Canada is back on top of the world in its national sport after a 28-year drought.
Veteran Gary Gait tallied four goals in the fourth quarter to lead Canada to a 15-10 victory over the powerhouse United States in the final of the world lacrosse championships in London, Ont., on Saturday.
Gait, widely considered one of the greatest lacrosse players to ever play the game, was set to retire after the final.
"It's going to take a while to sink in," Gait told CBC Sports. "[It was] just a tremendous team effort."
The U.S. squad entered the gold-medal final as the overwhelming favourite to win a seventh straight world title. The Americans had won eight of the previous nine world tournaments since the event began in 1967.
Their only defeat prior to Saturday came to Canada in the 1978 final.
Geoff Snider of Canada was selected as the 2006 tournament's most valuable player.
