Close X
Thursday, September 19, 2024
ADVT 
Sports

Another Big Crowd Expected For Canada's Quarter-final At Women's World Cup

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 24 Jun, 2015 12:00 PM
    VANCOUVER — Organizers are expecting another big crowd for Canada's quarter-final match with England at the Women's World Cup on Saturday.
     
    More than 50,000 tickets were sold as of Tuesday for the game at B.C. Place Stadium.
     
    That will push attendance for Canada's games to more than 235,000. Canada's four previous contests at the tournament drew 187,77 in total attendance.
     
    Sunday's round-of-16 match against the Swiss at B.C. Place attracted a crowd of 53,855 — a record for a Canadian national team home game. That broke the record of 53,058 set June 6 by Canada in Edmonton in the tournament opener against China at Commonwealth Stadium.
     
    The Canadian women drew 35,544 for their second group game in Edmonton against New Zealand on June 11 and 45,420 in Montreal against the Netherlands on June 15.

    MORE Sports ARTICLES

    Receiver Marco Iannuzzi Under Contract With Lions Through '16 After Signing Extension

    Receiver Marco Iannuzzi Under Contract With Lions Through '16 After Signing Extension
    VANCOUVER — The B.C. Lions signed Canadian receiver Marco Iannuzzi to a contract extension through the 2016 season Thursday.

    Receiver Marco Iannuzzi Under Contract With Lions Through '16 After Signing Extension

    Harbhajan Singh Opens Cricket Academy In Kolkata

    Harbhajan Singh Opens Cricket Academy In Kolkata
    Out-of-favour India offspinner Harbhajan Singh on Thursday opened a new cricket academy here with an aim of diverting youngsters to cricket from the clutches of substance abuse and usage.

    Harbhajan Singh Opens Cricket Academy In Kolkata

    Darren Mattocks Scores Equalizer As Vancouver Whitecaps Tie Columbus Crew 2-2

    Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Carl Robinson felt the time was right to finally give Darren Mattocks a start. The Jamaican international didn't disappoint.

    Darren Mattocks Scores Equalizer As Vancouver Whitecaps Tie Columbus Crew 2-2

    Vancouver Canucks Sign Derek Dorsett To Four-year Extension, Sbisa To Three More Years

    Vancouver Canucks Sign Derek Dorsett To Four-year Extension, Sbisa To Three More Years
    The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Derek Dorsett to a four-year contract extension and defenceman Luca Sbisa to a three-year deal.

    Vancouver Canucks Sign Derek Dorsett To Four-year Extension, Sbisa To Three More Years

    Aerialist Guerin Announces Her Retirement From Canadian Freestyle Squad

    Aerialist Guerin Announces Her Retirement From Canadian Freestyle Squad
    VANCOUVER — Aerialist Sabrina Guerin of Laval, Que., retired from the Canadian freestyle ski team Tuesday following a seven-year World Cup career.

    Aerialist Guerin Announces Her Retirement From Canadian Freestyle Squad

    Confident Whitecaps Know They Can't Afford To Be Complacent Against Crew

    Vancouver is riding a franchise-high four-game win streak, which has pushed the Whitecaps to the top of the Major League Soccer standings with a 4-1-0 record for 12 points.

    Confident Whitecaps Know They Can't Afford To Be Complacent Against Crew