query: where is the 2017 gold cup taking place

pos: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship overall. The tournament was played between July 7–26, 2017 in the United States. The United States won their sixth title with their 2–1 victory over Jamaica in the final. As the winners of this tournament, the United States will play against the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the 2019 CONCACAF Cup, a one-match play-off to determine CONCACAF's

pos: CONCACAF Gold Cup top four results for all editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The Third Place column lists third-place match winners, and teams eliminated in semi-finals in years without a third-place match. Guest Nations. In the United States, the CONCACAF Gold Cup airs on Fox Sports (since 2007) and Univision Deportes (since 2000). In Mexico it airs on Televisa and TV Azteca. In Canada it switched to TSN in 2017, after years on Sportsnet. Like most international football tournaments, the CONCACAF Gold Cup has featured official songs for each tournament since 2002. Unlike most larger tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup,

pos: Chris Wondolowski 40-man roster for the Gold Cup, but was not called up during the tournament. On August 27, 2017, he was called up to the 26-man roster for the World Cup qualifiers taking place on September 2, against Costa Rica, and September 5, against Honduras. Chris Wondolowski was selected as one of the final 23 players chosen for the 2014 FIFA World Cup to represent the United States. On June 22, 2014, Wondolowski came in as a substitute for Clint Dempsey in the 87th minute during the Group G game against Portugal. On July 1 he came in as a substitute

pos: Cassie Law team and was selected to join the USA Eagles Women's National Rugby Team competing from 1990 - 1994. Her competitive rugby career as a United States Eagle began at the 1990 World Cup Festival in New Zealand and continued through the 1991 Inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup Championship in Cardiff, Wales where the United States defeated England in the Final to take gold and the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland where the Eagles fell to England taking second place. Ms. Law currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health

pos: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres World Cup in Astana. 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres The 1000 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 7 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Chinaa, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 11–12 March 2017. Heather Bergsma of the United States is crowned as World Cup champion by winning 6 of 7 World Cup races. She did not take part in

pos: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 1000 metres The 1000 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 7 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Chinaa, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Stavanger, Norway, on 11–12 March 2017. Heather Bergsma of the United States is crowned as World Cup champion by winning 6 of 7 World Cup races. She did not take part in third round of the

pos: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup. If the United States wins the 2019 Gold Cup, it automatically qualifies for the Confederations Cup as holders of 2017 and 2019 titles. In February 2018, CONCACAF announced that 16 teams will be taking part, an increase from 12. The qualification system has been changed and no longer divided into Central American and Caribbean zones. Among the 16 teams, six qualify directly after participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying Hexagonal, while the other 10 teams qualify through the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying. In May 2018, CONCACAF confirmed that matches will be held in

pos: 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Central America and the Caribbean in addition to the United States. This will be the first time that the Gold Cup is held in either region, with all previous matches having taken place in the United States, Mexico or Canada. In May 2018, CONCACAF announced the 15 venues in the United States which will host matches. Soldier Field in Chicago was announced on 27 September 2018 as the venue of the final. On 26 November 2018, CONCACAF announced that Costa Rica would host a double-header in the first round of matches of Group B on 16 June 2019, taking place

pos: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup while the United States, the defending champions, lost in the semifinals to Jamaica. The competition included a third place match for the first time since 2003, in which Panama defeated the United States. The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was used for qualification for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, to be played in Russia, and the Copa América Centenario, to be played in the United States in 2016. As champions of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Mexico qualified for a one-off play-off match against the United States, the champion of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, to decide which team will represent

pos: 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 4 – Women's 500 metres place on the podium, taking the gold and silver medals, while Heather Richardson of the United States, who was in fourth place in race one, made it to the podium, taking the bronze. Mayon Kuipers of the Netherlands won the second Division B race. Race one took place on Friday, 6 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 09:50, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 15:15. Race two took place on Saturday, 7 December, with Division B scheduled in the morning session, at 09:00, and Division A scheduled in the afternoon session, at 13:00.

pos: 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying The 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament served as the region's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers. The tournament finals took place from 28 October to 8 November 2010 in Cancún, Mexico. Officially, this marked the sixth edition of the competition (starting in 1991), which included the 2002 and 2006 editions of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. Canada won the tournament, its second CONCACAF women's title. The United States, Canada and Mexico received byes into the tournament after taking the top three positions in the 2006 Gold Cup, while five other spots were

neg: 2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) 2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) The 2017 Gold Cup was the second season of the Gold Cup competition since its name change, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The competition was the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The 2017 competition retained the same timeslot as the 2016 edition, taking place between 9 September and 29 October 2017. The format of the Gold Cup was the same as the Rugby World Cup. The teams were divided into four pools, each containing five teams. Each team played four pool games, facing all

neg: Dina Averina points, she qualified to all the event finals taking gold in hoop, ball, clubs and silver in ribbon. On April 7–9, Dina competed in the first World Cup of the season at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup where she won silver in the all-around behind teammate Aleksandra Soldatova, she qualified to all the apparatus finals winning 3 gold medals in ball, clubs, ribbon and a silver in hoop. Her next event was at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup where Dina won gold in the all-around ahead of sister Arina Averina, she qualified to all the apparatus finals taking gold in

neg: Aleksandra Soldatova in the first World Cup of the season at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup where she won gold in the all-around ahead of teammate Dina Averina, she qualified to all the apparatus finals taking gold in hoop, silver medals in ball, ribbon and placed 5th in clubs. Her next event at the 2017 Baku World Cup, Soldatova won silver in the all-around behind Arina Averina, she qualified to all the apparatus finals taking gold in ball, silver medals in hoop, clubs and placed 5th in ribbon. On May 19–21, at the 2017 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Soldatova was member

neg: Boryana Kaleyn Championships behind Neviana Vladinova and Katrin Taseva who took the gold and silver medals respectively. She then competed at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup finishing 4th in the all-around behind teammate Katrin Taseva and qualified to 3 event finals taking bronze in clubs and placed 7th in hoop and ball. Her next competition was at the 2017 Baku World Cup where she finished 9th in the all-around behind Nicol Zelikman. On May 3–7, Kaleyn won gold in the all-around at the MT Sofia Cup. On May 12-1, Kaleyn competed at the 2017 World Challenge Cup in Portimao where she finished

