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TORONTO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- After igniting a baseball frenzy in Toronto by entering MLB postseason for the first time in two decades, Blue Jays however fell 6-4 to Texas Rangers in a sold-out Rogers Centre on Friday afternoon to fall 0-2 in their best three-out-of-five game in American League Division Series.
Toronto was unable to give the 49,716 fans what they wanted Adidas Superstar Sale , a Blue Jays win.
After starting the season 53-51, Toronto went on a Major League-best 40-18 after the All-Star break to secure their first playoff appearance in 22 years.
This incredible run gained the following of casual baseball fans from not only Toronto, but all across Canada. As the first and, to date Adidas Superstar Shoes , only team based outside of the United States, the Blue Jays became Canada's national team.
Ticket sales spiked, resulting in 20 out of the 21 final regular season home games to be sold out. When playoff tickets were released, they were sold out after less than one hour.
The team's popularity was also evident on the television side Adidas Superstar Mens , with Rogers Sportsnet, the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of Blue Jays games seeing an average of one million viewers this season, a 56 percent increase from last season.
During game one against Rangers on Thursday evening, the network averaged 2.35 million viewers Adidas Superstar Womens , making it their most watched program of all time.
The city of Toronto has been long awaiting for a championship. Despite being the fourth most populous city in North America behind Mexico City, New York and Los Angeles, the city and their fans have dealt with continued mediocrity from their four major sports franchises.
Toronto Raptors has won a total of one playoff series since entering NBA in 1995. Toronto Maple Leafs has not reached the NHL Finals since 1994 and not won a Stanley Cup since 1967. Toronto FC has not reached the MLS playoffs since entering the league in 2007.
Despite missing the playoffs for the past 22 consecutive seasons, Blue Jays are the most successful Toronto franchise in recent memory. They won back-to-back World Series in 1992 and 1993.
Locally in Toronto Adidas Originals Superstar , the city has added a Blue Jays theme to buildings in the downtown area. The CN Tower, located adjacent to the Rogers Centre has been illuminated blue during both game days to commemorate the team's playoff games.
In addition, Toronto Mayor John Tory has set up a large television system outside of City Hall to allow fans to skip work to take in the game.
Outside of Toronto and Canada, the Blue Jays have also garnered attention. The team received extensive coverage from American media due to their acquisition of All-Stars Troy Tulowitzki and David Price at the trade deadline in August and their post-All Star break performance.
At the start of the postseason Adidas Superstar , American Online Sportsbook, Bovada gave Toronto the best odds of winning the World Series at 31 odds.
Instead of being up 2-0 as many fans had hoped, Toronto are on the brink of elimination from the postseason.
The series resumes in Texas on Sunday for game three. If a fourth game is needed, it will be played on Monday afternoon in Texas too.
Should Toronto come out of Texas with two wins, they will return home for a fifth and deciding game on Wednesday.
JAKARTA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is gearing up its preparation for the coming Gothia Cup this year, hoping to win the youth soccer tournament in China.
A total of 23 young players in the team would conduct several warm-ups and receive special training in a camp in Banten province this week, said Subagia Suihan on Monday#8# a senior official of the Association of Indonesian Student Soccer League.
The Gothia Cup will run from August 13 to 17 in Shenyang, China.
Sungkono Abdullah, the Indonesian team manager, said he was very upbeat over the victory of the team in the competition.
"I hope this national team will be able to reach the highest achievement in the tournament in China#9#" he said.
In 1980s, Indonesia had won twice the titles of student soccer tournaments in Asia.
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PARISa292; Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- In response to unfavorable comments over Parisa292; French President Francois Hollande on Saturday warned his American counterpart Donald Trump over showing "defiance towards an allied country."
"There is terrorism and we must fight it together. I think that it is never good to show the smallest defiance toward an allied country. I wouldn't do it with the United States and I'm urging the U.S. president not to do it with Francea292;" Hollande said on the sidelines of the Paris agriculture fair.
"I won't make comparisons but herea292; people don't have access to guns. Herea292; you don't have people with guns opening fire on the crowd simply for the satisfaction of causing drama and tragedya292;" he added.
Hollande called on Trump to show more solidarity after he told the story of a friend named "Jim" who thought that "Paris is no longer Paris" after a series of attacks which rocked the French capital.
"I don't go there anymore. Paris is no longer Parisa292;" Trump quoted as saying Jim "a verya292; very substantial guy" -- who was once a regular visitor to the French capital.
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference at National Harbor in Maryland on Fridaya292; Trump made the comments to endorse his claim that "national security begins with border secur. |
