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James Rodriguez recently picked up the Puskas Award for the best goal of 2014, and it is never too early to start collating contenders for this year’s award. In the early stages of 2015, we haven’t seen anything as good as the above goal, which was scored by Victor Curto in the Belgian Second Division. The Spanish striker for K.A.S. Eupen connected as sweet as peach with...
Published: January 27, 2015
Rafael Nadal said at the beginning of this Australian Open that he wasn’t back to his best yet and shouldn’t be considered one of the favorites for the title. It turns out, he really meant it. On Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne, Nadal saw his 17-match winning streak against Tomas Berdych come to an end when the Czech upset Nadal in a dominating 6-2, 6-0, 7-6 performance in the quarterfinals. It’s...
Published: January 27, 2015
Lotus have unveiled images of the car with which they will compete in the 2015 Formula One season. The black, gold and red E23 made its debut on Twitter and the team website in computer-generated form. But that’s enough to see what it looks like, and of the two cars revealed so far, the Lotus is the more attractive. Can it keep its crown as launches come thick and fast toward the end of the week? We...
Published: January 27, 2015
Diego Reyes’ career seemed to be on the up when he signed a five-year contract with Porto in 2013. However, the Mexico international has faded away slowly. Reyes became a player to follow when he was playing with the Mexico U23 squad. He was an undisputed starter in Luis Fernando Tena’s XI. Reyes secured the gold medal at the Pan American Games (2011), the following year he won...
Published: January 27, 2015
Ekaterina Makarova and Maria Sharapova are two blonde Russian tennis players in their late 20s. That’s about where the similarities end. When the two clash in the semifinals of the 2015 Australian Open, it will be the assertive and aggressive Sharapova against the meek and mild Makarova. Sharapova, winner of five Grand Slams and 34 career singles titles, was born in Russia, but has resided in...
Published: January 27, 2015
Rafael Nadal reached the Australian Open final in each of his last two trips to the event but came up short of that high standard in 2015. He was knocked out of the tournament by Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals in 6-2, 6-0, 7-6(5) fashion. ESPN Stats & Info provided a shocking stat to come from Berdych’s win: Sports Illustrated‘s tennis Twitter account summed up the...
Published: January 27, 2015
Andy Murray took out Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to book a place in the semi-finals of the 2015 Australian Open. Murray secured a 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 win to set up a last-four clash with Tomas Berdych. Check below to see how he got it done Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: January 27, 2015
Tomas Berdych finally figured out how to best Rafael Nadal, and he did so in emphatic fashion. The World No. 7 snapped a 17-match losing streak against his Spanish adversary on Tuesday in the quarterfinals, returning to the Australian Open semifinals with a dominant 6-2, 6-0, 7-6(5) win. It was a perfect storm of wonderful shot-making by Berdych and sloppy play from Nadal. The powerful...
Published: January 27, 2015
Maria Sharapova thoroughly outclassed Eugenie Bouchard in a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Australian Open on Tuesday in Melbourne. In her previous match, Sharapova looked a little shaky. Although she beat Shuai Peng 6-3, 6-0, most agreed that she’d have to up her game in order to topple Bouchard. The young Canadian had rarely been tested through the first four rounds. Most...
Published: January 27, 2015
Juan Roman Riquelme was an artist. A rare one. Yes, he bickered with managers, and no, he didn’t make the impact with Argentina he might have, but over nearly two decades in professional football, he managed to make the acts of kicking and dribbling a ball look beautiful, and those aesthetic attributes are what will constitute his legacy. We’ll celebrate a bit of it here. Following are...