neg: 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification they were counted and Haiti qualified to the fifth place play-off over Antigua and Barbuda. 3 teams competed in the fifth place play-off: 1 team from the fifth place play-off qualified for the CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off. Haiti (fifth place play-off winner) qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup CFU–UNCAF play-off, but lost to Nicaragua and failed to qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification The 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification began in March 2016. The qualification competition determined which Caribbean national teams would play in the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

neg: Dina Averina World Cup where she won the All-around gold medal with a total of 74.050 points, she qualified to all apparatus taking gold in Ball, Ribbon, placed 4th in Hoop and 8th in Clubs. On September 22–24, Dina competed at the 2016 Grand Prix Final in Eilat, Israel where she won the all-around bronze medal with a new personal best total of 74.450 points, she qualified in 2 apparatus finals taking silver medal in ball and placed 5th in clubs. In 2017, Dina's season began in competition at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow where she won the all-around gold medal with

neg: Yulia Bravikova competed at the 2017 Thiais Grand Prix where she won gold in ribbon, silver in clubs, hoop and bronze in ball and in the all-around. On March 31 - April 2, Bravikova won the all-around bronze at the 2017 Grand Prix Marbella behind teammate Arina Averina, she qualified to a apparatus final taking silver in hoop and finished 8th in ribbon. On May 12–14, Bravikova competed at the 2017 Portimao World Cup where she won the all-around gold medal ahead of teammate Elizaveta Lugovskikh, she also qualified all apparatus finals taking silver medals in hoop, clubs, a bronze in ribbon

neg: Yulia Bravikova and 4th in ball. On June 22–26, Bravikova competed at the 2017 Holon Grand Prix taking bronze in the all-around behind Dina Averina, she qualified to 3 apparatus finals and won gold medals in clubs, hoop and bronze in ribbon. On July 7–9, Bravikova competed at the World Challenge Cup at the 2017 World Cup Berlin where she won silver in the all-around behind Belarusian Katsiaryna Halkina. She qualified to all apparatus finals taking gold in clubs, silver in ribbon, and finished 4th in ball and hoop. On August 5–7, Bravikova finished 4th in the all-around, just out of a

neg: Polina Khonina ribbon, clubs, ball and finished 4th in hoop. On June 2–4 Khonina competed at her first World Challenge Cup at the 2017 Guadalajara World Cup where she won the gold medal in the all-around ahead of teammate Ekaterina Selezneva, she qualified to all apparatus finals taking gold medals in ball, clubs, finished 4th in ribbon and 8th in hoop. On June 23–25 Khonina competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Holon finishing 5th in the all-around. On October 20–22 she competed at the 2017 Brno Grand Prix where she won the silver medal in the all-around and she also qualified to

neg: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) Gold Cup." 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) was a home-and-away two-legged qualification play-off that took place in March 2017 to determine the final team that would participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was the second edition of the competition. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) representative, Haiti, met the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) representative, Nicaragua, in the play-off. The matches took place on March 24 and 28, 2017, as it was the only international window on the FIFA International Match Calendar that occurred after the 2017 Copa Centroamericana

neg: Katsiaryna Halkina World Challenge Cup at the 2017 World Challenge Cup Berlin where she won the all-around gold, beating Russians Iuliia Bravikova and Ekaterina Selezneva. She qualified to all the apparatus finals, taking gold in ribbon, 2 bronze medals in clubs and ball and finishing 8th in hoop. On July 20–22, Halkina competed at the quadrennial event the 2017 World Games held in Wroclaw, Poland. She placed 5th in hoop, 4th in clubs and won bronze in ribbon and ball finals. On August 4–6, Halkina competed at the 2017 Minsk World Challenge Cup winning a bronze in the all-around behind teammate Alina

neg: 2015–16 Boavista (Praia) football season to the cup finals as of late April 2016. The match was to feature Boavista and Delta. Originally for May 2016, the match was rescheduled for another year and will be playing on April 15, 2017. In November, the 2016-17 Cup started and is the first time that the 2016 Cup is taking place within the 2017 Cup. Also the 2015-16 Super Cup was delayed. The last cancellation of the Super Cup was in 2010 in São Vicente where it was delayed for a year. The cup took place and ended in a goal draw which led into a penalty

neg: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) was a home-and-away two-legged qualification play-off that took place in March 2017 to determine the final team that would participate in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. It was the second edition of the competition. The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) representative, Haiti, met the Central American Football Union (UNCAF) representative, Nicaragua, in the play-off. The matches took place on March 24 and 28, 2017, as it was the only international window on the FIFA International Match Calendar that occurred after the 2017 Copa Centroamericana and 2016

neg: Ekaterina Selezneva gold in hoop, ribbon and silver in ball. On June 23–26, Selezneva won the all-around gold at the Holon Senior International Tournament. On July 7–9, Selezneva competed at the World Challenge Cup at the 2017 World Cup Berlin where she won bronze in the all-around behind Iuliia Bravikova. She qualified to all the apparatus finals taking 2 gold medals in hoop, ball, silver in clubs and bronze in ribbon. On August 9, during the control training selection process for the 2017 Summer Universiade, Selezneva and Iuliia Bravikova were selected to represent Russia in the rhythmic gymnastics universiade participants. On August

neg: Polina Shmatko In the 2017, Shmatko started the season at the Junior Grand Prix Moscow where she finished 4th in the all-around. Her next event was at the International Tournament of Lisbon where she won bronze in the all-around. At the Junior Grand Prix Marbella, Shmatko finished 4th in the all-around and won gold in Team (together with Lala Kramarenko). Shmatko competed at the Happy Caravan Cup in Tashkent where she won gold in team event, she qualified 2 apparatus finals taking the gold medal in clubs and silver in ball. On May 5–7, Shmatko competed at the Sofia Junior World Cup

neg: Elizaveta Lugovskikh Elizaveta Lugovskikh Elizaveta Aleksandrovna Lugovskikh (, born May 26, 2000 in Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. Lugovskikh debuted in the senior international scene at the 2017 Moscow Senior International tournament. She finished 17th in the all-around at the 2017 Russian Championships. On March 31-April 2, Lugovskikh won silver in the all-around at the 2017 Irina Deleanu Cup. She then competed at tournament the "2017 Citta di Pesaro" where she won the all-around gold medal, she also qualified 2 apparatus finals taking gold in ribbon and ball. On May 12-14, Lugovskikh competed in her first World Challenge

