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Copa America, Rancagua MEXICO 1-2 ECUADOR Goals: Jimenez (64′ p.); Bolanos (26′), Valencia (57′) Starting lineups Mexico: Corona; Ayala, Domínguez, Valenzuela, Flores, Velarde; Güemez, Medina, Jesús Corona; Vuoso, Jiménez. Ecuador: Domínguez, Paredes, Mina, Achilier, Ayoví, Noboa, Lastra, Ibarra, Montero, Bolaños, Valencia. Read more...
Published: June 19, 2015
Say what you will about Angel Di Maria, but you can’t say he doesn’t take his training seriously. That much was evident from a video of Argentina training, with Di Maria delivering an impressive, thunderous overhead kick during a casual game of foot-tennis. There’s no casual in Di Maria. Not even in simple foot-tennis. [YouTube, 101 Great Goals] Read more International...
Published: June 19, 2015
Roger Federer kept his hopes of an eighth triumph at the Gerry Weber Open alive, as he coasted past Florian Mayer and into the semi-finals with a straight-sets win. Facing him in the last four will be Ivo Karlovic, as the 36-year-old Croatian produced a serving clinic to get the better of third seed Tomas Berdych in three sets. Elsewhere, Kei Nishikori progressed in his quarter-final after a punishing...
Published: June 19, 2015
After much toing and froing, it has now been finally established that Neymar will now only be suspended for one game for his two yellow cards and dismissal at the end of a fraught match with Colombia. That means Brazil’s brightest light will be missing for the vital encounter with Venezuela this Sunday, where Brazil need a result to be sure of progress to the quarter-finals of the Copa America....
Published: June 19, 2015
On Saturday, Argentina captain Lionel Messi will reach a personal milestone when he receives his 100th international cap against Jamaica. But the consummate winner will not let his own landmarks interfere with what is his one and only goal: take home a big trophy for the Albiceleste. It all started on rather inauspicious terms for the best player in the world. Messi’s international debut,...
Published: June 19, 2015
The one undefeated force in our universe is time. No matter how hard we may try to stave off the cumulative effects, it eventually catches up with everyone. Even a transcendent athlete like Roger Federer isn’t immune to this inevitably. The soon-to-be 34-year-old is firmly entrenched in the twilight of his legendary career. No longer able to win tournaments at the rapid clip he once did,...
Published: June 19, 2015
Reigning Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will be looking to build on his momentum picked up from his Canada win last time out by claiming victory in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Englishman had to dig deep to bounce back after disappointment in Monaco, but he managed to edge Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Montreal. The German—now 17 points behind Hamilton atop the drivers’...
Published: June 19, 2015
Super Rugby sits as the pinnacle of club rugby for many and illustrates the strengths of the southern hemisphere, but the Stormers’ roundabout route into this year’s play-offs has once again brought its format into disrepute. An idealistic league layout has well-placed priorities of fairness and balance at its core, but in seeing the Stormers qualify for the post-season in 2015, we’re...
Published: June 19, 2015
Peru beat 10-man Venezuela 1-0 in the Copa America’s only game on Thursday, in the process setting up a fascinating conclusion to Group C. Claudio Pizarro’s close-range finish was the difference between the two sides, although Venezuela were more than a little hampered by the dismissal of defender Fernando Amorebieta midway through the first half. That sending off changed the dynamic of...
Published: June 18, 2015
Copa America, Valparaiso PERU 1-0 VENEZUELA Goals: Pizarro (72′) Red card: Amorebieta (29′) Starting lineups Peru: Gallese; Advíncula, Zambrano, Ascues, Vargas; Ballón, Lobatón; Sánchez, Cueva; Pizarro, Guerrero. Venezuela: Baroja; Rosales, Vizcarrondo, Túñez, Amorebieta; Rincón, Seijas, Vargas, Guerra; Arango; Rondón. Read more International...