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Can the real Mexico please stand up? So far at the Copa America Centenario in the United States, El Tri have turned in 90 minutes of excellence. The only problem is they’ve combined that 90 minutes across two games. In their Group C opener, Mexico managed to make Uruguay—a nation ranked ninth in the world by FIFA—look distinctly ordinary in the first half. They dominated possession...
Published: June 12, 2016
Having secured their first win of the 2016 UEFA European Championship at the first time of asking, beating Romania 2-1 at Stade de France in the opening match of the tournament, France’s attention will now turn towards remaining Group A opponents Albania and Switzerland. After watching the Swiss beat the Albanians 1-0 in Lens on Saturday, Didier Deschamps and his players no doubt fear La Nati...
Published: June 12, 2016
Jose Pekerman rolled the dice and lost. But despite some critical voices, the coach’s gamble was not a foolish one. He decided to rotate 10 players out of the team that beat Paraguay in the second Copa America clash and play reserves and squad players against Costa Rica on Saturday night in Houston. Colombia lost 3-2 in a pulsating clash, and it meant they surrendered the top spot in Group A...
Published: June 12, 2016
Fresh from smashing seven past Haiti, Brazil are preparing for their final Group B game of the 2016 Copa America Centenario against Peru on Sunday at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. It’s a chance for manager Dunga and his men to prove their 7-1 win last time out was due to the quality of their squad and not just the weakness of the opposition. Another big win will secure the group, it will...
Published: June 12, 2016
The last time England faced Russia prior to Euro 2016 was in their unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2008 European Championship. That costly 2-1 defeat in Moscow—future Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko’s brace cancelling out Wayne Rooney‘s opener—embodied the national team’s malaise back then as much as any performance. As they begin this latest tournament...
Published: June 12, 2016
It might have been an ugly, scuffed shot that came off a shin, but it was also arguably the most beautiful moment in Welsh football history. In the 81st minute, Hal Robson-Kanu snatched at a chance, from a piece of bad control from Aaron Ramsey, but he got just enough on the ball to give Wales a 2-1 lead. They would hold on to it to secure their first-ever win at a European Championship,...
Published: June 12, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — What a difference a year makes for John Brooks and the United States men’s national team. A year after the squad’s tumultuous CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign ended with a fourth-place finish just outside Philadelphia, Brooks delivered a masterful performance in defense to propel the USMNT into first place in Group A at the Copa America Centenario. The 23-year-old...
Published: June 11, 2016
The final round of the 2016 Women’s PGA Championship is setting up to be dramatic following Saturday’s third-round action at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Washington. Lydia Ko leads at two under par with 18 holes remaining. Brittany Lincicome and Gerina Piller are hot on her heels at one under: Consistency was the key to Ko’s success in Round 3. She reached 13 of 14 fairways...
Published: June 11, 2016
Daniel Berger remains in the lead after the third round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic on Saturday with a one-under on the day to put him at 10 under overall for the tournament. Here is the leaderboard after Saturday’s play: Berger had to fight all day with the course at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, but a solid finish ensured he kept his lead. He was one under after...
Published: June 11, 2016
Dominic Thiem is into the finals of the 2016 Mercedes Cup following a 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4 victory over Roger Federer on Saturday in Stuttgart, Germany. The 22-year-old produced a huge upset to down the experienced 17-time Grand Slam winner, saving two match points on his way to his first-ever grass-court final. The Austrian will play Philipp Kohlschreiber after the German beat surprise semi-finalist...