neg: 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup was held in Cairo, Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017. Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil. The draw for the tournament was held on 11 February 2017

neg: Ragna Agerup Gold, U23 World Championship, 49erFX, Kingston, Canada 2014 - Gold. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX. Melbourne, Australia 2015 - 9th place. European Championship, 49erFX. Porto, Portugal 2016 - 4th place. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX. Miami, USA 2016 - 5th place. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX. Weymouth, United Kingdom 2016 - 12th place, 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2017 - 2nd place, World Sailing World Cup. Miami, USA 2017 - 7th place. European Championship, 49erFX. Kiel, Germany 2018 - 2nd place, World Sailing World Cup. Miami, USA 2018 - 7th place. European Championship, 49erFX. Sopot, Poland 2018 - 9th place. World

neg: Aleksandra Soldatova taking gold in ball, ribbon and silver in hoop. Soldatova won the all-around gold at the 2016 Russian Championships held in Sochi. On May 13–15, Soldatova competed at the 2016 Tashkent World Cup where she won the all-around silver medal behind Yana Kudryavtseva, she qualified to 3 apparatus finals taking silver in hoop, clubs and ribbon. She won another silver medal in the all-around at the 2016 Minsk World Cup with a total of 74.200 points, in the event finals: she won 3 silver medals (ball, ribbon, clubs) and placed 7th in hoop. In 2017, Soldatova started her Post-Olympics season

neg: 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo, Egypt. 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup was held in Cairo, Egypt from 1 to 9 July 2017. Canada won the gold medal by defeating Italy in the final match 79–60. This marked Canada's best ever international FIBA tournament finish in any event. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to be named to take Brazil's place. The draw took place on 12 May 2017, where Argentina was chosen to replace Brazil. The draw for the tournament was held on

neg: Madison Kingdon 2016 Pan American Cup where the U.S. took home a bronze medal. Kingdon was recognized as the 2016 Pan American Cup "Best Spiker". In 2017 she again represented the U.S. in the Pan American Cup in Peru this time claiming a gold medal for Team USA. Kingdon was also a starting outside on the U.S. Women's National Team in each of the 2017 FIVB tournaments taking 5th in the FIVB World Grand Prix and claiming a bronze medal in the FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan. Kingdon was named "Best Outside Spiker" during the FIVB World Grand Prix round

neg: 2016 Gold Cup (rugby union) 2016 Gold Cup (rugby union) The 2016 Gold Cup was the fourth season of the Gold Cup competition, but the first season that it was known as the Gold Cup, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The tournament was the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. While previous editions of the competition were held over the Easter weekend, the 2016 tournament took place later in the year, with the matches in the competition taking place between 10 September and 29 October 2016. Also, the champion clubs from Namibia and Zimbabwe took

neg: 2017 Rugby Africa season eight teams was held in April and a rugby sevens tournament involving twelve teams was held in November. A women's rugby sevens tournament is also to be scheduled. The following teams will take part in the 2017 Rugby Africa season. Rankings are taken from the start of each division The 2017 Gold Cup doubles as qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The last place team will be relegated to the 2018 Silver Cup and eliminated from World Cup qualification. The final standings in the 2017 Rugby Africa Gold Cup were: The following matches were played in the 2017 Rugby

neg: Arina Averina winning gold in hoop, ball and ribbon. Her next event was at the 2017 Baku World Cup where she won her first gold medal in the all-around, she qualified to all apparatus finals taking gold in hoop, silver medals in ball, ribbon and bronze in clubs. On May 19–21, at the 2017 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Arina was member of the Golden winning Russian Team (together with senior individuals: twin sister Dina Averina, Aleksandra Soldatova and the junior group) scoring a total of 182.175 points which was more than 11 points ahead of their nearest competitor team Belarus. Arina

neg: Jouki Tikkanen 17th in the all-around at the 2016 Guadalajara World Cup. Tikkanen then qualified for the 2016 European Championships in Holon, Israel where she finished in 17th place. In Finnish Championships she was second after Jekaterina Volkova and took gold in clubs EF. On March 24–26, Tikkanen competed at the Thiais Grand Prix finishing 18th in the all-around. On April 7–9, Tikkenen competed at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup finishing 34th in the all-around. On May 19–21, Tikkanen represented as individual senior for Finaland at the 2017 European Championships. Her next event was at the 2017 World Challenge Cup Guadalajara where

neg: Elizaveta Lugovskikh Cup at the 2017 Portimao World Cup where she won silver in the all-around behind teammate Iuliia Bravikova, she qualified to all the apparatus finals taking gold in clubs, silver in ball, bronze in hoop and 4th in ribbon. On June 23-25, Lugovskikh competed at the International Tournament of Holon finishing 5th in the all-around behind Mariya Trubach. Elizaveta Lugovskikh Elizaveta Aleksandrovna Lugovskikh (, born May 26, 2000 in Voronezh, Voronezh Oblast) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. Lugovskikh debuted in the senior international scene at the 2017 Moscow Senior International tournament. She finished 17th in the all-around at the

neg: Anastasiya Serdyukova event was at the 2017 World Challenge Cup Guadalajara where she finished 5th in the all-around behind Sabina Ashirbayeva, she qualified in 3 apparatus finals: taking 2 silver medals in clubs, ribbon and finished 6th in hoop. On June 24–27, Serdyukova competed at the 2017 Asian Championships and won gold in the all-around, she also won silver in team event. She won 2 gold medals in the apparatus finals in clubs and ribbon and finished 4th in ball. Serdyukova competed at the quadrennial held 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland from July 20–30, however she did not advance to any

neg: Arina Averina qualified to 2 apparatus finals taking the gold medals in ball and clubs. In June 23–26, Arina then competed at the 2017 Holon Grand Prix taking gold in the all-around ahead of sister Dina, she qualified two apparatus finals winning gold in ribbon and silver in ball. At the quadrennial 2017 World Games which was held in Wrocław, Poland from July 20–30, Arina won 3 gold medals in hoop, ball, ribbon and a bronze medal in clubs. On August 11–13, Arina competed at the 2017 Kazan World Challenge Cup and won silver in the all-around behind Dina, she qualified in

neg: Maia Agerup Gold. Norwegian Championship Teams Racing. (KNS - Ragna Agerup, Line Flem Høst, Sophie Tjøm) 2013 - Gold. Norwegian Championship, 29er 2013 - 12th place and winner of the Female Class. 29er World Championship. Aarhus, Denmark 2013 - 4th place. 29er EuroCup Overall (Best Female Team) 2014 - Gold. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX. Melbourne, Australia 2015 - 9th place. European Championship, 49erFX. Porto, Portugal 2015 - Bronze. U23 World Championship, 49erFX. Flensburg, Germany 2016 - 4th place. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX. Miami, USA 2016 - 5th place. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX. Weymouth, United Kingdom 2017 - Silver. ISAF World Cup, 49erFX.

