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France beat Cameroon 3-2 in an international friendly on Monday in their penultimate match ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. Blaise Matuidi gave the hosts the lead with a smart volley, but Vincent Aboubakar equalised just two minutes later. Another volley from Olivier Giroud ensured France would head into half-time with the lead. In the second half, Les Bleus dominated possession...
Published: May 30, 2016
Andy Murray, the reigning Olympic champion in men’s singles tennis, has announced he’ll seek medical advice on the Zika virus before making a definite decision on whether he’ll defend his title at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this summer. The Zika virus has caused a slew of high-profile athletes to reconsider their participation in this year’s Olympic Games, and...
Published: May 30, 2016
The 2016 French Open has been filled to the brim with thrills and spills over the first week of competition results, and Monday’s rain stoppage presented an ideal moment to pause and celebrate the highlights so far. Sky Sports reported this was the first time in 16 years that an entire day of play was abandoned due to the conditions, but those still left in the running may be pleased at the prospect...
Published: May 30, 2016
Weather was again the major story Monday at the 2016 French Open, as rain washed away the entire day’s slate. Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, the tournament’s respective top seeds, were originally scheduled for their fourth-round matches. Djokovic will instead face Roberto Bautista Agut on Tuesday, when he’ll look to earn a seventh straight trip to the quarterfinals...
Published: May 30, 2016
Tuesday’s play at the French Open will feature a full slate, as Monday’s play was completely rained out, marking the first time in 16 years an entire day’s worth of matches was postponed, according to Nick McCarvel of USA Today. With the potential of more bad weather to come, there are now growing concerns at Roland Garros, as McCarvel reported: What many fear is a backlog with...
Published: May 30, 2016
More than seven months after his last Formula One victory, Lewis Hamilton finally returned to the top step of the podium in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. With Mercedes gambling on the weather by extending Hamilton’s first stint on extreme-wet tyres, and with Red Bull again throwing a win away with a disastrous pit stop for Daniel Ricciardo, there was certainly an element of luck about his...
Published: May 30, 2016
It’s in a single position where all of this is encapsulated, and on Sunday evening, Spain manager Vicente del Bosque put it into words. “We have two days until I name my list of 23 players,” he said at his post-match press conference following his team’s 3-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Switzerland. “While we are waiting to hear from the medics, [Hector] Bellerin...
Published: May 30, 2016
Inclement weather has once again wreaked havoc on the 2016 French Open, as Monday’s action has been canceled due to rain. Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were each scheduled for fourth-round action. Those matches will be rearranged for Tuesday. Djokovic, looking to complete the career Grand Slam, will take on 14th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut. The world No. 1 has won each of...
Published: May 30, 2016
By now, fans of Germany know they need not put too much stock in friendlies, especially those played during the preparations for a big tournament. Head coach Joachim Low uses these games to mix and match, to experiment and to see the alternatives to a first-choice XI that’s largely in place for months. It’s a luxury a coach who’s won the 2014 FIFA World Cup can afford, even more so...
Published: May 30, 2016
United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann has been in the spotlight for the majority of his five-year tenure, but as the Copa America Centenario arrives on American shores on Friday, the pressure is greater than ever. The 16-team tournament that opens with the USMNT facing Colombia at Levi’s Stadium will serve as a measuring stick for just how well Klinsmann’s master plan is coming along....