 92nd minute, before Jorginho lashed a shot from distance that went in via the goalkeeper's head, and then Martinez's ultimately fruitless sortie upfield in search of an equaliser allowed Gabriel Martinelli to walk the ball into an unguarded net.
Jalen Hurts: Locker room spirit has allowed Philadelphia Eagles to soar
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts believes the Eagles' charge to Super Bowl LVII has been fuelled by their team spirit.
SA Rugby's withdrawal decision 'contrary to the spirit & core values of rugby' says Tel Aviv Heat
Tel Aviv Heat, the Israeli team at the centre of the controversy surrounding SA Rugby's new competition, the Mzansi Challenge, says the decision to withdraw their invitation to the tournament came as a massive surprise.
Tsitsipas shows fighting spirit at Australian Open
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas credited his fighting spirit for helping bank a fifth straight win of the year Monday to speed into the Australian Open second round, as he targets a maiden Grand Slam title.
Tsitsipas aims to bring Samurai spirit to Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE : Stefanos Tsitsipas hopes to bring the Samurai spirit to his game this season and is determined to show more consistency as the Greek gears up for the Australian Open.
SA's Kirsten Landman dubbed a Dakar hero after showing the spirit of Ubuntu in Saudi
Kirsten Landman has taken the South African spirit of Ubuntu to Saudi Arabia. Early on in the race, the Kwazulu-Natal-based rider sacrificed her own race when a fellow rider got injured.
Sharks 'embrace' URC, Champions Cup travel constraints: 'We've shown true South African spirit'
While Jake White and his Bulls have made a lot out of their travel schedule between United Rugby Championship (URC) and Champions Cup matches, the Sharks have chosen to embrace the challenge.