neg: Milena Baldassarri in the Italian national junior group to compete at the 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Minsk, Belarus. At the 2016 European Junior Championships Baldassarri won team bronze with Alexandra Agiurgiuculese. In 2017 Season, Baldassarri made her senior international debut at the International tournament " Città Pesaro, where she managed to win the bronze medal in the All-around, silver at the ribbon final and gold at the clubs final, ahead russian Ekaterina Selezneva. In May 2017 she competed at 2017 Sofia World Cup, her first world cup, where she took the 10th place in the AA. On 19–21 May, Baldassarri,

neg: Ekaterina Selezneva 2016 Russian Championships. She took sixth place overall in Baltic Hoop International Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament in Riga, Latvia. In February 2017, Selezneva won the all around gold at Alina Cup in Moscow with overall score of 72.350 points. In March 2017, she competed at the 2017 Russian Championships finishing 7th in the all-around. She won the all-around bronze medal at the Corbeil-Essonnes tournament. On June 2–4, Selezneva competed in her first World Cup event at the 2017 Guadalajara World Cup where she won silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Polina Khonina. She qualified to 3 apparatus finals and won

neg: 2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification highest finishers of the six teams in the Gold Cup, Kenya, Namibia, Tunisia, Uganda and Zimbabwe, progress to the 2018 Gold Cup, with the last place side, Senegal, relegated to the Silver Division and eliminated from World Cup qualification. The Winner of Silver Cup, Morocco, was the first team to earn their place in the 2018 Gold Cup. The 2017 Africa Silver Cup was contested by four teams in a knockout format. The tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco. Six teams will contest the 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup and the final round of the African qualification, with the winner

neg: Desert Orchid up in the Whitbread Gold Cup on his final outing of the 1986/87 season. A string of places followed in 1987, second at Sandown (2 miles), second in the King George, and places at Sandown, Wincanton and Cheltenham. Desert Orchid got his head in front on his last two starts of the 1987/88 season taking the Martell Cup at Aintree, which was his first win on a left-handed track, and the Whitbread Gold Cup at Sandown. One of Desert Orchid's greatest efforts took place in the 1989 Victor Chandler Handicap Chase, where he took on four rivals, including the top-class

neg: Maria Sergeeva (gymnast) with seniors Margarita Mamun and Aleksandra Soldatova represented team Gazprom at the annual 2016 Aeon Cup in Tokyo, where they won the team gold and with Sergeeva winning the junior all-around title. In 2017, Sergeeva made her senior debut in the season competing at the Moscow International tournament. She then competed at the MTM Ljubljana Tournament where she finished 4th in the all-around, Sergeeva qualified in the apparatus finals in ball: 4th place and ribbon: silver medal. On May 5–7, Sergeeva competed in her first World Cup event at the 2017 Sofia World Cup placing 12th in the all-around and

neg: 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification (CFU–UNCAF play-off) Caribbean Cup Fifth place playoff had finished and before the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was scheduled to begin. CONCACAF conducted a draw to determine the order of matches, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami Beach, Florida, on February 3, 2017, 12:00 EST (). Nicaragua overcame a 3–1 first leg deficit to defeat Haiti 3–0 in the second leg and win the play-off 4–3 on aggregate, qualifying for their second appearance in the Gold Cup and their first since 2009. If tied on aggregate, away goals were the first tie-breaker. "Nicaragua won 4–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2017 CONCACAF

neg: Sumire Kita in hoop and 6th in ball. At the 2016 Asian Junior Championships in Astana, Kita won gold medals in the all-around, rope, clubs and bronze medals in hoop, ball, team. Since 2017, Kita parted with her childhood coach Liu and began training under Elena Nefedova, she debuted in the World Cup Series competing at the 2017 World Challenge Cup Guadalajara where she finished 17 in the all-around, she qualified in 1 apparatus final in clubs finishing in 8th place. On June 24–27, Kita competed at the 2017 Asian Championships where she finished 4th in the all-around, Kita together with the

neg: Maya Pedersen-Bieri on the two Continental Cup circuits (best result, third in Park City) and the Intercontinental Cup. She represented Norway at the IBSF World Championships 2017 in Königssee where she missed the cut and finished 24th. She returned to the World Cup circuit for the 2017–18 season, missing the cut in the first five races but still earning 19th place in the European Championship race at Igls. Maya Pedersen-Bieri Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 27 November 1972 in Spiez) is a Swiss-Norwegian skeleton racer who has competed since 1995. She won the gold medal in the women's skeleton event at the 2006 Winter

neg: Cape Verdean Super Cup regional champion competes with the cup champion. Sometimes, if a champion also has a cup title, a cup club who is runner-up qualifies which never did. since 2017, it is the only competition of any level where a cup-runner up never competed. A plan for the Super Cup was made at around the start of 2010, around 2012, a plan to have a super cup taking place was made. Only three clubs participated, CD Onze Unidos, Sporting Praia and CS Mindelense. Sporting and Mindelense are the only Super Cup winners with each having a title. Sporting Praia was the only

neg: Kevin Fischnaller came seventh while his cousin Dominik came fourth. Kevin is the cousin of the Italian lugers Dominik Fischnaller and Hans Peter Fischnaller. Kevin Fischnaller Kevin Fischnaller (born December 2, 1993 in Brixen, Italy) is an Italian luge athlete who has competed in the Luge World Cup for Italy since 2011. During the 2014-15 Luge World Cup he won a bronze at Iglis in the men's spirit event. On November 25, 2017 during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup season Fischnaller won his first world cup race, taking the gold at Winterberg. He placed ninth in the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships

