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Defending champion Garbine Muguruza advanced to the third round at the 2016 China Open on Monday as she beat Yulia Putintseva in two sets. World No. 1 Angelique Kerber also moved on. Madison Keys beat Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets to book her place in Round 3, but Venus Williams suffered a shock exit at the hands of local favourite Shuai Peng. Agnieszka Radwanska progressed to the next...
Published: October 3, 2016
Former Liverpool defender Rigobert Song has been hospitalised in his home country of Cameroon after suffering a stroke on Sunday that has left him in critical condition and “fighting for his life.” That’s according to Joe Rimmer of the Liverpool Echo, who reported the 40-year-old had a brain aneurysm. L’Equipe (h/t Ian Holyman of ESPN FC) added that he “fell ill at his...
Published: September 17, 2016
Lewis Hamilton will look to get back to winning ways at the 2016 Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. The Englishman’s lead has been cut down to just two points following two wins in the last two races for title rival and Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Rosberg leads the way in race wins for the season, taking the chequered flag on seven occasions this year, having overtaken Hamilton...
Published: September 15, 2016
Rikard Karlberg topped the leaderboard at the 2016 Italian Open after a heavily disrupted first round on Thursday, finishing at seven under par. Francesco Molinari trailed the Swede by one shot, but the likes of Danny Willett, Martin Kaymer and Matthew Fitzpatrick barely got their rounds under way while a number of players did not tee off at all due to rain, thunder and lightning that ensured...
Published: September 15, 2016
Great Britain will host Argentina in the semi-finals of the 2016 Davis Cup at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday. The defending champions will hope to stay on course for a second successive tournament win and face either France or Croatia, who will be taking each other on in their own crunch clash. Read on for a closer look at the two semi-finals, but first, here is the complete schedule,...
Published: September 6, 2016
Roberta Vinci, last year’s runner-up, will take on No. 2 seed Angelique Kerber on Tuesday in the women’s quarter-finals of the 2016 U.S. Open. The match will kick off the day’s action at the Arthur Ashe Stadium before Lucas Pouille and Gael Monfils face off in an all-French matchup for a place in the final four of the men’s draw. Later in the day, Caroline Wozniacki...
Published: September 6, 2016
Uruguay stars Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani have received an unexpected message of support from Jhon Jairo Velasquez, who served as a hitman for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Broadcaster Valentin Fletcher relayed the video, featuring “Popeye”: Per Goal’s Alex Young, he said: Hello, I am Jhon Jairo Velasquez Vasquez, Popeye, the personal hitman for Pablo Emilio...
Published: September 5, 2016
One-time England international Chris Sutton believes Wayne Rooney is “killing” Harry Kane by playing in midfield and has urged Three Lions manager Sam Allardyce “to get a grip.” In his column for the Daily Mail, Sutton delivered a frank assessment of Allardyce’s debut game as England boss—a 1-0 win over Slovakia on Sunday—and believed Rooney playing on the...
Published: September 2, 2016
Diego Costa has lashed out at the Spanish media as he believes his performances are judged more harshly because he does not play for Barcelona or Real Madrid and was not born in Spain. Per MailOnline’s Adam Crafton, Costa “took aim” at the press in the mixed zone following Spain’s 2-0 win over Belgium on Thursday: Yourselves, the journalists, you should assess my...
Published: September 2, 2016
Lionel Messi has said he “did not deceive anybody” by returning from his international retirement with Argentina on Thursday to face Uruguay in their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. After scoring the decisive goal to give the 10-man Albiceleste a 1-0 win in the match—and to take top spot in the qualification standings—he told TV Publica (h/t Goal’s David Manuca): I...