Event: Stanley Cup

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Washington Capitals end 43-year wait for Stanley Cup

Alex Ovechkin put both hands to his head and screamed while he left the bench and skated into the thick of the Washington Capitals’ joyous celebration.

gaa

Here's how Mayo compares to the worst performing final teams in the history of sport

rugby

Great stories but little hope for dedicated Canadians

Thorny US-Canada relations freeze once again as the icemen cometh

When gangsters and middle men take hold of sport

gaa

Duffy: US Croker touchdown exciting

Tough breaks for Boston’s bruised and battered fans

He’d won over the judges but Danny O’Connor’s face and entire demeanour seemed more like a swollen tribute to some sort of courageous defeat.

Wed, 03 Jul, 2013

In golf there’s no such thing as ‘deserve’

Were golf a team sport and he had a friendship with Harry Sinden, Lee Westwood, perhaps, would be in better position for a Major title.

Thu, 19 Jul, 2012

Redemption at hand as Kings seek unlikely coronation

Until this season, the Los Angeles Kings ice hockey team were really only known for one saga: the infamous big-money acquisition of Wayne Gretzky, a move that shocked the sport and tore the heart out of a city and a country in the late 1980s.

Wed, 30 May, 2012

Grogan’s second coming

AS the Manchester United first team filed in from training at the Cliff, a young Kevin Grogan stood hopefully with his autograph book at the bottom of the stairs.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2012

Pilot caused hockey-team air crash, investigators find

The jet crash that killed an entire Russian professional hockey team was caused by pilot error, investigators said today.

Wed, 02 Nov, 2011

Medvedev demands change after Russian plane crash

President Dmitry Medvedev has called for rapid changes in Russia’s troubled air transport industry as the country mourned a crash that killed 43 people, among them most of a leading hockey team.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2011

Search begins for Russia plane recorders

Investigators were today searching for flight recorders in the shattered remains of an airliner that crashed on the banks of the Volga River, killing 43 people including most of one of Russia's premier hockey teams.

Thu, 08 Sep, 2011

Canucks fans riot after final

Angry ice hockey fans have run wild after the Vancouver Canucks lost the sport’s showpiece finale, the Stanley Cup.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2011

Bruins wins Stanley Cup

The Boston Bruins have won the Stanley Cup after beating the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in the deciding Game Seven.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2011

Hockey star picks up hitchhiking Bono

A CANADIAN hockey player got more than he bargained for when he picked up a walker caught in a downpour.

Sat, 04 Jun, 2011

Canadian family killed in landslide

Authorities in Canada today said they have found the bodies of all four members of a family who went missing after their house was swallowed by a gaping sinkhole.

Wed, 12 May, 2010

Trading places – what if there was a transfer market in the GAA?

WAYNE GRETZKY, I’m sure, could well swing a hurley if you pressed one into his hand. But I don’t know if ice hockey’s Ringy has any interest in Gaelic Games.

Fri, 07 May, 2010

Hicks backed to prove Star quality

The future of Liverpool Football Club could not be in safer hands than those of Tom Hicks, according to the man who runs another arm of the American businessman’s sporting empire.

Fri, 09 Feb, 2007

Ice hockey: Devils clinch Cup triumph

The New Jersey Devils captured their third Stanley Cup in nine years with a 3-0 defeat of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, clinching the best-of-seven series in the deciding game.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2003