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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during Friday’s first and second practice sessions of Formula One’s 2016 Canadian Grand Prix. The reigning World Champion was over three-tenths of a second faster than team-mate Nico Rosberg and half a second faster than Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel during the opening session, and he was untouchable again in the second, with Vettel...
Published: June 10, 2016
Roger Federer booked himself a spot in the semi-finals of the 2016 Mercedes Cup with a 7-6(2), 7-6(1) victory over an impressive Florian Mayer on Friday in Stuttgart, Germany. It was two brilliant tie-break performances that saw Federer through against the German, with the former world No. 1 kicking up a gear at the end of both sets. The Swiss legend will face third seed Dominic Thiem in...
Published: June 10, 2016
Hello, old friend. Brazil, it’s good to see you. The public will hardly be taking to the streets in their thousands because Brazil have been able to dispatch limited opposition in the form of Haiti, but Dunga and his cohorts have laid down a marker for the remainder of the Copa America Centenario. This Sunday, the Selecao play their final group game against Peru. Following the 2-2 draw...
Published: June 10, 2016
In England, the buildup to Euro 2016 has largely centred on nostalgic throwbacks to the last time they were in France’s position—hosting the tournament and with a nation willing them on. With no international success to speak of since the World Cup in 1966, the penalty-shootout defeat to Germany at Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals of the European Championship in 1996 (as well as...
Published: June 10, 2016
Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez explained Luis Suarez was “not ready to play” after the Barcelona striker reacted furiously to not being brought on as La Celeste crashed out of the Copa America in a 1-0 defeat to Venezuela on Thursday. Video footage showed Suarez losing his temper after an exchange with Tabarez on the touchline during the match in Philadelphia...
Published: June 10, 2016
It can be difficult to gauge just how fair a chance England stand of winning any given major tournament. Whether it be the European Championship or the World Cup, hyperbole and pessimism warps judgement in equal measure. On the basis of preemptive predictions, the Three Lions are either winners-in-waiting or group-stage flops-to-be. This time is different, though. Nobody, not even Roy Hodgson, is certain...
Published: June 10, 2016
Spain and their strikers: Around major tournaments in recent years, it’s been one of international football’s topics of intrigue, and ahead of Euro 2016, it’s no different. In Alvaro Morata and Aritz Aduriz, Spain enter this summer’s UEFA European Championship in France with an interesting blend of striking qualities. Morata is the likely first choice who brings pace and...
Published: June 10, 2016
On the surface, Mexico’s Copa America Centenario clash against Jamaica couldn’t have gone much better. In recording a 2-0 win in front of a crowd of 83,263 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Thursday, El Tri kept a clean sheet, extended their unbeaten run to 21 games and booked a place in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Perfect, right? However, if you scratch a...
Published: June 10, 2016
Hosts France will get UEFA Euro 2016 underway against Romania at the Stade de France on Friday. Naturally, the home nation are favourites in this Group A opener, but Romania is a team that always seems to pose a problem or two at major international tournaments. Still, manager Anghel Iordanescu won’t find it easy to quell a French forward line featuring irrepressible Atletico Madrid...
Published: June 10, 2016
Despite a rough start on the front nine, Brooke Henderson rebounded nicely to finish the first round of the Women’s PGA Championship at four under par Thursday. Sitting behind the Canadian are Christina Kim and In-Kyung Kim, who are both two shots behind the leader. There’s also a six-way tie for fourth at one under. Henderson got off to a rocky start. The former top-ranked amateur bogeyed...