May 20, 2013

Friends, family gather in Toronto for Nik Zoricic’s funeral

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Friends and family gathered at a Toronto church on Monday to remember Nik Zoricic. Zoricic was killed in a crash during a World Cup skiing event earlier this month. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — The day before he died, Nik Zoricic was hurling stones down a curling rink in a friendly battle [...]

Croatia, Ireland win in 1st leg of European Championship

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Croatia’s Vedran Corluka, center, celebrates during the first leg of their Euro 2012 play-off qualifying soccer match against Turkey at Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul on Friday. (Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Croatia and Ireland took command of their European Championship playoff matches with dominant away wins in the first leg on Friday, [...]

Portugal draws tough opponent in ’12 Euro playoffs

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Cristiano Ronaldo, left, and his Portuguese teammates eked out 1-0 victories in each of their past two games against Bosnia-Herzegovina. (Paul Gilham/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo and his Portugal teammates have been handed a testing draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 2012 European Championship playoffs. Thursday’s UEFA draw in Krakow, Poland, pitted [...]

Soccer: England clinches spot in Euro 2012

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England’s Wayne Rooney, left, is challenged by Montenegro’s Simon Vukcevic during their group G Euro 2012 qualifying on Friday. (Darko Bandic/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — England clinched its place at the 2012 European Championship despite Wayne Rooney’s sending-off in a 2-2 draw at Montenegro, while Croatia missed a chance to reach the finals [...]