neg: Kevin Fischnaller Kevin Fischnaller Kevin Fischnaller (born December 2, 1993 in Brixen, Italy) is an Italian luge athlete who has competed in the Luge World Cup for Italy since 2011. During the 2014-15 Luge World Cup he won a bronze at Iglis in the men's spirit event. On November 25, 2017 during the 2017-18 Luge World Cup season Fischnaller won his first world cup race, taking the gold at Winterberg. He placed ninth in the 2017 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's sprint event. Fischnaller competed for Italy in the Men's singles luge event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. He

neg: Lelde Priedulēna 2011–12, where she finished 22nd. She split her time between the ICC and the World Cup until 2016. On the World Cup, her best finish has been 4th, most recently in 2017 at Whistler. She finished the 2016–17 World Cup overall rankings in 7th place. Priedulēna competed in the Junior Worlds from 2012 until 2016, her last year of eligibility, in which she took gold. She represented Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, finishing 14th, and in the Senior World Championships from 2013 to 2017, finishing 7th at Königssee in 2017. In European Championships her best finish was

neg: Punchestown Gold Cup used to be known as the Heineken Gold Cup. It was backed by Diageo between 2005 and 2011, and from 2011 to 2014 sponsored by Tote Ireland. From 2014 to 2016 the race was sponsored by Bibby Financial Services and since 2017 Coral has been the sponsor. The Punchestown Gold Cup usually features horses which ran previously in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. The last to win both races in the same year was Sizing John in 2017. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey since 1999 (5 wins): Leading trainer since 1999 (4 wins): The 2001 running took place at

neg: 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup group will move on to the semifinals. _ _ _ 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup The 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2017, is the second edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation.This tournament will take place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium from 18 February 2017 in the port city of Chittagong. Chittagong Abahani are the defending champion of the tournament. Prize money for 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. The eight participants are

neg: Irish Gold Cup for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Three horses have won both events in the same year – Jodami (1993), Imperial Call (1996) and Sizing John (2017). ---- Irish Gold Cup The Irish Gold Cup (Irish: Corn Óir na hÉireann) is a Grade 1 National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of about 3 miles (4,828 metres), and during its running there are seventeen fences to be jumped. The race is scheduled to take place each year in February. The event was first run in 1987,

neg: Shinobis Riders and when we heard, in 2007, that a world championship was taking place in Paris, we decided to take a chance [...] and we managed to end at the fourth place!"" The team repeats the experience the following year as they participate in the Roller Soccer World Cup in San Francisco; they have then gathered more people within the years, have found a place where to train and have been participating in the RSCWC every year since 2007 as well as in other official competitions such as the Roller Soccer European Cup or the Roller Foot Ligue Cup in 2017.

neg: 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup The 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2017, is the second edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with the Bangladesh Football Federation.This tournament will take place at the M. A. Aziz Stadium from 18 February 2017 in the port city of Chittagong. Chittagong Abahani are the defending champion of the tournament. Prize money for 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. The eight participants are divided into two groups. The top two teams from each

neg: Vasilios Barkas win against Platanias made his debut with the club. On 20 July 2017, the talented goalkeeper of AEK, suffered serious injury during the training, when he broke the thumb of his right hand. The 23-year-old player will remain out of action for three months and of course will miss the upcoming matches for 2017–18 UEFA Champions League's qualifiers, against CSKA Moscow, where Giannis Anestis is expected to take his place, as starting goalkeeper, for AEK. On 29 November 2017, he recovered from his injury taking his place in the team as a starter in a 3–2 away Greek Cup win

neg: Royal Artillery Gold Cup members of the Royal Artillery and must be ridden by serving or past members of the British Armed Forces. A similar race, the Grand Military Gold Cup, takes place at Sandown Park in March. Captain Guy Disney's victory on Rathlin Rose in 2017 was the first race win by an amputee rider at a British racecourse. The 2014 race was run at Wincanton. Royal Artillery Gold Cup The Royal Artillery Gold Cup is a National Hunt steeplechase in England which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about

neg: 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres The 5000 and 10000 meters distances for men in the 2012–13 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of nine World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 16–18 November 2012, and the final occasion also taking place in Heerenveen on 8–10 March 2013. Just like the previous season, Dutch skaters dominated the 5000/10000 distance, taking 16 out of 18 available podium places over the season, including all gold and

neg: 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's 5000 and 10000 metres The 5000 and 10000 metres distances for men in the 2011–12 ISU Speed Skating World Cup were contested over six races on six occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on 18–20 November 2011, and the final occasion taking place in Berlin, Germany, on 9–11 March 2012. Dutch skaters dominated the 5000/10000 distance, taking 15 out of 18 available podium places over the season, including all gold and silver medals, and only letting

neg: Viktoria Mazur Olena Diachenko represented team Deriugina school at the annual 2016 Aeon Cup in Tokyo, where they won the team bronze and with Mazur finishing 14th in the all-around. In 2017, Mazur started the post-Olympics season competing at the Miss Valentine Cup, where she won the all-around gold with a total of 64.750 points. On March 17–19, Mazur competed at the Kiev Grand Prix finishing 5th in the all-around. On March 24–26, Mazur competed at the Thiais Grand Prix finishing 6th in the all-around, she qualified to 3 event finals taking silver in ball, placed 5th in hoop and 8th in

neg: Jonathan Osorio Piette in a 1–0 defeat to Costa Rica at Commonwealth Stadium. On June 27, 2013 Osorio was listed as a part of the confirmed 23-man squad for Colin Miller's Canada squad for 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He would also represent Canada at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, where Canada was eliminated in the group stage. Osorio scored his first goal for Canada against Bermuda in a friendly on January 22, 2017. Osorio was named to Canada's 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad on June 27, 2017. Jonathan Osorio Jonathan Osorio (born June 12, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who plays

neg: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres World Cup in Astana. 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres The 500 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 10 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Canada, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 11–12 March 2017. Nao Kodaira of Japan is crowned as the World Cup champion by winning all 8 World Cup races she competed. She did not take part in

