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d a superstar to step up, Keane did the trick as the Irish intern

in Addon`s und nützliches 27.09.2019 05:20
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FALUN, Sweden - Canadas Alex Harvey rediscovered his magic to win gold at the World Cup cross-country skiing finals Saturday. Vapormax Günstig Kaufen . The 25-year-old from St-Ferreol-les-Neiges, Que., narrowly held off Norways Martin Johnsrud Sundby to win the mens 30-kilometre race. "This has been the best season of my life," Harvey said. "Obviously we didnt have that magic we needed at the Olympics which was the goal, but I have five podiums this year, three victories, and this just reconfirms all of the work we did in the summer." Therese Johaug took a big step toward securing the overall cross-country World Cup title by beating Norwegian teammate Marit Bjoergen in the womens 15-kilometre skiathlon race. Harvey, whose best finish last month in Sochi was 18th, powered his way up the hills on the 2015 world championship course Saturday and took advantage of the fast glide on his skis in the downhill. He carried the pace until one kilometre to go when he shuffled to the side and moved into the back to draft on the final downhill and slingshot to gold. He beat Sundby in a sprint to the finish, crossing in one hour 18 minutes 7.6 seconds. The Norwegian finished just 0.12 seconds behind. Alexander Legkov of Russia was third, 1.76 seconds behind. Harvey has found success before in Falun, capturing his first World Cup title there in 2012. Its the same venue where his father Pierre won his first of three World Cup medals in 1987. "I just love racing and Falun is always at the end of the season," Harvey said. "I think some guys when they feel tired at the end of the year they shut down in the head a bit, but I just love to race. When there may be tired bodies at the end of the season, I like to keep going. "The course is so hard and it requires sustained work, and I just enjoy racing here." Harvey is fourth in the overall World Cup standings with the final 15-kilometre skate-ski pursuit race scheduled for Sunday. Devon Kershaw of Sudbury was 12th Saturday, while Ivan Babikov of Canmore, Alta., was 23rd. Johaug, meanwhile, won the womens race in 41:08.9 to beat Bjoergen by 33.6 seconds, with Finlands Kerttu Niskanen finishing third. Andrea Dupont of Timmins, Ont., was 45th. Nike Joyride Run Schweiz . Smith has spent the last three seasons with the Rockies, playing both left and right field, and has a .275 batting average with 51 homers and 181 RBIs in 487 major league games. Vapormax Damen Sale . -- Canadian ski cross star Marielle Thompson accomplished two goals in one race Saturday. http://www.vapormaxkaufenschweiz.com/vapormax-damen-schweiz/vapormax-weiss-outlet.html . The Detroit Tigers star had microfracture surgery Friday to repair the medial and lateral meniscus in his left knee. "I dont want to say it was a surprise," team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said.Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Los Angeles Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena has said on numerous occasions that his club is the premier club in Major League Soccer. While other big-market clubs such as the New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders FC might disagree, Sundays MLS Cup title win proves that Galaxy are the dominant team in the league. The Galaxy won the first of their impressive five titles back in 2002, coincidentally against the New England Revolution, and their second title came in 2005, again a win over the Revolution in 2005. The club then failed to reach MLS Cup in each of the next three seasons before getting back to the final in 2009 and falling short against West rivals Real Salt Lake. Motivated by falling short, the team returned to the showpiece event in 2011, this time armed with a trio of superstars in Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane and David Beckham. It is with those three mega-stars that the Galaxy have done their best work, knocking off the Houston Dynamo in both 2011 and 2012, while sending Beckham off into the sunset with a title. The Galaxy essentially dominated the league those years, but this seasons triumph speaks volumes about the clubs resiliency, given the path they took to reach their ultimate goal. Arenas club got off to a slow start, but came on strong in the summer, roaring up the Western Conference standings courtesy of a 10-match unbeaten streak from Aug. 20 to Oct. 4. The team headed into the final two weeks of the season level on points with the Seattle Sounders and battling for the Supporters Shield. They came up short in the race for the Shield, but the setback seemed to serve the club well heading into the postseason. After battling Real Salt Lake to a scoreless draw in the opening contest of the Conference semifinals, the Galaxy clicked into gear in the second leg, thrashing RSL, 5-0, to set up a date with Seattle in the West finals. In the West finals a goal from Marcelo Sarvas gave the Galaxy a 1-0 opening leg win, but heading to Seattle for the second leg would certainly be a challenge. Air Max 97 Kaufen. Seattle grabbed a 2-1 aggregate lead with goals from Brad Evans and Clint Dempsey, but the Galaxy didnt panic in a hostile environment, showed some intestinal fortitude and grabbed the all-important road goal to advance via a tiebreaker. Heading into the final, all the storylines centered around Donovan, who was looking for his storybook ending to an outstanding career. But it was the Galaxys other stars that came up huge. Gyasi Zardes, often looked upon as a bit of a forgotten man next to the blinding star power of Donovan and Keane, got the party rolling for the hosts in the 52nd minute with a well-taken left-footed strike. The Revolution pulled one back through Chris Tierney, sending the game into extra time, where the visiting side had the better of the play. But just when the Galaxy needed a superstar to step up, Keane did the trick as the Irish international got in behind the defense via a nice through ball from Marcelo Sarvas before depositing it into the back of the net. Keane, the newly-minted league MVP, came up with an MVP-level play right when they needed it, which is what dominant teams do -- they come up large in the clutch. The win marks the clubs third title in the last four years, and Keanes third title with Los Angeles since arriving from Tottenham-Hotspur in 2011. For Donovan, there is no other way the greatest player in American soccer history would want to end his career, with a sixth title. Donovan joins some impressive company on the list of athletes that have won a championship in their final season, which includes Ray Bourque, John Elway, Bill Russell and Joe DiMaggio. Of the clubs five titles, Sundays win is probably the most satisfying given the route they took to get there in the regular season. It certainly cements the Galaxys place as Major League Soccers greatest dynasty. ' ' '

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