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The first Copa America semi-final is one that neutrals around the world have been craving, as the hosts, the United States, go toe-to-toe with the fantastic favourites for the title—Argentina. Jurgen Klinsmann’s USMNT have had to battle and scrap their way to this point, with a 2-1 win over Ecuador in the quarter-finals epitomising their remarkable fighting spirit. Meanwhile, after beating...
Published: June 21, 2016
England will take this form of frustration. It compares pretty nicely to the downright disappointment they were experiencing around two years ago. Back then, Roy Hodgson and his team were contemplating just what had gone wrong in their 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign. There was no way back after losing their first couple of matches to Italy and Uruguay. Save for the group-closer with Costa Rica, they...
Published: June 20, 2016
With Wimbledon 2016 moving from the one-deck circle, grass-court tournaments in Germany, London and Birmingham, England, were tune-ups for some of the stars and opportunities for young players hoping to move up the ladder. Roger Federer has needed the work, but will it be enough to be sharp for Wimbledon? Did Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev take advantage of their opportunities to win Halle? Which...
Published: June 20, 2016
The United States can become the second host country to play in the Copa America championship game in as many years but face long odds Tuesday when they meet tournament favorite Argentina in the semifinals at NRG Stadium in Houston. The Americans are trying to follow defending champion Chile’s lead from 2015, and sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark have them listed as big +600 underdogs (bet...
Published: June 20, 2016
Spain looks to continue its march toward a third straight European Championship crown when it takes on Croatia on Tuesday in its group-stage finale as a strong +100 favorite at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Undefeated in its past nine outings, Croatia trails as an underdog on the three-way odds but needs just a single point to clinch a berth in the knockout stage of this year’s tournament. Match...
Published: June 20, 2016
Before the Copa America Centenario began, United States men’s national team boss Jurgen Klinsmann said the goal for his team was to qualify for the semifinal round, per Scott Sidway of MLSSoccer.com. Now that the Yanks are in the final four, they have a chance to pull off one of the biggest wins in the history of the national team. When they step on the field at NRG Stadium in Houston on...
Published: June 20, 2016
Nolito to Alvaro Morata: goal. Nolito on his own: goal. The second of those had just gone in at the Stade de Nice, and its scorer was headed straight for the bench, where an embrace was waiting. As he set off, he was mobbed by jubilant team-mates who, one by one, then peeled off back to their positions. But as he approached the sideline, one was still with him and another waited ahead, the symbolism...
Published: June 20, 2016
Germany could be through to the knockout stages of Euro 2016 before they take the field at the Parc des Princes for their match against Northern Ireland on Tuesday. If England beat Slovakia on Monday, the four points the world champions won against Ukraine and Poland will guarantee them a finish among the four best third-placed teams. Of course, the team will hardly recognise the result from Saint-Etienne....
Published: June 20, 2016
With the longest straight and tightest sequence of corners on the calendar, the Baku City Circuit would have left several Formula One drivers feeling uncomfortable on Sunday afternoon, but Nico Rosberg wasn’t one of them. Starting from pole position, the Mercedes driver dominated proceedings to register his fifth victory of the 2016 season before admitting he felt completely at ease with his...
Published: June 20, 2016
Hosts France moved into the latter stages of the 2016 UEFA European Championship as the winners of Group A after a dull 0-0 draw with Switzerland at Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on Sunday. Didier Deschamps’ men enjoyed a good spell of dominance in the first half but were unable to take their chances, and the second half quickly petered out for both sides. As a result, Les Bleus will face a...