Tony Kelshaw 
We’ve reached the business end of the IIHF World Championship and a tight tussle is expected when Canada face Sweden in the quarter-finals. The Swedes were more convincing during the group stage, but the defending champions will not give up their title without a fight.
Calgary have to beat Edmonton on home ice to keep their Stanley Cup hopes alive and are taken to rise to the challenge at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Flames have suffered three straight defeats since winning Game 1 but will be boosted by being back in front of their own fans.
Canada are safely through to the IIHF World Championship quarter-finals but could do with a confidence-boosting win over France. The holders have suffered back-to-back defeats against Switzerland and Denmark and will be keen to lift morale in their final Group A encounter.
Canada received a wake-up call when losing to Switzerland at the IIHF World Championship and are expected to bounce back by beating Denmark. The Danes are having a decent tournament with three wins from five outings, but have had their limitations exposed by the better teams.
Burnley will stay in the Premier League if beating Newcastle but we reckon a draw at Turf Moor could leave the Clarets sweating on events elsewhere. They would then have to hope that Leeds fail to win at Brentford, as a thrilling relegation battle goes right down to the wire.
West Ham will be trying to pip Man Utd to sixth place in the Premier League table when visiting Brighton in the final round of fixtures. Moving up would mean an upgrade from the Europa Conference League to the Europa League, with the Hammers currently two points behind.
Canada face their first real test at this year’s IIHF World Championship when taking on Switzerland. Both teams have claimed four straight victories in Group A and past meetings at this level have been tight, with only one goal separating them in the last three tournament encounters.
Toronto upset DC United 2-1 at BMO Field earlier this season but head into the return fixture in Washington on a miserable run of results. The Reds have suffered five straight MLS defeats, failing to score in the last three of those, with injuries and suspensions taking a toll.
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Burnley can climb back out of the Premier League relegation zone if picking up a point at Aston Villa but we fear that will be a difficult task. They have drawn at Villa Park for the past two seasons, but the bad news is they were beaten 3-1 at home by Villa earlier this month.
Everton missed a good chance to end their relegation fears when losing to Brentford and now face a tricky test against Crystal Palace. The Eagles are unbeaten in four matches, playing well and still hoping to finish the season in the top half of the Premier League table.
The world’s best golfers are heading to Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma to take part in the 2022 PGA Championship, starting on May 19. This is the second major of the year, following the Masters in April, and everyone is looking for clues over who will win.
Montreal’s impressive run of results came to an end at Nashville in midweek but they will hope to resume winning ways when hosting Real Salt Lake. The visitors have gone five away games without a victory, picking up only two points and scoring just a couple of goals.
Vancouver continued their resurgence with a win over Dallas in midweek but may find travelling to Charlotte tough on a quick turnaround. CLTFC have generally been strong at home in their inaugural campaign and should benefit from having more time to prepare.