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There was one moment in Thursday night’s England vs. Portugal Under-21 European Championships game in which Harry Kane looked like the striker who had taken the Premier League by storm last season. When the Tottenham Hotspur goalscorer picked up the ball in the 34th minute, he turned with absolute ease and unleashed a thunderous, curling effort that stung the gloves of Jose Sa...
Published: June 18, 2015
(Warning: video contains some offensive language) Norway attacked sexism in women’s football in the best way possible: with hilarity. As the Norwegians get set to face England in the round of 16 of the tournament, NRK created an incredible mockumentary in which the players hilariously “embrace” many of the stereotypes that plague women’s football. They tackle everything...
Published: June 18, 2015
Kei Nishikori and Gael Monfils both advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2015 Gerry Weber Open on Thursday, winning their respective matches in straight sets. The Japanese star in particular looked in fine form as he attempts to prove his recent success can carry over on the grass courts. The Gerry Weber Open serves as a great form gauge ahead of Wimbledon, and the likes of Nishikori and Monfils have...
Published: June 18, 2015
It is never the sign of a good game when the referee is one of the key topics of conversation in the post-match analysis. But events at the end of the ill-tempered Copa America encounter between Brazil and Colombia on Wednesday night have forced both Neymar and Chilean official Enrique Osses into the limelight for all the wrong reasons. The 23-year-old forward, who endured one of his most disappointing...
Published: June 18, 2015
Even while Carlos Tevez continues training and playing alongside his Argentina colleagues in the Copa America, speculation keeps linking the Juventus forward to a permanent move back to South America. This time, there may just be a little more substance to the reports. Should the 31-year-old Boca Juniors icon finally put pen to paper and seal a return to his first club, it would no doubt be the...
Published: June 18, 2015
Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene has called for more haste in determining the future direction of Formula One. Significant changes are on the table for the 2017 season, but Arrivabene is growing frustrated with the sport’s inability to get any of the proposals set in stone. The first cars built to the new regulations will race in just 21 months’ time—decisions are needed...
Published: June 18, 2015
Colombia beat Brazil 1-0 at the Copa America on Wednesday night. Brazil star Neymar was sent off at the end of the contest, and Colombian legend Faustino Asprilla wasn’t impressed with his antics during the match. Writing on Twitter in Spanish, but translated by Goal.com, Asprilla said: “Neymar is a footballing lie. Neymar, just go to Hollywood already!” It was the first time Colombia...
Published: June 18, 2015
After three group games, England confirmed their place in the last 16 of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Colombia in Montreal on Wednesday. Their dominant first-half performance was enough to seal the victory, improving further from their same-score win over Mexico, but if they want to progress past their next opponents, Norway, there are still areas where they need to...
Published: June 18, 2015
Leo Messi scores a lot of goals, so this is a brave promotion. One motel in Chile is offering free drinks to customers every time Messi scores for Argentina at the Copa America. As reported by Sport: The Motel Fantasia offers free drinks for every goal from Messi during the Copa America, and also special offers for every Argentina win. “Every Argentine fan can enjoy the benefits of their national...
Published: June 18, 2015
The knockout phase of Super Rugby kicks off this weekend with the first playoffs set to determine the semi-finalists. The Highlanders entertain the Chiefs in an all-Kiwi encounter while the Stormers host the Brumbies in Cape Town for the right to face the Waratahs. The unpredictable nature of the tournament makes forecasting the winners of either tie a difficult task, with the form book often providing...