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Wayne Rooney‘s record-breaking 50th goal for England has been the talk of social media Wednesday, and YouTuber RedWay7 has compiled the obligatory video of every international strike by the Manchester United attacker. Though we’re not convinced by the choice of music, sit back, relax and enjoy 10 minutes of Rooney, from September 2003 to September 2015. [YouTube: RedWay7] Read...
Published: September 9, 2015
Liverpool midfielder James Milner’s reputation for a charismatic one-liner has taken quite a hit since the ‘Boring James Milner’ parody Twitter account rose to fame. And on Tuesday night, the parody account tweeted a message of congratulations to England teammate Wayne Rooney, who claimed his record 50th international goal against Switzerland at Wembley. Unfortunately for the...
Published: September 9, 2015
Novak Djokovic and Marin Cilic clash in the 2015 U.S. Open semifinals for the rights to win the “Battle of the Balkans” and, most importantly, to land in another major final. They are supremely talented champions. Djokovic is the dominant No. 1 player in the world, and Cilic is the defending U.S. Open champion, looking to beat Djokovic on his way to a second career title in Flushing Meadow....
Published: September 9, 2015
The role of the hooker has been under the spotlight in the northern hemisphere during the Rugby World Cup warm-up phase before the tournament starts 18 September. Both England and Scotland have a first-choice man in the role whose work around the field is outstanding, but Tom Youngs and Ross Ford have major issues with their throwing into the lineout for their respective teams. With Dylan Hartley...
Published: September 9, 2015
Novak Djokovic should look into real estate at the U.S. Open semifinals. He’s certainly been there enough times. Djokovic clinched his ninth consecutive semifinals trip, in tennis’ final major of the year, with a four-set victory over Feliciano Lopez, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2). Djokovic did more than enough to earn the victory, winning 76 percent of his first-service points, but Lopez committed...
Published: September 9, 2015
By defeating her sister Venus Williams, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, at the 2015 U.S. Open on Tuesday, Serena Williams cleared perhaps the most difficult hurdle in her path toward what would be a historic calendar-year Grand Slam. “She’s the toughest player I’ve ever played in my life,” Serena said of big sister Venus in her post-match interview (via the ESPN broadcast). That’s not...
Published: September 9, 2015
If you picked Serena Williams and Roberta Vinci to meet in the 2015 U.S. Open semifinals, well, you might be clairvoyant. Few expected these veterans to eventually clash when the tournament started. Yet here they are, in the proverbial David vs. Goliath battle. What’s at stake is not only a place in the final but perhaps a place in history as well. Williams’ presence at this stage shouldn’t...
Published: September 9, 2015
Jurgen Klinsmann is no stranger to playing his best players out of position. But on Tuesday, Klinsmann made his most baffling decision to date, which is a strong claim to make given how poorly the Jermaine Jones center-back experiment worked at the start of 2015. For the friendly against Brazil at Gillette Stadium, Klinsmann decided to start winger Alejandro Bedoya in the defensive midfield of...
Published: September 9, 2015
We’re halfway through the FedEx Cup Playoffs, so it’s time to take stock and see who’s worth buying and selling with two events to go. Rickie Fowler is most definitely up after his Sunday run at the Deutsche Bank Championship (DBC), his second win of the year and third of his career. Jordan Spieth missed the cut for the second week in a row and Henrik Stenson earned a solo second...
Published: September 9, 2015
It was only fitting for the cornerstones of American women’s tennis to treat the Queens, New York, crowd to another epic duel in a prime-time quarterfinals matchup at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Anticipated as the showdown was, it lived up to the hype as Serena Williams claimed a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory over her elder sister, Venus Williams. The three-time reigning champion at Flushing Meadows improved...