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SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Canadas Rachel Homan opened the Ford Womens World Curling Championship with a 7-5 win over Russia on Saturday. The skip and her teammates know properly managing sleep, diet, stress and downtime for another eight days will keep those wins coming. Homan, third Emma Miskew and front end Alison Kreviazuk and Lisa Weagle have played in enough national and international events to know their off-ice schedule impacts the on-ice performance, particularly in the important games at the end of the tournament. The Canadians will sleep as much as they can and eat at pre-scouted establishments that serve healthy food. When they need to mentally "check out", the Ottawa Curling Club foursome will play cards or "Heads Up", which is a game app popularized by Ellen DeGeneres. In short, winning a world title is a marathon and not a sprint. "We make sure were trying to keep it as loose as possible when were not on the ice because its pretty stressful out there wearing the Maple Leaf," Homan said. "We want to be as stress-free as possible when were not playing." For Homan, that means going to the gym a couple of times during the tournament. Miskew doesnt love napping, but she knows its important to lay down, put her feet up and close her eyes for awhile, particularly on a day when Canada plays morning and evening draws and not in the afternoon. Thats Canadas schedule Sunday when the host team faces the Czech Republic in the morning draw and the United States in the evening. Those days are the toughest when it comes to eating at the right time of the day. "The eating schedule is challenging because you eat in the morning, have a game and youre starving to eat a big lunch," Miskew explains. "Youre not really hungry before your next game, but an end or two in youre starving. You almost have to force yourself to eat before the game so youre not dying during the game." Canada had a kind opening-day schedule in Saint John with one game in the afternoon draw. Homan had hammer coming home with the score tied 5-5. She didnt have to throw her last stone because Russian skip Anna Sidorova was heavy with a draw. Latvias Evita Regza, South Koreas Ji-Sun Kim and Swedens Margaretha Sigfridsson also opened with wins, while Scotlands Kerry Barr, Denmarks Madeleine Dupont and Anna Kubeskova of the Czech Republic joined Russia at 0-1. Canadas average age is 25.5 and the Russians are even younger at 23.5. Sidorova, vice-skip Margarita Fomina and front end Alexandra Saitova and Ekaterina Galkina went 3-6 at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Sidorova, 25, is making her fifth straight appearance at a world championship and her third as a skip. Russia was scheduled to arrive in Saint John on Thursday, but they were delayed until Friday because of winter storms that wreaked havoc on air travel midweek. The Canada-Russia opener wasnt a classic as both teams made mistakes. But when Canada made a costly error, Russia let them off the hook with one of their own. "I cant say were really tired," Sidorova said. "Were ready to play. We still want to win. "We need to be much better than the others. Thats probably the goal this week and hopefully we will (be). The game was pretty tight, but in the end, they were just better than us." Miskews shooting percentage was 90 per cent compared to Fominas 78. Homan outcurled Sidorova 89 to 66 per cent. Saitova at 78 per cent and Galkina at 91 outcurled Kreviazuk and Weagle both at 71. Kreviazuk missed shots in the fifth and seventh ends, but Russia handed momentum right back with lethal errors. Canada scored two points in those ends to lead 5-3. "Its the first game so youre not going to know the ice perfectly," Homan said. "A couple of spots were learning and a few misses here and there, not because were throwing badly, just because were learning the ice." Russia countered with two in the ninth to tie it up. Homans double takeout that end limited damage from Miskew miscue. Another double from the Canadian skip in the eighth erased Russias chance to score two and forced Sidorova to blank the end. Homan was pleased to start the tournament with a win in front of 2,848 at Harbour Station, which seats 6,000 for curling this week. "It wouldnt have been fun to lose that one with everyone coming out to cheer us on," the 24-year-old Canadian skip said. "Im glad we got the win under our belts. Now weve got the night off to have some dinner with friends and family and re-group for tomorrow." Homan and company won the bronze medal at last years world womens championship in Riga, Latvia. Their reward for a 13-0 record at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Montreal was a return trip to the world championship and in their own country this time. The Jennifer Jones team from Winnipeg went undefeated in Sochi to claim gold for Canada. Edmontons Kelsey Rocque won the world junior title earlier this month in Switzerland. Homan wants to continue the domination of Canadian women on the world stage. The last Canadian team to win a womens world curling title was Jones in 2008 in Vernon, B.C. Kelly Scott (2007) and Colleen Jones (2004) earned Canadas other world womens titles in the last decade. Wholesale Air Jordan 4 Australia . - All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked spry enough in pregame warmups Sunday for Green Bays divisional playoff game against Dallas. Air Jordan 4 Retro Australia . Ending a nine-game losing streak? That gave the Milwaukee Bucks veteran forward a reason to smile. http://www.cheapairjordan4australia.com/. 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When Moore won this title last year, it was his third PGA Tour crown. Na has one victory on tour. Sergio Garcia (68) and second-round leader Billy Hurley III (71) are tied for third place at minus-11 at Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club. Kevin Streelman (71) and Kevin Chappell (70) were both tied for the lead on the front nine, but dropped into a share of fifth at 9-under-par 207. They were joined there by Gary Woodland (66) and Sang-Moon Bae (68). Last weeks runner-up Brendon de Jonge (65) stands alongside Angelo Que (69), Jeff Overton (71), Patrick Reed (68) and Cameron Smith (69) in ninth place at minus-8. Moore opened with a birdie on the first. He carded back-to-back birdies at four and five, which briefly gave him a piece of the lead at 10-under. However, he tripped to a bogey on the sixth. Moore parred four in a row from the seventh. He birdied the par-3 11th and followed with a 12-foot birdie putt on the 12th. Moore faltered to another bogey on the par-4 13th, but he bounced right back with a birdie on No. 14. After a pair of pars, Moore birdied the 17th to join Na in the lead at 12-under. Moorre capped his round with a par at the last.dddddddddddd Im kind of in a similar position to where I was last year. I played just good, solid, consistent golf the last two days, Moore stated. The course challenges every aspect of your game. Na had a pair of scoring bursts in round three. He started his round with pars at one and two. Na ran off three straight birdies from the third to move to minus-10. The 31-year-old notched seven consecutive pars from the sixth. Na birdied the 13th to join his playing, Garcia, in the lead at 11-under. Na also birdied No. 14 to move one ahead. Na capped his bogey-free round with four more pars. including a 9-foot par- saving putt at the 16th. Looks like Im in a good position. You can go low out here, but you have to drive the ball well. There are some difficult holes you have to be careful on, Na explained. Garcia found hazards off the tee at 14 and 16. However, he scrambled for par on both holes. He had five birdies and a bogey through 11 holes, then closed with seven pars in a row. NOTES: Moore has a piece of the 54-hole lead for the sixth time in his career ... He has won two of the previous five ... Na won one of the previous three times he had at least a share of the third-round lead ... For the third day in a row, there was a weather delay due to lightning in the area ... Saturdays delay last two hours, 28 minutes. ' ' '