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Titans 155 for (Markram 33) beat Warriors 149 for 6 (Ackerman 34, Jonker 33) by six runsScorecard Titans claimed a second successive T20 title and denied Warriors a first trophy in seven seasons by defending 156, despite losing their captain Albie Morkel to a hamstring injury in their first over in the field. Lungi Ngidi and Junior Dala both conceded under seven runs an over but the hero was Malusi Siboto who defended 12 off the final over to secure a tense win.A penultimate over that was boundary-less and cost Dala just six runs set the tone for Sibotos heroics but they were not without drama. He sent down a slower ball first delivery, then a dot ball, and then only three singles to all but guarantee Titans the win. However, with what should have been the final ball, Siboto bowled a leg-side wide to leave open the prospect of a Super Over deciding the tournament. But he finished on target to leave Warriors wondering how they had left it to their seventh-wicket pair of Lesiba Ngoepe and Sisanda Magala needing to score 31 off 22 balls.The enormity of the occasion - Warriors last played in a final in the 2010-11 season - seemed to overwhelm them but they showed glimpses of breaking their drought. They pulled Titans back from 105 for 3 to restrict them to a below-par score at altitude but none of their senior batsmen could anchor the chase.Warriors reply began tentatively when Clyde Fortuin hit the ball straight to Aiden Markram at backward point but Titans joy soon turned to worry. Morkel grabbed at his hamstring in pain as the wicket fell and could not complete the over.David Wiese took over the captaincy and bowled the next over from Morkels end, with equal success. He had the leading run-scorer in the competition, Jon-Jon Smuts, caught behind and Warriors were in early trouble. Their malaise could have deepened when Ngidi appealed for a catch against Colin Ingram, who had yet to score, but umpire Allahudien Paleker turned him down. Ingram only faced another eight deliveries before Ngidi had the last laugh and Titans took the Powerplay honours with Warriors on 44 for 3.Colin Ackermann and Christiaan Jonker got them back on track with a clinical attack on the Titans change bowlers. They were particularly severe on left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, whose first over cost 14, but he could have had both their wickets. After Ackermann hit Shamsi over the grass embankment for six, he skied another strike but Siboto put it down and conceded a run. Off the next ball, Jonker tried to flick and was caught by Junior Dala to put Titans back in it.Ackermann shared in a 30-run fifth-wicket stand with Qaasim Adams, who is on loan from Titans and gave it to his old team with a feisty 17 off 16 balls. Before he could do any more damage, though, Shamsi removed him lbw with the last ball of his spell. The tale twisted even more when Ackermann holed out to Ngidi and all but ended Warriors challenge.That would have come as relief to Titans, who should have scored more after their strong start. They put on 35 in the first four overs, which included two overs from Kyle Abbott who was selected ahead of the competitions second-highest wicket-taker Andrew Birch, despite Birchs 5 for 16 against the same opposition at the same ground in the group stage.Warriors fought back when Basheeru Walters made the first breakthrough and two further blows left Titans 73 for 3 in the 10th over. Despite needing some firepower Titans did not send in their star batsman Farhaan Behardien immediately and tasked Heino Kuhn with partnering Morkel in the middle. Kuhn was run out in the 14th over, which sparked a mini-collapse. They lost three for 21, including Behardien, who was unable to provide a replay of his 14-ball fifty from the weekend, and Morkel, also run-out.At 126 for 6, with 16 balls remaining, Titans were in danger of finishing well below par but Wiese took them to respectability. He plundered 16 runs in a 19-run final over that took Titans over 150 and, in the end, it proved enough. Air Force 1 Nederland . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. Nike Cortez Aanbieding . -- Josh Sterk scored once and set up two more as the Oshawa Generals edged the visiting Belleville Bulls 3-2 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. http://www.airforce1schoenen.com/ . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Nike Air Force 1 Low Nederland . Vettel, who has already clinched his fourth straight F1 title, enters the finale with a chance to equal Michael Schumachers 13 victories in a year and match the record of nine consecutive wins by Alberto Ascari in the 1952 and 1953 seasons. Air Force 1 Heren Sale . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont.COMMERCE CITY, Colo. -- After an ugly first half, the Colorado Rapids broke intensified their pressure after the break and quickly broke through. Nathan Sturgis scored in the 47th minute and Clint Irwin got his sixth shutout of the season to lift the Rapids to a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Thursday night. "It was only a matter of time," Sturgis said. "We came out with energy, got some good bounces and got some opportunities. "We did get a few lucky bounces in that sequence." Deshorn Brown also scored for Colorado (7-7-5), which last lost at home to New York on July 8, 2007 -- improving to 4-0-1 since. New York (8-7-4) was shut out for the fifth time this season. The Red Bulls are 2-3-1 in their last six games while getting outscored 9-6 in that stretch. "I felt it had been ugly for large chunks for both teams," New York coach Mike Petke said. "It wasnt the prettiest game." The Rapids went right after Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles to start the second half. "We didnt have a lot of space in the first half," Colorado coach Oscar Pareja said. "In the second we were able to spread the ball out more and that spread them out and got them a little tired." Colorado pressured from the start of the half and hadd two other shots directed at the goal.ddddddddddddEdson Buddles shot was blocked by several players, run down Dillon Powers and had his shot kicked away by New York defender Markus Holgersson, who was standing in the crease. Sturgis ran down the rebounded ball and deposited it past Robles. It was Sturgis fourth goal of the season. "To give up that early goal was a killer," Petke said. "To not be able to clear the ball and to not stay with our marks throughout it until it finished was a killer." Christopher Klute set up Brown with a perfectly timed cross in the 68th minute. Brown was waiting by the right post and connected. The defences controlled play, limiting the number of chances, in the first half. The Rapids were awarded a free kick when Klute was tripped up just outside the box. But Sturgis sent the free kick well over the cross bar in the 14th minute. Connor Lade broke free between two defenders to get a clean shot off but pushed it wide of the right post in the 23rd minute. Sturgis created his own chance with a move to the middle. He got a slow kick off that required a diving save by Robles in the 37th minute. "Going into the had at least three opportunities the first half," said Petke. "We just didnt capitalize on." ' ' '