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After a less-than-thrilling outing in Montreal, Formula One returns to Europe for the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix. Held at the beautiful and simple Red Bull Ring, the race will be the eighth round of the season. Last year’s event was the first at the Spielberg venue since 2003; the coming race will be the ninth at this cut-down incarnation of the legendary Osterreichring and the 28th Austrian Grand...
Published: June 17, 2015
Wimbledon has always been the standard of tennis tradition, but in 2015 it could use a little life. Unlike the anticipation to several compelling French Open storylines ranging from Rafael Nadal’s dynasty, Novak Djokovic’s Holy Grail quest and Stan Wawrinka’s enormous big-match play, Wimbledon does not currently have the dramatic flair of its continental rival. Djokovic is going after...
Published: June 17, 2015
Before rugby’s focus takes its inevitable swing in the direction of this year’s World Cup, Europe’s bastions have the opportunity to look back on the work of their 2014-15 campaigns—some with pride, others not so much. French giants Stade Francais rose to be crowned the final domestic champion on Saturday, joining Saracens and Glasgow Warriors as a victor in one of Europe’s...
Published: June 17, 2015
The United States women’s national team sealed top spot in Group D with a tight 1-0 victory over Nigeria on Tuesday night in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Veteran forward Abby Wambach scored the game’s only goal in the 45th minute, crashing in a flying volley from a Megan Rapinoe corner. In the short term, the result is all that matters. After topping the group, the U.S. will now face...
Published: June 17, 2015
The U.S. under-20 national team was eliminated from the U20 World Cup after a quarterfinal defeat against Serbia on penalties. Both sides were tied 0-0 after two hours, and the U.S. ended up losing after nine rounds in the shootout, despite a valiant effort from goalkeeper Zack Steffen. Even though the U.S. was ousted from the tournament, there were several standouts in this squad. The defense, anchored...
Published: June 16, 2015
Jordan Spieth will be trying to follow up his first major tournament win at the Masters with a victory at the U.S. Open this weekend as the 8-1 second betting choice behind the 7-1 favorite Rory McIlroy, who won it in 2011. While Spieth and McIlroy will both be popular bets at Chambers Bay in Washington, defending champion Martin Kaymer is 40-1 to repeat, which is a feat that has not been done in the...
Published: June 16, 2015
Here’s further proof that the Chile-based 2015 Copa America has been a whacky tournament and will continue to be: Paraguay’s opening goal against Jamaica. In one of the more bizarre goals seen in recent memory, Duwayne Kerr came way off his line to make a clearance. The problem was, his clearance went straight into the boot of Paraguay’s Edgar Benitez and back into the goal. Just...
Published: June 16, 2015
Copa America, La Serena ARGENTINA 1-0 URUGUAY Goals: Aguero (56′) Starting lineups Argentina: Romero; Zabaleta, Garay, Otamendi, Rojo; Biglia, Mascherano, Pastore, Di Maria; Messi, Aguero. Uruguay: Muslera; Maxi, Godín, Giménez, A. Pereira; Arévalo Ríos, González, Lodeiro, Cebolla; Rolán, Cavani. Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: June 16, 2015
It’s not often that you hear the term “crucial friendly” used with a straight face, but that’s exactly what Tuesday’s game against Portugal was for the Italian national team. With Wales and Romania flying up the FIFA World Rankings thanks to successful Euro 2016 qualifying campaigns and their own ranking held down by a spate of draws and their poor showing in Brazil last...
Published: June 16, 2015
Live updates: 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Group D: Nigeria 0-1 United States (full time) Venue: BC Place, Vancouver GOALS: Abby Wambach 45′ Nigeria: Precious Dede; Sarah Nnodim (red card 69′, second yellow), Josephine Chukwunonye, Onome Ebi, Ngozi Ebere; Asisat Oshoala, Evelyn Nwabuoku, Ngozi Okobi; Francisca Ordega (Cecilia Nku 77′), Courtney Dike (Desire Oparanozie...