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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 31, 2016
Italy announced its final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 on Tuesday. The announcement came via the national team’s official Twitter account. There were some difficult calls to make, but manager Antonio Conte defended his selections, per Football Italia: Yet despite Conte’s belief in his squad, not everybody shares his optimism. Among them, Dylan Fahy of the London...
Published: May 31, 2016
Novak Djokovic blitzed his path into the 2016 French Open quarter-finals after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 on Wednesday after play resumed following Tuesday’s rain delay. For a long while, it appeared as though conditions weren’t going to favour the world No. 1—not when Bautista Agut raced into a one-set lead after a 6-3 win—but the Serbian...
Published: May 29, 2016
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will take to the court on Monday at the 2016 French Open, when he’ll meet Roberto Bautista Agut as he bids to reach the quarter-finals. In the women’s event, defending champion Serena Williams will be in action against Elina Svitolina. Things in the women’s draw are still a little unclear after two fourth-round matches, Tsvetana Pironkova against Agnieszka...
Published: May 29, 2016
Spain will fine tune their preparations for this summer’s UEFA Euro 2016 by hosting a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina at the AFG Arena in Switzerland on Sunday. Manager Vicente del Bosque may hand playing time to a host of intriguing, previously uncapped players, since he can’t call on Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid stars because of their UEFA Champions League final commitments. But...
Published: May 28, 2016
Wins over Puerto Rico and Ecuador have been the ideal Copa America preparation for the USMNT. Manager Jurgen Klinsmann’s men continue their warm-up efforts against Bolivia in Kansas City on Saturday. Klinsmann is still trying to find the right formula up front, but he will have been pleased by Darlington Nagbe’s winner against Ecuador, a goal made by smart combination work...
Published: May 26, 2016
Joost Luiten, Scott Hend and Y.E. Yang set the clubhouse target on Thursday after each hitting an opening-round 65 to finish the first day of the 2016 BMW PGA Championship at the top of the leaderboard. Danny Willett finished on 66 and had to settle for finishing one shot off the leaders, despite being the only player not to hit a bogey on day one at Wentworth Club. Englishmen Robert...
Published: May 24, 2016
Novak Djokovic progressed to Round 2 of the 2016 French Open after a straight-sets win in the first round at Roland Garros. The world No. 1 will be joined by Andy Murray, who came back from two sets down to eventually see off 37-year-old Radek Stepanek. Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych were among the other big names who made it through in the men’s bracket. Meanwhile, Serena Williams was ominously...
Published: May 22, 2016
Jurgen Klinsmann‘s bid to get the U.S. men’s national soccer team ready for the Copa America begins with a friendly in Puerto Rico. It’s a match that will demand some juggling of the squad from Klinsmann with the domestic seasons for many of his players having only just wrapped up. Specifically, the manager’s biggest problem will be compensating for being without target man...
Published: May 21, 2016
A major storm forced play to be suspended on multiple occasions in the third round of the 2016 Irish Open on Saturday, but Rory McIlroy still leads Danny Willett, Russell Knox and Richard Sterne after a rain-soaked moving day at the K Club. McIlroy and Willett both made it to the 15th hole before officials called the round because of the fading light and pouring rain. The host was shooting two...
Published: May 21, 2016
Stan Wawrinka will defend his French Open title against a depleted field, one no longer featuring Roger Federer and Gael Monfils. Yet, there are still plenty of potential winners at Roland Garros, in the form of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Serena Williams is expected to again dominate in the Women’s event, but the 34-year-old 2015 winner has been handed a very tough path to...