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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 11, 2013
The tour itself may have started over a week ago, but the Queensland Reds landed the first punch on Australia’s behalf during a grueling match on Saturday morning in Brisbane. The Lions had things all their own way in the opening two fixtures, but the Reds dragged them into the trenches and really made them work for their 22-12 victory. Now the Lions will enter uncharted territory and take on...
Published: June 11, 2013
Aldo Rebelo struck a defensive tone, Monday, insisting all World Cup stadiums—including the much-delayed Arena Amazonia in Manaus—would be delivered by FIFA’s December deadline. In a conference call with the international press (in which Bleacher Report participated), Rebelo, the Brazilian minister of sport, also gave his country’s overall World Cup preparations a “9 out...
Published: June 11, 2013
Tennis fans don’t have to wait long for another Grand Slam event after an exciting French Open in Paris. The 2013 edition of Wimbledon is right around the corner and all of the game’s biggest stars are going to be on hand—including Andy Murray. Wimbledon is the All England Club’s late-June kickoff to grass season and figures to be fought to a dramatic conclusion. Heading into...
Published: June 11, 2013
Despite the fact that Novak Djokovic lost in the semifinal of the French Open to Rafael Nadal, he still came away as a winner in some aspects of the game. Djokovic was never in any danger of losing his world No. 1 ranking and no matter what Nadal did in the semifinal or the final, he was going to fall from No. 4 to No. 5. As the rankings currently stand, just a little over a week until Wimbledon gets...
Published: June 11, 2013
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying: Mexico 0-0 Costa Rica 11 June 2013 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) Lineups Mexico XI: Corona; Flores, Maza, Moreno, Salcido; Barrera, Herrera Zavala, Guardado; De Nigris, Hernandez Costa Rica XI: Navas; Gamboa, Umana, Gonzalez, Acosta; Diaz, Tejeda, Barrantes, Bolanos; Ruiz, Campbell Recap Mexico drew their...
Published: June 10, 2013
The 2013 French Open ended exactly as many predicted with world No. 1 Serena Williams holding the Coupe de Suzanne Lenglen trophy, smiling, for all the world to see. Gone until 2014 are players caked in red clay, dampened by the persistent rain. The tour moves on to Wimbledon with its pristine lawns and its fast tennis courts. While many top players finished strong in Paris, former champs like Li Na...
Published: June 10, 2013
Portugal manager Paulo Bento took the opportunity to shuffle the deck for Monday’s friendly against Croatia, making changes in goal, defense, midfield and attack. But it was a familiar face who did the business for the Seleccao in Geneva—Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the match nine minutes before the break. Having failed to open the scoring in the 18th minute after being set...
Published: June 10, 2013
Coming off a dramatic, last-minute win over Jamaica in 2014 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, the United States now turns its attention to Panama, who it will meet on Tuesday night at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. It’s not outrageous to say that the win in Kingston was one of the more important victories for the States in the Jurgen Klinsmann era. After all, it was a game that many had expected...
Published: June 10, 2013
Neymar has been the center of attention of soccer fans across the world for the last few weeks. From his decision to transfer to Barcelona to World Cup qualifying, there isn’t a soccer player whose name has been in the news more than Neymar’s. The young Brazilian has been one of the biggest names in soccer for the last few years, garnering massive attention over his highly-anticipated transfer....
Published: June 10, 2013
In an international friendly between two teams hoping to reach the 2014 World Cup, Portugal was able to secure a 1-0 win over Croatia. Both teams were coming off World Cup qualifying matches on Friday, although the two sides had very different results. Portugal grabbed a much-needed 1-0 victory over Russia to stay on top of Group F, while Croatia had a disappointing 1-0 loss to Scotland to fall behind...