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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 6, 2016
Slovakia defender Jan Durica believes England’s 1-0 win over Slovakia on Sunday was fixed by the match officials. Adam Lallana netted a 95th-minute winner for the Three Lions in Trnava in the FIFA World Cup qualifier, with Slovakia skipper Martin Skrtel sent off with 33 minutes remaining for two bookable offences. Durica, who plays his club football for Turkish side Trabzonspor, believes...
Published: September 5, 2016
Serena Williams and Andy Murray will each continue their quest for back-to-back Grand Slam titles on Monday at the U.S. Open. The Wimbledon champions have both been in excellent form at Flushing Meadows, although they both face difficult matches at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams will be up against Yaroslava Shvedova, while the talented Grigor Dimitrov stands between Murray and a spot in the quarter-finals. Also...
Published: September 5, 2016
For anyone looking to succeed as the England manager, a fair degree of fortune is required. And new Three Lions boss Sam Allardyce believes he’s found his lucky charm in the form of a coin a supporter gave to him. Allardyce’s first game in charge of the national side ended in dramatic fashion, as Adam Lallana scored a 95th-minute winner against Slovakia in their opening 2018 FIFA World...
Published: September 3, 2016
This year’s Wimbledon singles champions, Andy Murray and Serena Williams, top the bill at the U.S. Open on Saturday. Williams, the top seed in the women’s draw and a six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, will face Sweden’s Johanna Larsson in her third-round match. Murray, chasing his second win at this competition and fourth Grand Slam title, is up against Italian Paolo Lorenzi. Aside...
Published: September 3, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took pole position in Saturday qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix, comfortably beating his team-mate Nico Rosberg. After coasting to top spot in final practice in the morning, Hamilton excelled in the afternoon, too, posting a mark of one minute, 21.135 seconds in the final part of qualifying. Rosberg will start alongside his team-mate on the front row, while Ferrari’s...
Published: September 2, 2016
Mercedes continued to dominate at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday, with Lewis Hamilton finishing ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg in second practice. Hamilton posted a time of one minute, 22.801 seconds in his qualifying simulation to pip Rosberg in the afternoon runs. Sebastian Vettel gave the Italian fans something to cheer, coming home third for Ferrari. The two Silver Arrows were comfortably quickest...
Published: September 1, 2016
Germany have named Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as their new national football team captain following the retirement of Bastian Schweinsteiger. The decision was announced on the team’s official Twitter feed on Thursday: Schweinsteiger played his final match for Germany in a friendly against Finland on Wednesday evening. Neuer now takes over the role having accrued plenty of international...
Published: September 1, 2016
Belgium coach Thierry Henry is to reportedly donate his annual salary of around €50,000 (£42,350) from his new role. That’s according to Sport/Foot Magazine (h/t Mark Rodden of ESPN FC), who noted the gesture is motivated by the fact the former Arsenal and Barcelona forward feels privileged to be working with the Belgium team, who are second in the FIFA world rankings. In addition,...
Published: August 28, 2016
Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg drove superbly from pole position to clinch victory at the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. Rosberg was flawless throughout in what was an otherwise chaotic race, building up a comfortable gap between himself and Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, who came home in second. Lewis Hamilton, who started in 21st, capitalised on a frantic start to move through the...
Published: August 26, 2016
Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has been named as an assistant coach to Belgium manager Roberto Martinez. Martinez announced his first squad since taking on the job on Friday. In addition, the team’s executive director of sports, Chris Van Puyvelde, confirmed a surprise appointment to the coaching staff, per the team’s official Twitter feed: Since retiring from the game...