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On Tuesday, Tiger Woods announced in a statement on his website that he will not play in the U.S. Open or the Quicken Loans National this season. The full statement: While I continue to work hard on getting healthy, I am not physically ready to play in this year’s U.S. Open and the Quicken Loans National. I am making progress, but I’m not yet ready for tournament competition. I want to...
Published: June 7, 2016
Antonio Rudiger of Roma is out of Germany’s squad for Euro 2016 after suffering a serious knee injury. Journalist Raphael Honigstein confirmed on Tuesday the talented defender has torn his ACL ahead of the European Championship in France, while the German national team revealed Leverkusen centre-back Jonathan Tah will replace him at the tournament. Rudiger’s Euro 2016...
Published: June 7, 2016
Italy have replaced outgoing manager Antonio Conte with veteran Torino coach Giampiero Ventura, it was confirmed on Tuesday. The national team announced the news via social media: Ventura will succeed Conte after Euro 2016, when the former Juventus manager will take over the vacant post at Chelsea. Torino and Ventura made a mutual decision to part company at the end of the 2015-16...
Published: June 7, 2016
Despite the contrasting conditions of grass and clay courts, expectations for players at Wimbledon often change based on what happens at the French Open. Before the French Open, the WTA Tour’s inaugural Mallorca Open, a new grass-court event, promoted Ana Ivanovic over Spain’s Garbine Muguruza. Visit the tournament’s site today, and it’s all about newly crowned...
Published: June 7, 2016
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro prevailed in his first grass-court match since 2013 as he beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday to make the second round of the 2016 Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. Last year’s runner-up and sixth seed, Viktor Troicki, was dumped out in the opening round by Germany’s Florian Mayer, who prevailed 6-4, 7-6(4) in 70 minutes. Meanwhile,...
Published: June 7, 2016
The seventh round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton is set to continue his pursuit of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Rosberg established a comfortable early lead in the drivers’ standings after winning each of the first four races, but after the pair collided on the opening lap of the Spanish GP, Hamilton registered...
Published: June 7, 2016
The Italian national team took the field against Finland for their final friendly before the 2016 European Championship with questions left to answer. There were still major doubts as to what the team’s best setup was in midfield, as well as on the forward line. When Dutch referee Bas Nijhuis blew his whistle for the final time, the Azzurri had a 2-0 victory—the first time they had...
Published: June 7, 2016
Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill doesn’t fit the mould of his UEFA European Championship rivals this summer. His nation has no professional league. At O’Neill’s disposal are just five Premier League footballers. Some aren’t even regulars. The rest of his squad is made up of players operating beneath England’s top flight and at other British and Irish outposts. O’Neill...
Published: June 7, 2016
No Lionel Messi, no problem? Hardly. But tenacious Argentina at least proved that when Leo cannot weave his magic, they still have the ability to grind out big results. The Albiceleste rode their luck early on Monday night, but, ultimately, a 2-1 win was more than deserved as they took some measure of revenge over Chile for the Copa America final defeat just under a year ago. In the absence of...
Published: June 7, 2016
The United States will be desperate for a victory to preserve their chances of advancing out of the group stage when they take on Costa Rica on Tuesday night at Soldier Field as -125 betting favorites on the Copa America Centenario lines at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Match Odds: United States -125, Costa Rica +390, Draw +240 The party was spoiled for the hosts United States in the...