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Hosts France got their European Championship final preparations off to a winning start on Monday with a narrow 3-2 victory over Cameroon at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes. Although a triumph, Les Bleus and coach Didier Deschamps were left with more questions than answers after the match. The French took the lead through Paris Saint-Germain’s Blaise Matuidi after 20 minutes, only for FC Porto’s...
Published: June 2, 2016
After a damp start to the second week, the 2016 French Open is gathering momentum as the business end of the tournament takes shape. Thursday sees the final phase of the quarter-finals get underway at Roland Garros, with top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams looking to book their places in the last four of this year’s French fanfare. Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka became the first...
Published: June 2, 2016
It wasn’t long after Tiger Woods arrived at his first PGA Tour event that he began leaving both fans and competitors awestruck by his incredible power. Spectators could often be seen climbing trees just to get a brief glimpse of one of Woods’ mammoth tee shots, while competitors were likely wishing they could somehow hide behind those same trees in order to escape the embarrassment of watching...
Published: June 2, 2016
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic cruised into the 2016 French Open semifinals Thursday with a routine 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 quarterfinal victory over seventh-seed Tomas Berdych at Roland Garros. With the win, the 11-time Grand Slam champion reached his 30th career Grand Slam semifinal and came one step closer to finally completing the career slam. Berdych entered the tilt on a 10-match losing streak...
Published: June 2, 2016
The United States men’s national team opens the Copa America Centenario on Friday with the first of three big tests in Group A. The Yanks will play host to James Rodriguez and Colombia at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Containing the Real Madrid superstar will be no easy task for the tournament hosts as they look to start off on the right foot in a competition that carries...
Published: June 2, 2016
With six grands prix completed, Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari remain without a win in the 2016 Formula One season. Sitting a distant fifth in the drivers’ standings—more than 40 points behind the leader, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg—the 28-year-old is unlikely to add to his four world championships at the end of this year. But Vettel has defended the Prancing Horse’s start to...
Published: June 2, 2016
Germany will play their second and final warm-up match before Euro 2016 on Saturday against Hungary in Schalke’s Veltins Arena. Time will tell if choosing another relatively weak opponent before the tournament was the right choice, after the World Cup holders lost 3-1 to Slovakia on Sunday. Without a true test before the first kick-off in France, a bit of uncertainty will remain regardless...
Published: June 2, 2016
England have fallen out of the top 10 in the latest official FIFA world rankings, with Northern Ireland moving up to 25th, the highest spot in their history. The new standings were published on the governing body’s official website on Thursday on the brink of two major international tournaments, the Copa America Centenario and the UEFA European Championship. Argentina lead the way,...
Published: June 2, 2016
Brazil get their Copa America campaign underway on Saturday, 4 June, against World Cup qualifying leaders Ecuador. The game will be held at the Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California, which holds happy memories for the Selecao; it was where they lifted their fourth World Cup, in 1994, with a penalty-shootout victory against Italy. Saturday’s match is likely to be a little more low-key, but there...
Published: June 2, 2016
Six years is a long time. In football—a sport that often marks time in four-year World Cup cycles—it’s especially long. A lot of things can change in that period. Teams can rise and fall. Players develop, get hurt, regress, succeed or are ruined. Everything can change in six years. No one exemplifies that better than Juventus and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci. Six seasons ago, Bonucci...