A loss to Colombia would relegate the Canadians to Americas Zone Group I

TORONTO -- Georges St-Pierre will shed light on his future later this week in Quebec City. Lance Kendricks Rams Jersey .
There has been a question-mark hanging over the UFC welterweight
champion since his controversial win over No. 1 contender Johny
Hendricks last month at UFC 167. St-Pierre said immediately after the
fight that he needed time away from his sport to take care of personal
matters and ponder his future.
It appears the 32-year-old from Montreal has made up his mind.
St-Pierre, currently on vacation in Dubai, confirmed by text to The
Canadian Press that he will be announcing his future Friday.
As of Monday, even the UFC was in the dark as to their pay-per-view
kings plans. UFC president Dana White told The Canadian Press that he
was letting St-Pierre "have his time."
The unlikely venue is a skating rink at a Quebec City mall. St-Pierres
manager, Rodolphe Beaulieu, said it was a previously scheduled
appearance, with the fighter slated to meet fans and sponsors.
St-Pierre will also take questions briefly from the media. While
Beaulieu said St-Pierre was not making an announcement per se, he said
the champion will answer questions.
St-Pierre (25-2) has not lost since April 2007, dominating the 170-pound
division while becoming one of Canadas best-known athletes.
His split decision win over Hendricks on Nov. 16 in Las Vegas extended
his string of victories to 12, the longest current run in the UFC. It
was his ninth successful title defence and ninth straight title defence,
one behind former middleweight champion Anderson Silva in each
category. And it was his 14th championship fight, one behind Randy
Couture.
The victory also moved GSP past Silva for most wins in UFC title bouts
at 12.
St-Pierre also extended his UFC mark for most championship rounds fought
to 52.
But many, including White, scored the last fight for Hendricks. And
St-Pierres post-fight remarks about taking a break infuriated the UFC
boss, who calmed down after meeting privately with the fighter.
The champion has not detailed the personal issues at play.
"I need to think. I have stuff going on in my life ... This is my
personal life," St-Pierre told the post-fight news conference. "I cannot
speak to you about this. Youre a reporter, I know your job is to make
things public. But I have a personal life, I keep personal some of my
stuff."
A TMZ report said the champion is dealing with a family illness and a
personal issue.
White told The Canadian Press that St-Pierre had told him the report was
not true.
After meeting the champion privately after the fight, White said
St-Pierres issues "arent as bad as he thinks they are."
"Yeah, well get through this," he added.
St-Pierre does not need to fight again. He is financially set, thanks to
millions made in the cage and endorsements with the likes of Under
Armour and Bacardi.
Should he decide to keep fighting, a lucrative rematch with Hendricks
awaits.

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"We played very good D for 38 minutes and even though our offence
struggled, our D gave us the lead," said Canadian head coach Jay
Triano.HALIFAX - Canada has a 2-0 lead in its Davis Cup tennis playoff
against Colombia.
Vancouvers Vasek Pospisil beat Santiago Giraldo 6-3, 7-6 (2) 6-3 in the
opening singles match at the Halifax Metro Centre on Friday. Milos
Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., then followed with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 decision
over Alejandro Gonzalez.
"It certainly wasnt the best tennis that I ever played but I am happy
with the way I competed," said the 24-year-old Pospisil. "I played
really well on the big points. "The court here in Halifax is very, very
fast, which favours my serve, but also makes it difficult to set up
points. But I managed to adjust, and thats why I felt really happy after
this first win"
Raonic dominated his match with a powerful serve and forehand. Raonic
finished Gonzalez off in one hour 45 minutes with 30 aces to the
Colombians one.
"Canada is a very difficult opponent" said Colombian captain Mauricio
Hadad. "Both our players had their chances, particularly Santiago, but
Pospisil came up with some big serves and huge forehands in the most
important moments of the match."
Raonic was so focused on doing well and winning second point for Canada
today that he wasnt even bothered with the fact that the radar gun that
measures the speed on the serve wasnt working properly.
"I was serving quite well today despite some problems earlier in the
match, and I know that this can be demoralizing for my opponents," said
Raonic. Rob Havenstein Rams Jersey. "I was really motivated to do well today, although my performance was
probably at a B-plus level."
Martin Laurendeau, the captain for Canada, praised both his players.
"It was a good day at the office. Two wins without losing a set, against
solid team is very satisfying." said Laurendeau. "But we still have to
win one more point. It can happen on Saturday in doubles, but Colombians
are a very good team. We have to play well again"
Fast surface at the Halifax Metro Centre favours Canadian players who
are used to hard courts and playing indoors.
"But doubles is a different story, there is no rallies, and if you are
returning well and can finish the point the big serve is not a deciding
factor" said Laurendeau.
The best-of-five tie continues Saturday with Pospisil and Torontos
Daniel Nestor facing Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in doubles.
On Sunday, Raonic plays Giraldo while Pospisil takes on Gonzalez.
Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., is Canadas spare.
The winner of the tie moves into the elite World Group next season.
Canada is looking to reclaim its World Group spot after a first-round
loss to Japan earlier this year.
A loss to Colombia would relegate the Canadians to Americas Zone Group I
for the first time since 2011.

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