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There has been a lot of hype around Roberto Firmino lately, with the Hoffenheim star linked with Manchester United and Liverpool, with Globoesporte’s Marcelo Hazan and Richard Souza reporting Liverpool are “now strong contenders” (via Will Giles of Metro.co.uk). Those clubs might be having second thoughts after seeing this miss on Wednesday night. The Brazil...
Published: June 18, 2015
With the group stage of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in the rearview mirror, the United States women’s national team is focusing on its round-of-16 clash with Colombia on Monday in Edmonton. Entering the clash against the dynamic side from Group F, USWNT boss Jill Ellis has a tough decision staring her in the face at the forward position. For the first three matches of the...
Published: June 18, 2015
ESTADIO MONUMENTAL, Santiago — It was just like watching Brazil. Colombia were even in yellow too. And at the end of the game, after the melee that followed, all four sides of the stadium saluted them. Colombian supporters heavily outnumbered Brazilians, partly because of the large number of the former currently living in Chile, and this felt like a home game for them. They were roared into every...
Published: June 18, 2015
And all of a sudden, the run is over. Dunga and Brazil’s stretch of 11 successive wins was brought to an abrupt halt on Wednesday night by Colombia, whose 1-0 win in Santiago, Chile, left Group C in this Copa America wide open. With Peru and Venezuela playing on Thursday evening, there is the possibility of all four sides sitting on three points after two games, should the former manage to win....
Published: June 18, 2015
Wednesday’s solitary Copa America fixture certainly lived up to the hype, as Colombia finally scored a victory over Brazil—who had Neymar, at his petulant worst for much of the evening, sent off after the final whistle—in a competitive fixture to reignite their tournament hopes. A surprise defeat to Venezuela in their tournament opener meant Jose Pekerman’s side had little margin...
Published: June 18, 2015
With Wimbledon fast approaching, Victoria Azarenka‘s status for the fortnight in London has been put in jeopardy because of a foot injury. Continue for updates. Azarenka Withdraws with Foot Injury Wednesday, June 17 After getting bounced in the third round of the French Open by Serena Williams, a left foot injury has forced Victoria Azarenka to withdraw from the Aegon Classic, according...
Published: June 17, 2015
German tennis star Sabine Lisicki is known for her powerful serve, but no one could have been prepared for the dazzling display she put on in Wednesday’s second-round win over Belinda Bencic at the 2015 Aegon Classic. Lisicki smashed a world-record 27 aces in the match and spoke about how comfortable she feels amid the grass-court season, per WTATennis.com: It’s nice to have another record!...
Published: June 17, 2015
Copa America, Santiago BRAZIL 0-1 COLOMBIA Goals: Murillo (36′) Starting lineups Brazil: Jefferson; Dani Alves; Thiago Silva, Miranda, Filipe Luís; Fernandinho, Elias; Willian, Fred; Neymar, Firmino. Colombia: Ospina; Zuñiga, Murillo, Zapata, Armero; Cuadrado, Sánchez, Valencia, Rodríguez; Gutiérrez, Falcao. Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: June 17, 2015
Germany didn’t exactly kick off their campaign for the U21 European Championships with all the flair and domination expected of the competition’s standalone favourites. Two points dropped and a red card picked up is what will be noted in Horst Hrubesch‘s notebook following his side’s 1-1 draw with Serbia on Wednesday evening. On the opening day of the competition it was Denmark...
Published: June 17, 2015
Roger Federer and Tomas Berdych both booked their places in the quarter-finals at the Gerry Weber Open, winning in straight sets in Round 2 after tough opening matches. Elsewhere at the Halle venue, Florian Mayer and Ivo Karlovic also sampled victory in the second round, completing the top half of the final eight players left in this prestigious event. Second seed Kei Nishikori and Frenchman Gael Monfils...