Another clean sheet Whitecaps
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Three games, three clean sheets for the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Canadian squad played D.C. United to a scoreless draw on Saturday night, but it all could have been different had Joe Cannon and Davide Chiumiento not teamed up to prevent Hamdi Salihi scoring a 67th-minute header from a corner kick. The Albanian [...]
Tragedy overshadows Kilmarnock’s victory
GLASGOW, Scotland – Liam Kelly’s father suffered a heart attack and died later after watching his son’s cup-winning performance over Scottish league leaders Celtic. The Kilmarnock midfielder’s dad Jack collapsed at the end of the Scottish Communities League Cup match at Hampden. He was treated by paramedics near the Kilmarnock dugout before being taken to [...]
Dawson to miss rest of season
LONDON, England – Michael Dawson will not play again this season for Tottenham after scans confirmed he ruptured an ankle ligament during Spurs’ 3-1 FA Cup win over Stevenage. Dawson had to be replaced in the first half of the FA Cup fifth round tie, and the severity of the injury was instantly obvious. Boss [...]
Canada clinches first place
VANCOUVER – It was supposed to be Canada’s toughest test of the group stage. But the Canadian women’s soccer team cruised to an easy 5-1 victory over Costa Rica on Monday, setting up a likely Canada-Mexico semifinal showdown at the CONCACAF women’s Olympic qualifying tournament at BC Place. Canada started quickly against a Costa Rican [...]
Gabon outclass rookie Niger
LIBREVILLE, Gabon — Gabon galloped to a 2-0 win over outclassed debutants Niger on Monday to get their Africa Cup of Nations campaign off to the ideal start. The 2012 co-hosts took a potentially major step towards a quarter-final berth with first half headers from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Stephane Nguema. Gabon’s German coach Gernot Rohr [...]
US breezes into semis
VANCOUVER, BC – Abby Wambach scored twice in the first half to move into third on the career goals list for women’s international soccer, and the United States beat Guatemala 13-0 on Sunday to clinch a berth in the semifinals of the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the London Olympics. A left-foot tap in the 12th [...]
