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A disastrous round of 76 saw Masters champion Danny Willett plummet down the pecking order at the 2016 BMW PGA Championship on Saturday, while Scott Hend’s late eagle saw him clinch a one-shot lead heading into Sunday’s decider. After leading the tournament at the halfway mark, Willett is now clinging on to a top-10 spot heading into Sunday’s final round, while Hend snatched top spot...
Published: May 28, 2016
Serena Williams survived a tough challenge from home favourite Kristina Mladenovic to advance to the round of 16 of the 2016 French Open, winning 6-4, 7-6 (10) in a match that was suspended for a while due to a rain delay. The world No. 1 was far from her best on Saturday, and the difficult weather conditions didn’t help matters. Williams shifted gears at key times, however, taking the win after...
Published: May 28, 2016
Liverpool centre-back Mamadou Sakho could make a surprise late run into France’s Euro 2016 squad after European football governing body UEFA decided not to extend the defender’s 30-day ban for breaching drugs policy. The Liverpool Echo‘s Joe Rimmer reported on Saturday that UEFA opted not to extend the suspension served to Sakho last month after he failed a drugs test for a banned...
Published: May 28, 2016
Friday’s French Open third round was overshadowed by the news that nine-time champion Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw from this year’s competition through injury. The Spaniard was set to play countryman Marcel Granollers-Pujol early on Saturday in the last 32, but Nadal couldn’t shake off a wrist niggle and Granollers-Pujol was handed a bye into the fourth round. Nadal’s...
Published: May 28, 2016
Wins over Puerto Rico and Ecuador have been the ideal Copa America preparation for the USMNT. Manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s men continue their warm-up efforts against Bolivia in Kansas City on Saturday. Klinsmann is still trying to find the right formula up front, but he will have been pleased by Darlington Nagbe’s winner against Ecuador, a goal made by smart combination work...
Published: May 28, 2016
Daniel Ricciardo claimed his maiden pole position at the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, as he posted a stunning lap of one minute, 13.622 seconds in a dramatic qualification session. Nico Rosberg will start alongside the Red Bull man on the front row, with the German’s Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton behind him in third. Elsewhere, Spanish Grand Prix champion Max...
Published: May 28, 2016
In theory, this is where Spain ramp up attempts to win a third European Championship in a row, but the team that takes to the field against Bosnia and Herzegovina in St Gallen, Switzerland, won’t bear much resemblance to the one that tries to win Euro 2016. Sergio Ramos, Juanfran, Dani Carvajal, Koke, Isco, Saul Niguez and Lucas Vazquez—all named in the 25-man preliminary squad to go to...
Published: May 28, 2016
When Germany face Slovakia to kick their preparations for UEFA Euro 2016 into another gear on Sunday, the XI on the pitch will hardly resemble the one we’ll see on June 12 in Lille, in France. On that day, Joachim Low’s men will start their Euro adventure against Ukraine. Until then, however, a lot of things need sorting out. The 56-year-old called up a preliminary selection of 27 players...
Published: May 28, 2016
The Copa America Centenario has not even begun, but the most crucial moment of Uruguay’s campaign may have already happened. Approaching the hour mark in Barcelona’s Copa del Rey final clash with Sevilla at the Vicente Calderon in Madrid, Suarez stretched out his right leg to control a ball and, in doing so, injured his hamstring. He was already upset when he hobbled off, with Andres Iniesta...
Published: May 28, 2016
Nico Rosberg travels to the familiar setting of Monaco this week hoping he can maintain his momentum atop the 2016 Formula 1 standings after crashing out of the Spanish Grand Prix a fortnight ago. Alongside Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the standings leader was forced to retire in Spain, but a win in Monte Carlo would see him become the first driver since Ayrton Senna to clinch four successive...