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Tennis has been serving it up in a big way this year to become one of the hottest sports across the country.

The Victoria HarbourCats tipped their caps to the 2,467 fans Sunday afternoon at Royal Athletic Park, as well they should after delivering an all-too-rare West Coast League victory for the home supporters.

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At times this season, the Victoria Shamrocks wondered what a 60-minute team effort would look like. They found out Friday night.

In terms of rivals, the U.S. has become to this generation of Canadian hockey players what Russia was to the previous. Defenceman Joe Hicketts of the Victoria Royals was part of the latest battle as sa国际传媒 defeated the U.S.

Cam Levins of Black Creek, among the Island breakout performers at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, expressed disappointment in his 14th-place finish in the 10,000 metres Saturday as the 2013 IAAF world track and field championships opened in Moscow.

If any loss can be considered good, then the Westshore Rebels had a good one on Saturday at Westhills Stadium. The Rebels lost 37-26 to the Okanagan Sun, but proved they have the makings of a good football team.

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The Victoria Shamrocks showed they could take the rough stuff and keep right on smiling on Friday night at Bear Mountain Arena.

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