Samir Nasri’s Girlfriend Apologises for France Tweet as Star Mulls Retirement

Updates from Friday, May 16 CNN reports France’s Didier Deschamps has issued a lawsuit against Samir Nasri‘s girlfriend, Anara Atanes: Coach Didier Deschamps filed a civil lawsuit against her Friday, charging that she publicly insulted him. […] Deschamps’ lawyer, Carlo Alberto Brusa, told CNN that the lawsuit was filed due to the “seriousness of her comments.” The... 

F1 2015 Driver Predictions: 6 Key Switches That Could Take Place Next Year

Predicting the 2015 Formula One driver market is a little bit like trying to predict the route of a vehicle on a journey to an unknown destination. There are so many variables at play that even a single wrong guess can render the rest of the predictions incorrect. In August last year, I predicted the 2014 driver line-ups. A few weeks later, Sky Sports pundit Martin Brundle and former driver Anthony... 

5 Surprise Omissions from the Netherlands World Cup Squad

This week, the Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal announced his preliminary squad for the World Cup in Brazil.  Following the announcement, Dutch fans and pundits alike hurried to see if Wesley Sneijder was included. He was.  But while Sneijder still has a chance of going to Brazil this summer, other players are not as lucky. Here, we take a look at the five most shocking omissions from the... 

5 Surprise Omissions from the USA World Cup Squad

On Monday, United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann unveiled his preliminary roster of 30 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  Although he did add seven extra players to the squad, which will be trimmed to 23 after the June 1 friendly with Turkey, Klinsmann left some key players out.  A few of the players left on the outside looking in were in good form, but they just didn’t have enough... 

Ashley Cole, Samir Nasri and the 20 Most Notable World Cup Squad Absentees

When he announced his 23-man squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup and didn’t call Ashley Cole’s name, England manager Roy Hodgson remarked that omitting the Chelsea left-back had been “one of the hardest” decisions of his career, as per The Independent. No doubt many of Hodgson’s peers found themselves in similar positions as they selected their rosters for Brazil, and... 

Predicting Roy Hodgson’s England Starting XI vs. Italy in World Cup 2014 Opener

There are two England lineups to ponder right now—the team we want to see against Italy, and the one Roy Hodgson will pick.  Don’t be fooled by Hodgson’s bold selections in his 23. As my TalkSport colleague Danny Kelly put it this week, Hodgson may have a progressive squad, but a conservative team will come out of it at the World Cup. For Hodgson. the bold move has already been... 

The Biggest ‘What If’ for Golf’s Top Stars so Far in 2014

Even the best golfers in the world look back on their seasons and wonder “what if?” No season is ever perfect; even the most spectacular and most productive years feature those “what if” moments that are lamented. Jordan Spieth certainly looks back at what happened at the Masters and Players Championship. Patrick Reed has to look back on his top-five proclamation and think about... 

Data Analysis: Was Nico Rosberg Really Quicker Than Lewis Hamilton in Spain?

Lewis Hamilton won last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix by 0.636 seconds over his Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg. A tight margin after 66 laps to be sure, but Rosberg never really challenged him the way he did in Bahrain. In the post-race podium interview, though, Hamilton said, “I wasn’t fast enough really today; Nico was quicker. I struggled a lot with the balance and really... 

Rafael Nadal vs. Gilles Simon: Score and Recap from 2014 Rome Masters

Defending champion Rafael Nadal kicked off his title defense at the 2014 Italian Open on Wednesday with a dramatic three-set win over world No. 30 Gilles Simon.    ESPN Tennis shared the 7-6(1), 6-7(4), 6-2 scoreline: The inspiring effort, which improves Nadal to 6-1 all time against the Frenchman, propels the seven-time Rome Masters champion into Thursday’s round of 16. Despite... 

Costa Rica 2014 FIFA World Cup Squad: Player-by-Player Guide

Jorge Luis Pinto, manager of the Costa Rica national football team, released a provisional 30-man list for this summer’s World Cup. Costa Rica only have two preparation matches before the tournament starts—against Japan on June 2 and the Republic of Ireland on June 7. For those friendlies, Pinto will play with his final squad because he must hand FIFA the 23-man list on June 2.  There... 

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