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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 27, 2016
Sam Allardyce resigned as England manager Tuesday after just one match in charge following a sting carried out by the Telegraph. The FA announced the news of the 61-year-old’s dismissal: Allardyce’s conduct, as reported today, was inappropriate of the England manager. He accepts he made a significant error of judgement and has apologised. However, due to the serious...
Published: September 26, 2016
Sam Allardyce has resigned as England manager after undercover reporters filmed him dismissing the FA’s rules on third-party player ownership and labelling them as “ridiculous.” The FA announced the parting of ways on Tuesday after a report from the Telegraph on Monday revealed Allardyce told reporters posing as representatives from “a Far East firm that was hoping...
Published: September 11, 2016
Angelique Kerber emerged from the 2016 U.S. Open as the new world No. 1 and established herself as Serena Williams‘ first genuine rival in years. The 28-year-old German beat an impressive Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in Saturday’s final at Flushing Meadows to claim her second Grand Slam title of 2016, as she won the Australian Open back in January. She picked up the winning...
Published: September 9, 2016
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has not had the best of summers by his high standards, but he is now just two wins away from a third U.S. Open title and 13th career Grand Slam. He faces 10th seed Gael Monfils in the first semi-final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday and is a heavy favourite to advance to a seventh final at Flushing Meadows. The other semi-final sees Stan Wawrinka take on sixth seed Kei Nishikori,...
Published: September 8, 2016
Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber have already met in two Grand Slam finals in 2016, with the world No. 1 prevailing at Wimbledon following her defeat to the German at the Australian Open. A repeat contest could be on the cards at the 2016 U.S. Open, with both women—the top ranked players in the world—having reached the semi-finals. At Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows on Thursday,...
Published: September 7, 2016
World No. 2 Andy Murray could take one step closer to the 2016 U.S. Open final when he faces sixth seed Kei Nishikori in the last eight at Flushing Meadows on Wednesday afternoon. The Scot’s clash will be the second match of the day at the Arthur Ashe Stadium, following the third of the women’s quarter-finals between unseeded Ana Konjuh of Croatia and world No. 11 Karolina...
Published: September 7, 2016
England captain Wayne Rooney should have quit international duty after the Three Lions’ humiliating exit from Euro 2016 in June, according to Peter Shilton, currently the country’s most-capped player. The former England goalkeeper’s record of 125 appearances for the Three Lions is likely to be beaten by Rooney, 30, who has announced his intention to play until the 2018 FIFA...
Published: September 6, 2016
Mexico have confirmed their spot in the fifth and final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but their opponents on Tuesday, Honduras, need at least a point from the Estadio Azteca clash to guarantee advancement to the Hexagonal. Per FIFA World Cup, El Tri maintained their perfect record in the fourth round’s Group A with a recent 3-1 victory over...
Published: August 11, 2016
Diego Maradona does not believe that Lionel Messi will come out of international retirement and make himself available again for the Argentina national team. The Barcelona superstar announced his retirement from the international game after Argentina’s loss in the Copa America Centenario final to Chile in June—the Albiceleste’s third major final defeat in as many years. New...
Published: August 4, 2016
Nigeria’s 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup-winning squad has been rocked ahead of an U17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier after almost half of their 60 tested players reportedly failed a mandatory MRI screening that establishes squad members’ ages. According to Samm Audu of Africanfootball.com (h/t Eurosport’s Toby Keel), 26 players have been deemed ineligible to play as...