Canada advances to Gold Cup semifinals
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Ali Gerba scored three goals in the first half and Canada reached the Gold Cup semifinals for the second time in the last four tournaments with a 3-0 win over Guatemala on Saturday.
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ST. PAUL -- The United States went into last night favored over Finland to advance to the championship game of the World Cup of Hockey. The Americans were rested, having beaten the Russians here in the quarterfinals Tuesday, while the Finns had to travel from Helsinki after knocking off Germany Monday.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The Netherlands and Australia both won semifinal contests in men&#39;s field hockey Wednesday and will meet on Friday in the gold medal match.
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Vincent Lecavalier&#39;s goal 3:45 into overtime gave Canada a thrilling 4-3 win over the Czech Republic on Saturday and a place in the final of the World Cup of Ice Hockey.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Vincent Lecavalier scored from a sharp angle on a second-chance opportunity 3:45 into overtime, lifting Canada to a 4-3 semifinal victory over the Czech Republic and sending the host country to the World Cup final.
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Former Bruin Mikko Eloranta tipped a shot past Olaf Kolzig with 3:22 left, lifting Finland to a 2-1 win over Germany yesterday and into the semifinals of the World Cup of Hockey.
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Brazil scores in the 75th minute Sunday to overtake Australia, 3-2, to earn its first berth in the World Cup semifinals, where it will be joined by Norway, a 1-0 winner over China.
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Running Brodeur sets off fiery coach. Canada 2, US 1; St. Louis, Sakic score as Lemieux turns enforcer to protect goalie. US&#39;s Aaron Miller flattens Canada&#39;s Shane Doan from behind last night as goalie Robert
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DaMarcus Beasley scores twice to lead the U.S. to a 4-0 win over El Salvador, giving the Americans a berth in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.
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Vincent Lecavalier&#39;s goal 3:45 into overtime earned Canada a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the Czech Republic on Saturday and a place in the final of the World Cup of Hockey.
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The North American rivalry picked up at the same elite level it reached when Canada beat the United States for the gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Canada now meet the Czech Republic on Saturday for a place in Tuesday&#39;s final while defending champions the United States face-off against Finland on Friday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Martin Brodeur checked his ego at the door, deciding a healthy Roberto Luongo would give Team Canada a better chance to reach the World Cup of Hockey championship game.
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MOSCOW, Russia -- France and Russia both secured two singles victories apiece in their Fed Cup semifinals against Spain and Austria on Wednesday to edge closer to a final showdown.
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Kristine Lilly scored on a penalty kick late in overtime to give the United States a 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday night in the championship game of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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Canada escaped into Tuesday&#39;s World Cup final against Finland at the Air Canada Centre last night, thanks to the heroics of centre Vincent Lecavalier and goaltender Roberto Luongo.
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Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Alexei Kovalev and Sergei Samsonov scored 3:46 apart in the second period to give Russia the lead for good on the way to a 5-2 win over Slovakia in the World Cup&#39;s preliminary round finale at the Air Canada Centre.