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Don’t mess with Georgia Page, because she is one tough rugby player. The USA Sevens Rugby Facebook page shared a video of the Lindenwood women’s player making a crushing tackle and clearing out a ruck just moments after getting her nosed smashed up. Think of her next time you see a sports star flopping, diving or rolling around the floor. Respect. Page,...
Published: June 5, 2015
As our guide to each of the Copa America teams moves into Group B, it is the turn of one of the perennial favourites to be looked at, with Argentina under the spotlight this time around. Stacked with world-class players and with the memory of a World Cup final appearance still less than a year old, Argentina will be hoping to go one better in this tournament and pick up their first major international...
Published: June 5, 2015
With the 2015 Copa America in Chile rapidly approaching, we have been building up to the tournament by looking at each of the competing nations and assessing their key individuals and looking back at their respective records in the tournament. This time around, we’re looking at the second invited nation from the CONCACAF region, Jamaica, who are set to take part in the Copa America for the first...
Published: June 5, 2015
With the northern hemisphere season all but over, the major nations will soon be gathering their extended squads together for pre-World Cup camps. The tried and tested model of choosing an inflated party to then whittle down to the prescribed 31 men who will form the official tournament squad is being deployed by all the sides. This has allowed coaches to reward fringe players who have had impressive...
Published: June 5, 2015
For the Republic of Ireland, a trio of international derbies (has such a run of fixtures ever been arranged before?) sees the tension and stakes escalate incrementally with each passing test—culminating in next week’s vital European Championship qualifier against Scotland. On Thursday, Martin O’Neill’s side hosted Northern Ireland in a behind-closed-doors training match, a carefully...
Published: June 5, 2015
When the United States women’s national team takes to the field for its 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup opener against Australia on Monday, it will look to drive its attack through one vital player. Megan Rapinoe will be tasked with breaking down the back line of the Matildas in Winnipeg on Monday, as well as searching for openings against Sweden and Nigeria in the following Group D matches. The...
Published: June 5, 2015
Of the 200-some full-membership golfers on the PGA Tour, the vast majority haven’t raised a trophy on golf’s top circuit. And of those who have won, fewer still have had repeated success at the same venue. Here are six of the game’s stars and the golf course they own. “Own,” as you’ll see, has a slightly flexible definition, but to own a course, a golfer...
Published: June 4, 2015
The first round of the 2015 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, featured plenty of low scores and fine performances, but Bo Van Pelt and Hideki Matsuyama are currently pacing the field after shooting eight-under 64s. Though Van Pelt and Matsuyama will enter the second round with the lead, there is no shortage of potential contenders in position to strike...
Published: June 4, 2015
MONTREAL — Discussion (and disagreement) over the Romain Grosjean-Max Verstappen crash at the Monaco Grand Prix has spilled over into the Montreal paddock this week. At the FIA press conference on Thursday morning, Felipe Massa reiterated the criticism he expressed for Verstappen after the Monaco race, saying it was correct that the young Dutchman was penalised for hitting the back of Grosjean‘s...
Published: June 4, 2015
Isco looks to be in good form going into Spain’s latest round of international fixtures, banging in three goals in training, including two from distance. The 23-year-old has no shortage of competition to break into the Spain midfield but will hope for opportunities in the friendly against Costa Rica and the Euro 2016 qualifier against Belarus. [h/t 101 Great Goals] Read more International Football...