neg: Sabina Ashirbayeva competed at the 2017 Asian Championships where she finished a disappointing 5th place in the all-around behind Japan's Sumire Kita. However, Ashirbayeva qualified to all apparatus finals and took gold in hoop, ball, finished 5th in clubs and 6th in ribbon. Ashirbayeva along with the Kazakh Team also won gold in Team event. On July 7–9, Ashirbayeva finished 5th in the all-around at the 2017 Berlin World Challenge Cup, she qualified in all apparatus final and won a silver in ball, finished 5th in hoop, 6th in clubs, 7th in ribbon. On August 11–13, Ashirbayeva competed at the 2017 Kazan

neg: Dina Averina a new personal best total score of 76.050 points, she qualified to all the apparatus finals taking gold in hoop, clubs, ribbon and a silver medal in ball behind Aleksandra Soldatova. Dina then participated in the organized Desio-Italia Trophy where she won the All-around and team gold medal (together with Twin Sister Arina). On March 10–12, Dina became the All-around champion at the 2017 Russian Championships ahead of defending champion Aleksandra Soldatova who finished in 2nd place respectively. On March 24–26, Dina then competed at the Thiais Grand Prix where she won the all-around gold with a total of 74.500

neg: Victoria Veinberg Filanovsky qualified to the hoop and ribbon finals. Her next competition was the 2017 Baku World Cup where she finished 5th in the all-around behind Alina Harnasko; she qualified to the apparatus finals and won her first gold medal in the World Cup – a gold in clubs. On May 12–14, Veinberg-Filanovsky competed at the 2017 World Challenge Cup in Portimao where she won her first all-around medal, a bronze behind Russia's Elizaveta Lugovskikh. Here she qualified to four event finals where she won a career best of three gold medals in hoop, ball and ribbon and finished 4th in clubs.

neg: 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Women's 500 metres The 500 meters distance for women in the 2016–17 ISU Speed Skating World Cup will be contested over 10 races on six occasions, out of a total of World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Harbin, Canada, on 11–13 November 2016, and the final occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 11–12 March 2017. Nao Kodaira of Japan is crowned as the World Cup champion by winning all 8 World Cup races she competed. She did not take part in third round of the

neg: 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup The 2017 ConIFA European Football Cup is the second edition of the ConIFA European Football Cup, an international football tournament for states, minorities, stateless peoples and regions unaffiliated with FIFA organised by ConIFA. Following the 2015 ConIFA European Football Cup, the next tournament was announced to take place between 4-11 June 2017 in Northern Cyprus at the organization's Annual General Meeting in February 2017. A total of eight teams were announced as taking part in the tournament, planned to be held across four locations. A total of eight teams were announced as participating - both

neg: Mina Fürst Holtmann her first top-15 finish with a 13th place in Levi in November 2017. She represents the sports club Bærums SK. Mina Fürst Holtmann Mina Fürst Holtmann (born 17 July 1995) is a Norwegian alpine skier. She competed without finishing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, later competed at the 2014 Junior World Championships, and the following year at the 2015 Junior World Championships she won a bronze, silver and gold medal. She made her FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in January 2015 in St. Moritz, where she also collected her first World Cup points with a 29th-place finish on

neg: Sophia Griebel season's first two races, she was replaced on the German World Cup squad by Anna Fernstädt. Griebel began international competition in 2008 on the Europe Cup, finishing 10th in her first race, at St. Moritz. At the 2009 Skeleton Junior World Championships she finished just off the podium in 4th place; that same season saw her take three podium finishes on the Europe Cup, including one gold, taking third place on the tour overall. The following season, she continued to race in the Europe Cup, taking five podiums (three wins) but only ninth at the Junior World Championships. Griebel was

neg: Grandera and did not run again that year. Grandera sent to winter in Dubai, before embarking on a four-year-old campaign which took him to six different countries. He began with a second place in the Dubai City of Gold at Nad Al Sheba, before moving to Hong Kong where he finished fifth in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse behind Eishin Preston. His next appearance was at Kranji Racecourse in Singapore, where he scored a decisive victory in the Singapore Airlines International Cup, taking the lead inside the final furlong and pulling away to beat the German colt

neg: 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title "Beach Soccer World Championships". Overall this was the 19th edition of the World Cup since its establishment in 1995. This was the fourth tournament to take place under the biennial basis; the World Cup now takes place once every two years, after taking

neg: Daniel Grassl came in late October 2017, at the Golden Bear of Zagreb in Croatia; ranked first in both segments, Grassl outscored British champion Graham Newberry by 13.33 points for the gold medal. During his time in Croatia, he was the youngest skater ever to land a quad lutz. In November, he stepped onto two more senior international podiums, taking gold at the Ice Challenge in Austria (27.33 points ahead of silver medalist Javier Raya from Spain) and then bronze at the Merano Cup in Italy (where he finished behind Newberry and Raya). In August, Grassl won bronze at the ISU Junior

neg: 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – Men's team pursuit The men's team pursuit in the 2014–15 ISU Speed Skating World Cup was contested over three races on three occasions, out of a total of seven World Cup occasions for the season, with the first occasion taking place in Obihiro, Japan, on 14–16 November 2014, and the last occasion taking place in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 12–14 December 2014. The defending champions were the Netherlands. The South Korean team won the cup after having collected silver medals in the first two competitions, and a gold medal in the final competition. Standings

neg: Artur Dalaloyan National all-around champion. He then competed in his first major senior event at the 2017 European Championships where he won the all-around silver medal behind Ukraine's Oleg Vernyayev. He qualified in the vault finals where he won the gold medal ahead of Marian Drăgulescu. In August 23-27, Dalaloyan competed at the Russian Cup in Ekaterinburg, he won gold in team, in the all-around after bombing in pommel horse; he slipped into 4th place behind Nikita Ignatyev. In the apparatus finals, Dalaloyan won gold in vault (tied with Nikita Nagornyy) and 2 silver medals on Parallel Bars and Floor Exercise. In

neg: Chen Zhong gold medal in the women's +67 kg (heavyweight) competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, defeating Natalia Ivanova from Russia. This was China's first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo. Chen continued performing at the highest levels of competition, taking first place at the 2001 World Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, second place at the 2001 World Championships in Jeju City, first place at the 2002 World Cup in Tokyo, and second place at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, all in the 72 kg division. In 2003, she came third at the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In 2004,

