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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 3, 2016
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams both booked their spots in the final of the French Open with superb performances in their respective semi-finals on Friday Djokovic was far too good for Dominic Thiem, coasting past the Austrian in what was his first ever Grand Slam semi-final. A brilliant win for second seed Andy Murray over reigning champions Stanislas Wawrinka in the other final four...
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 1, 2016
A succession of rain delays at the French Open did little to dampen the desire of Serena Williams, as the top seed blasted her way into the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Elina Svitolina. The match was the curtain-raiser on what is a packed schedule on Wednesday at the Court Philippe Chatrier. And Williams provided those fans who had braved the conditions with a masterclass in clay-court...
Published: June 1, 2016
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has accused France manager Didier Deschamps of having “bowed” to racist pressure after the forward was left out of the squad for the UEFA European Championships. Benzema was charged with conspiracy to blackmail last year amid allegations of a plot involving a sex tape featuring his France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena; the charges prompted the French Football...
Published: May 31, 2016
Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford will be part of England’s 23-man party for the 2016 UEFA European Championship, after manager Roy Hodgson confirmed his final squad for the tournament on Tuesday. Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend, Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater and Manchester City’s Fabian Delph have been cut from the preliminary group...
Published: May 29, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton mastered the variable conditions in Monte Carlo on Sunday, winning a pulsating Monaco Grand Prix. The reigning champion drove superbly to take the chequered flag, having started in third position on the grid. Pole-sitter Daniel Ricciardo finished second in his Red Bull, with a poor pit stop proving costly, while Force India’s Sergio Perez produced an impressive...
Published: May 29, 2016
Reigning champion Stanislas Wawrinka and second seed Andy Murray both sought to book their place in the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday at Roland Garros. Wawrinka took on Viktor Troicki, while Murray faced up to a difficult test against 15th seed John Isner. In the women’s draw, No. 2 seed Agnieszka Radwanska is in the hunt for a quarter-final spot against Tsvetana Pironkova. Fourth...
Published: May 25, 2016
Second seed Andy Murray was pushed to the limit again on Wednesday, as he needed five sets to overcome a determined Mathias Bourgue in Round 2 at the French Open. The Scot was down in sets by 2-1 at one point in the contest, as his opponent capitalised on frailties that were on show in Murray’s last match with Radek Stepanek. But the two-time major champion recomposed himself to take a...
Published: May 15, 2016
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a dramatic Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, becoming the youngest driver ever to win a Formula One race, as Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the opening lap. The 18-year-old eventually came home ahead of Ferrari duo Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel in Barcelona. However, the main talking point from Catalonia came in the early stages,...
Published: May 15, 2016
Jeunghun Wang made it two wins in a week on the European Tour, as he capitalised on a late collapse from Siddikur Rahman to win the Mauritius Open on Sunday with a score of six-under par. Leading by one shot heading into the final day, Rahman was able to pull away from Wang initially and had a three-shot lead with three holes to play. But the man from Bangladesh crumbled under late pressure, allowing...