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New Zealand completed a clean sweep of victories in the third test of their International Tour series at home to Wales, comprehensively beating them 46-6 at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on Saturday. Ben Smith and George Moala—the latter with his second try in just his second All Blacks appearance—gave them a healthy lead at the break. In the second half, a Beauden Barrett brace and...
Published: June 25, 2016
England are in the last 16 of the European Championship, but they did not make it in quite the manner that had been hoped. After failing to break down Slovakia, England qualified in second place in their group behind Chris Coleman’s Wales. England will come up against Iceland in the last 16 on Monday, a game they are odds-on favourites to win. But from there it is likely to get tough, as the...
Published: June 25, 2016
It’s time to get down to business. The group stage of the 2016 UEFA European Championship is over, and the knockout rounds begin on Saturday. For Italy, the round of 16 starts on Monday at 5 p.m. BST (noon ET), when they square off against fellow European titan and two-time defending champion Spain. The Azzurri earned this marquee fixture after defying expectations and winning Group E with...
Published: June 25, 2016
For the third time in as many years, Argentina will be lining up on Sunday for a major international final. But this time only a victory will suffice for the Albiceleste: Failure to lift the Copa America Centenario against Chile could only be interpreted as a catastrophe. To paraphrase the great Oscar Wilde, to lose one final may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like...
Published: June 24, 2016
The PGA Tour’s follow-up to the nearly impossible conditions that Oakmont Country Club presented at the U.S. Open is the Quicken Loans National at the more scoring-friendly Congressional Country Club. Here’s a look at the leaderboard after Friday’s second round: With the cut line set at even par Friday, 42 golfers saw their tournaments end early. Jon Rahm made his professional...
Published: June 24, 2016
Henrik Stenson fired his way into contention for the 2016 BMW International Open title on Friday after recording a second-round score of 65 to tie for the lead with Raphael Jacquelin and Kiradech Aphibarnrat. The Swede replicated Jacquelin’s first-round score to join him at the summit on 11 under overall. Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen is just one shot off the joint leaders. A brief...
Published: June 24, 2016
The 2016 Wimbledon draw includes prickly paths for Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams in their quests to make history. Djokovic is trying to complete a calendar-year Grand Slam. Williams hopes to win that elusive 22nd Grand Slam. She also probably wants to put a stop to heart-breaking endings at majors. One thing is certain, though. There won’t be a repeat of last year’s men’s...
Published: June 24, 2016
Will Andy Murray or Roger Federer dethrone Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon 2016? That’s the popular question among casual sports fans, but there is a lot more complexity with a deep field of ATP contenders hoping to break the Serb’s reign. We present our Wimbledon preview of the top 10 players, which is different than the ATP rankings. This list considers the most likely contenders on Wimbledon’s...
Published: June 24, 2016
Andy Murray will face fellow Briton Liam Broady in the Men’s Singles first round at Wimbledon 2016, starting on Monday, June 27. It’s the beginning of a potentially tough route to the final for the No. 2 seed after the draw for both the men’s and women’s events were confirmed via BBC Sport. Yet, Murray has at least been drawn away from defending champion Novak Djokovic and Roger...
Published: June 24, 2016
Germany is the biggest favorite of any team in the Euro 2016 round of 16 but will have a daunting matchup in the quarterfinals assuming they beat Slovakia on Sunday in Lille. The Germans are listed as -233 chalk (bet $233 to win $100) on the three-way line at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark after earning two wins and a draw to take Group C, while Slovakia is an extra-large underdog following a...