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A talented and experienced blend of world champions and Olympic medallists from Europe will take on Canadas best curling teams in the 2015 World Financial Group Continental Cup, presented by SecurTek. Curlings version of the Ryder Cup will introduce a new format beginning with the 2015 event, set for Jan. 8 to 11 in Calgary, as itll be Team Canada taking on Team Europe this season and in the 2017 event, while itll be Team Canada against Team World (including the U.S.) in the 2016 and 2018 events. Three mens and three womens teams for Team Canada will take on Team Europe in various disciplines during four days of competition — traditional team games, mixed doubles, singles, mixed skins and standard skins games. Each segment awards points for wins (or ties). A total of 60 points are available, meaning the side that earns more than 30 points will be declared the champion. Reigning world mens champion Thomas Ulsrud of Norway, two-time world champ and Olympic silver-medallist David Murdoch of Scotland and 2013 world mens champ and Olympic bronze-medallist Niklas Edin of Sweden will be the mens teams for Team Europe, while 2013 world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist Eve Muirhead of Scotland, Olympic silver-medallist Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden and world championship bronze-medallist Anna Sidorova of Russia will be the womens teams. Four of the Team Canada representatives are already known: Olympic gold-medallists Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, along with the two Team Canada squads for the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, presented by SecurTek, and Scotties Tournament of Hearts: John Morris of Calgary and Rachel Homan of Ottawa. The final two Canadian entries will be the winners of the 2014 Home Hardware Canada Cup of Curling, presented by Meridian Manufacturing, Dec. 3 to 7 at Encana Arena in Camrose, Alta. Should the Home Hardware Canada Cup winner already have a WFG Continental Cup berth, the next highest team on the Canadian Team Ranking System will qualify. "Just taking a look at those European teams, we know we have our work cut out for us," said Morris, a two-time winner (2013, 2011) at the WFG Continental Cup. "We know how much they enjoy coming into our backyard and beating us, so well be training hard to make sure that doesnt happen. We know its going to be an intense four days of curling in Calgary, and with that format, anything can happen. But I can promise you this: well definitely be ready for them." It will be the 11th edition of the WFG Continental Cup; in the previous 10 editions, the combined Team North America side (four Canadian and two U.S. teams) won six times, including last Januarys highly successful event at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, while Team World (European and Asian teams) prevailed on four occasions. 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The Reds will host the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in the opener of a four-game series at Great American Ball Park, and the debut matchup will feature a pair of pitchers whose recent resumes have included a fair number of bases-clearing hits.Top British eventer William Fox-Pitt is set to make his comeback next week following a serious fall during last Octobers World Young Horse Championships. The 47-year-old former world No 1 has four horses entered - including his 2015 Badminton winner Chilli Morning - in the Burnham Market International from April 1-3. The Norfolk event will be Fox-Pitts first since falling from his horse Reinstated during the cross-country phase in Le Lion-dAngers.Fox-Pitt, who suffered head trauma, spent three weeks at a French hospital - two of them in intensive care - before flying home and continuing his treatment.In a statement posted on his official website, Fox-Pitt said: It is all systems go here and everything is on target. The horses are well, and I am hoping to be out competing at Burnham Marrket.ddddddddddddI have been checked by the specialist and have been cleared to compete.Yogi Breisner [Great Britain eventing team chief] came down and we jumped four horses together, and it very much feels like all systems go.A big thank you to everyone who has supported me through my recovery. I am looking forward to working with Chilli Morning and the rest of the horses and getting going with the season.Fox-Pitt has won 20 major championship medals during his career, including a team silver at the London 2012 Olympics alongside Zara Phillips, Tina Cook, Mary King and Nicola Wilson, while he has won the Burghley four-star event a record six times and Badminton twice.Fitness and form permitting, he would be the leading contender to spearhead Britains eventing medal bid at the Rio Olympics this summer. ' ' '