Posted by Canasiantimes on February 28, 2014 in Sports | Comments Off Austria’s Mario Matt became the oldest Olympic alpine skiing champion in history when the 34-year-old won a dramatic men’s slalom in front of favourite Marcel Hirscher. Matt, a two-time slalom world champion, proved unbeatable over the two runs, finishing with
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‘Amazing’ Messi is our Maradona, says coach
Argentina coach Alejandro Sabella hailed Lionel Messi’s “amazing” World Cup form and compared him to Diego Maradona during the team’s title run in 1986. Sabella said he never had any doubts that Messi, who has not always produced his best at international level, would star at the tournament. The four-time world player
Saina Nehwal first non-Chinese to win Super Series in 2014
Posted by Canasiantimes on July 6, 2014 in Sports | Comments Off India’s Saina Nehwal became the first non-Chinese shuttler to win a women’s singles Super Series title in 2014 after clinching the Australian Badminton Open at the State Sports Centre. The Olympic bronze medallist defeated Spain’s Carolina Marin 21-18, 21-11 in
Rafael Nadal through to last eight at China Open
Rafael Nadal took another step towards regaining the number one ranking with a hard-fought win over Philipp Kohlschreiber at the China Open. The 27-year-old Spaniard won 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to set up a quarter-final against Italy’s Fabio Fognini in Beijing. Nadal will replace Novak Djokovic as number one if he reaches the