neg: Dmitri Soloviev career where retirement is on the horizon. An Olympic season is special for all skaters, but it is even more special if it might be the last competitive season. Again Bobrova/Soloviev started their season by winning the gold medal at the CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy. This was their 2nd consecutive victory at the Ondrej Nepela Trophy. Competing on the Grand Prix series, they won two medals, first the silver medal at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup and then the bronze medal at the 2017 Cup of China. In December 2017 they first won the gold medal the 2017 CS Golden Spin

neg: Kiefer Ravena by Chot Reyes that Ravena together with Von Pessumal, Bobby Ray Parks, Jr., Kevin Ferrer and Kobe Paras among others will again play for the Philippines for the 2017 William Jones Cup in Taiwan where they finished in 4th place. The same team was also sent in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games where they successfully defended their title. With these, Ravena became the first Filipino basketball player to win a record fourth straight SEA Games gold medal in basketball. On September 19, 2017, it was announced that Ravena along with Jeron Teng, Jeric Teng, LA Revilla, Carl Bryan Cruz, Almond

neg: Raúl González Triana Raúl González Triana Raúl Valentín González Triana is the former head coach of the Cuba national football team. González was appointed as head coach of the Cuba national football team in 2006. He coached Cuba at the 2007 Caribbean Cup where they finished in third place qualifying for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He departed the position soon after. He was re-appointed in October 2008, competing in the 2008 Caribbean Cup finishing in fourth place overall qualifying for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup but Cuba withdrew from the Gold Cup competition. In 2010 Caribbean Cup, he led Cuba to a

neg: 2023 Rugby World Cup 2023 Rugby World Cup The 2023 Rugby World Cup, to be hosted by France, is scheduled to be the tenth Rugby World Cup, taking place in the year of the 200th anniversary of the 'invention' of the sport by William Webb Ellis from 8 September to 21 October. The final will take place at the Stade de France. The French Rugby Federation bid was chosen by World Rugby on 15 November 2017, ahead of bids by the South African Rugby Union and the Irish Rugby Football Union. France had launched its bid on 9 February 2017. On 17 March, 12

neg: Mina Fürst Holtmann Mina Fürst Holtmann Mina Fürst Holtmann (born 17 July 1995) is a Norwegian alpine skier. She competed without finishing at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics, later competed at the 2014 Junior World Championships, and the following year at the 2015 Junior World Championships she won a bronze, silver and gold medal. She made her FIS Alpine Ski World Cup debut in January 2015 in St. Moritz, where she also collected her first World Cup points with a 29th-place finish on the second race day. Following a lengthy injury she returned to the World Cup circuit in October 2017, and recorded

neg: 2018 Rugby Africa season qualify for the World Cup directly, while the 2nd place team will qualify for the Repechage competition. All others will be eliminated from World Cup contention. Standings for the Gold Cup are: Unlike the 2017 edition, the 2018 Silver Cup will be split into two groups of 3 teams each. By beating Zambia 31-0, Algeria won the competition and will automatically join the Gold Cup alongside Zambia. Standings Matches Standings Matches The 2018 Bronze Cup was contested as a single elimination bracket with 4 teams. Semi-Finals 3rd Place Match Final 2018 Rugby Africa season The 2018 Rugby Africa season contains

neg: 2017 Budha Subba Gold Cup FC. The following is the bracket which the 2017 Budha Subba Gold Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a penalty shoot-out. 2017 Budha Subba Gold Cup The 2017 Budha Subba Gold Cup is the 19th edition of the Budha Subba Gold Cup held in Dharan and organised by Redbull . 10 teams participated in the tournament. The defending champions Manang Marshyangdi Club did not participate. All matches were held at the ANFA Technical Center Dharan-17. In total, eight teams from Nepal participated in the tournament and were joined by two teams from

neg: 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup The 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup is the eighth tournament of the Simara Gold Cup, an annual football knockout tournament held in Simara, Nepal. In total, ten teams participated in this tournament. Sankata FC defeated Nepal Army Club 4-2 on penalties in the final to claim their first title in this tournament. Five top Nepali A Level football teams and five top cities football teams participants in this football tournament. The following is the bracket which the 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of

neg: 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup a penalty shoot-out. 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup The 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup is the eighth tournament of the Simara Gold Cup, an annual football knockout tournament held in Simara, Nepal. In total, ten teams participated in this tournament. Sankata FC defeated Nepal Army Club 4-2 on penalties in the final to claim their first title in this tournament. Five top Nepali A Level football teams and five top cities football teams participants in this football tournament. The following is the bracket which the 2017 Ruslan Simara Gold Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent

neg: Philippines men's national basketball team for the gold medal and the lone spot in the sub-zone for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. During the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup, the national team would sweep the group stage consisting of teams from China, Iraq and Qatar. The team failed to advance in the quarterfinals however and finished the tournament in seventh place. The Philippines defended their gold medal for the 12th straight time in the 2017 South East Asian Games beating Indonesia in the finals. In July 2018, during the 3rd quarter of their home game against Australia for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia),

neg: Mari Laukkanen enjoyed particular success at the Under-23 level, finishing on the podium in the 1km Sprint at the Under-23 World Championships three times, taking third in the 2008 Championships in Malles Venosta, second in the 2009 event at Praz de Lys-Sommand, and taking the gold medal in 2010 in Hinterzarten. In the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, her best results have been fifth places in the individual sprint in Sochi in February 2013, and in the team sprint in Toblach in January 2017. She competed in the cross-country sprint at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, where she placed 15th. All results

neg: 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification The 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification began in March 2016. The qualification competition determined which Caribbean national teams would play in the 2017 Caribbean Cup and the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. 25 teams from the 31 CFU members entered the qualification tournament. Sint Maarten participated for the first time since 1997. Twenty five nations were involved in the draw, which took place on 16 January 2016, 21:00 AST (), at the Jolly Beach Resort & Spa resort in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Four teams were given a bye due to their involvement in the 2018 FIFA

