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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 5, 2016
A day after losing Friday’s opener of the Copa America Centenario to Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the United States men’s national team were presented with a gift from Costa Rica and Paraguay. Not only did the other two sides in Group A play to a scoreless draw at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, but also Ticos center-back Kendall Waston was ejected...
Published: June 5, 2016
No. 1 Novak Djokovic def. No. 2 Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 No. 1 Novak Djokovic captured his first French Open championship by winning three straight sets against No. 2 Andy Murray in the men’s final at Philippe Chatrier Court on Sunday. The victory secured the career Grand Slam for the top player in the world, who now has 12 major victories to his name. Djokovic looked...
Published: June 5, 2016
Novak Djokovic will get another chance to finally add the French Open title to his impressive collection of trophies on Sunday, as he’ll go up against Andy Murray in the final of Roland Garros 2016. The Serb will be appearing in his fourth Paris final, and after multiple wins at every other Grand Slam and a record 29 Masters titles, the French Open is a glaring hole on his resume. It will be...
Published: June 5, 2016
UEFA Euro 2016 will be Mesut Ozil’s fourth major tournament with Germany. Despite his involvement in three largely successful tournaments, including the 2014 FIFA World Cup that brought the long-awaited first trophy since 1996, and earning more than 70 caps since making his debut in February 2009, Ozil has yet to really put his stamp on the national team. Others have earned the laurels in those...
Published: June 5, 2016
There’s something you can do when you have two strikers: play them both. Together. And on Wednesday, that’s precisely what Spain manager Vicente del Bosque did. For the final 30 minutes of his side’s 6-1 friendly victory over South Korea ahead of Euro 2016, Del Bosque introduced Aritz Aduriz to play alongside Alvaro Morata and shift to a two-striker system. For La Roja, such...
Published: June 5, 2016
A brand new king of Roland Garros will be crowned on Sunday, as Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray go head-to-head in the final of the 2016 French Open. Although they are the best two players in the men’s game at the moment, neither have gone all the way in the biggest clay-court event in the world. Djokovic fell at the final hurdle last year against Stanislas Wawrinka, while this is the first time...
Published: June 5, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will meet each other in a Grand Slam final for the seventh time Sunday when they face off at Roland Garros, and one of them will win his first French Open title. The Djoker—who has reached the final in Paris in three of the last four years, only to lose each time—needs only the French Open to complete the full set. If he wins here, he’ll hold all four...
Published: June 5, 2016
On Wednesday night at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Mexico and Chile met for a friendly in their final Copa America warm-up. Mexico won 1-0, with a goal from birthday boy Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez nodded in late in the game to celebrate the date in the best way possible. Even though it was a friendly, it demonstrated five clear reasons why El Tri are genuine contenders...
Published: June 5, 2016
It all seemed so easy for Cristiano Ronaldo in the summer of 2004. Twelve years ago, a 19-year-old Ronaldo helped Portugal reach the final of the European Championship. This was a different Ronaldo: slimmer, less muscular and even less confident on the ball. But his raw talent was still obvious, and it helped take the hosts Portugal to their first final of a major competition. Emerging from the shadows...
Published: June 5, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will meet in the final of the 2016 French Open on Sunday, with each player seeking his first taste of silverware at Roland Garros. No. 1 seed Djokovic will contest the fourth French Open final of his career, having lost in 2012, 2014 and 2015, while Murray is the first Briton to make this fixture since Bunny Austin in 1937. Aside from the pride and glory at stake, the...