neg: 2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) Rustenburg Impala qualified for the 2017 Gold Cup competition. They will be joined by the highest-placed non-university clubs from the club leagues of South Africa's fourteen provincial unions, Limpopo, Namibia and Zimbabwe, plus two wildcard spots. The following teams qualified for the 2017 Gold Cup: 2017 Gold Cup (rugby union) The 2017 Gold Cup was the second season of the Gold Cup competition since its name change, having previously been known as the Community Cup. The competition was the top competition for non-university rugby union clubs in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The 2017 competition retained the same timeslot as

neg: Telekom Cup 2011, Hamburg in 2012, Mönchengladbach in 2013, again in Hamburg for the 2014 edition, and again in Mönchengladbach in 2015. It was announced that no 2016 tournament would be held. The next tournament was held in winter 2017, with the tournament taking place in Düsseldorf. The tournament was held next in summer 2017, taking place in Mönchengladbach. Bayern Munich hold the most titles, with four. They are the only team to have participated in all nine editions of the tournament. On 24 April 2014, full details for the 2014 Telekom Cup were announced. It was confirmed Bayern Munich, Borussia Mönchengladbach,

neg: 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup while third place Mexico lost to AFC fourth-place finisher Japan in a playoff for a spot. The group winners qualified for the Gold Cup finals. Group A Group B Also known as the Women's Caribbean Cup, there were two spots available for the 22 teams taking part. "Antigua and Barbuda won 1–0 on aggregate." "Netherlands Antilles won 3–1 on aggregate." "US Virgin Islands won 8–1 on aggregate." The group winners, in bold, qualified for the final round. Haiti were unable to participate in group B, as they were denied entry to the hosting country Aruba, and thus a play-off between

neg: Katsiaryna Halkina Harnasko, she qualified in all 4 apparatus finals taking gold in ball, bronze in hoop, finished 4th in clubs and 6th in ribbon. On August 11–13, Halkina competed at the 2017 Kazan World Challenge Cup and won bronze in the all-around behind Arina Averina, she qualified in all the apparatus finals and won a silver in ball, finished 4th in hoop, clubs and ribbon. On August 30-September 3, Halkina competed at the 2017 World Championships where she won her first individual medal at a worlds, a silver in clubs with a score of 18.050 points, behind Dina Averina of Russia.

neg: Danish Handball Cup 2017 (women's handball) Danish Handball Cup 2017 (women's handball) The 2017 Danish Handball Cup (), known as Santander Cup 2017 for sponsorship reasons, is the 54th edition of the national women's handball cup tournament. Randers HK are the defending champions. The initial 6 rounds are managed by the regional federations with the DHF taking over the tournament at the round of 16. It ultimately results in a final four event between Christmas and New Year. The winner of the tournament qualify for the Super Cup where they meet the season's league winner. If the same team wins both the league and the cup,

neg: Aleksander Walmann had Sondre Lerche as his mentor. He went on a shared second place together with Hege Øversveen and Leif Anders Wentzel in the competitions finale, only beaten by winner Martin Halla. Walmann and Norwegian music producer JOWST were confirmed to be taking part in "Melodi Grand Prix 2017", Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 7 February 2017. In the final, held on 11 March, JOWST and Walmann received the maximum 12 points from four of the eleven international juries in addition to winning the televote. They subsequently advanced to the gold final, where they won the

neg: Anastasia Bliznyuk Olympic Games after the late Natalia Lavrova and Yelena Posevina. In 2017, Bliznyuk continued her competitive career and stayed with the Russian national group where she became the team captain. They competed at the 2017 Grand Prix Moscow where they won gold in group all-around, 3 balls + 2 ropes and silver medal in 5 hoops. They participated at the 2017 Pesaro World Cup finished 4th in all-around and qualified in 1 appartus final, winning silver with 3 balls and 2 ropes. Then they also competeted at the 2017 Tashkent World Cup winning gold in all-around and qualified in all

neg: Joshi Helgesson China, where she finished 7th. She placed 8th at her second GP event, the 2012 Trophée Éric Bompard, and 9th at the 2012 NRW Trophy. She won the 2013 Swedish national title ahead of her sister and went on to place 8th at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. After taking silver at the Nordic Championships, she closed her season with gold medals at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial and Coupe du Printemps. Helgesson started her season by winning the silver medal at the Denkova-Staviski Cup. After taking silver at the Swedish Championships, she placed 9th at the 2014 European

neg: Elena Radionova both segments. On January 27-30, Radionova competed at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. She repeated as the European silver medalist while her teammates completed the podium, with Medvedeva winning the gold and Anna Pogorilaya taking the bronze. In April, she finished sixth at the 2016 World Championships in Boston after placing fifth in both segments. Radionova was then invited to the 2016 Team Challenge Cup where she finished 7th in the short after singling her axel but moved up to 5th in the free, Team Europe eventually finished in second place with Radionova taking a Team silver medal

neg: Lejuan Simmons taking a trial at Scottish club St Mirren F.C., but the move did not materialize. In August 2017, he came back in Bermuda, to Robin Hood F.C. where he signed a 3 years contract. Lejaun made his debut against Haiti on 9 September 2012, in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. He scored his first goal just 2 days later against Saint-Martin in the same competition. Lejuan Simmons Lejuan Simmons (born 7 April 1993) is a striker who plays for Robin Hood F.C. and the Bermuda national football team Lejaun Simmons started off his career at major Bermudan side Devonshire Cougars, being

neg: Overwatch World Cup 2017 Overwatch World Cup 2017 The Overwatch World Cup 2017 is an "Overwatch" eSports tournament, organized by Blizzard Entertainment, the game's developer. It features 32 represented nations from around the world, with the final tournament taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center from November 3–4, 2017. The event has notably been controversial and criticized due to several issues, including China's visa denial, Twitch MVP voting and redrawing of playoff matches. Twitch streams of the event accumulated over 5.4 million views. The skill rating of the top 100 players from different countries/region will be determined the qualification of the tournament, as the

neg: Overwatch World Cup 2017 both supposed to be played on Nov 3, but due to the quarter-finals games running later than expected, the semi-finals games were moved to Nov 4, right before the final match. Overwatch World Cup 2017 The Overwatch World Cup 2017 is an "Overwatch" eSports tournament, organized by Blizzard Entertainment, the game's developer. It features 32 represented nations from around the world, with the final tournament taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center from November 3–4, 2017. The event has notably been controversial and criticized due to several issues, including China's visa denial, Twitch MVP voting and redrawing of playoff matches.