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Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg edged out his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to top the standings again in a rain-soaked second practice session on Friday at the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix. The Englishman was just one hundredth of a second back from the German as Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg finished an excellent third at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. In the morning,...
Published: June 30, 2016
Antoine Griezmann gifted the match ball from France’s 2-1 last-16 defeat of the Republic of Ireland on Sunday—in which he scored twice—to the son of a French police officer who was murdered earlier this month. Commander Jean-Baptiste Salvaing and his partner Jessica Schneider were fatally stabbed recently in Paris by Larossi Abballa, a man who has pledged allegiance...
Published: June 29, 2016
Jose Fonte has insisted Portugal can go on to win Euro 2016, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, the player he met aged 13 “doing push-ups in the shower.” Southampton captain Fonte, 32, and Ronaldo, 31, have been friends for nearly 20 years since their youth team days at Sporting Lisbon, and the centre-back believes his Ballon d’Or-winning team-mate can push them to glory in France, per...
Published: June 29, 2016
Lionel Messi‘s retirement from international football has prompted quite a response from his fans in Argentina, with over 100,000 people reportedly set to march in the centre of Buenos Aires to persuade the Barcelona superstar to reverse his decision. According to Goal’s Daniel Edwards, the Obelisco monument in Buenos Aires—where Argentina fans often congregate to...
Published: June 29, 2016
Italy have been dealt a big blow ahead of their Euro 2016 quarter-final with Germany, as midfielder Daniele De Rossi is set to be sidelined for the Saturday clash with a calf injury. Continue for updates. Sturaro to Stand In as De Rossi Replacement Wednesday, June 29 Reuters (via Eurosport) reported on Wednesday that De Rossi will be out for the quarter-final, adding that Stefano Sturaro...
Published: June 29, 2016
Gary Neville reportedly added to the humiliation he suffered as England were dumped out of Euro 2016 by Iceland on Monday by boarding the wrong bus after the 2-1 last-16 defeat. According to George Bellshaw in Metro, the recently departed England assistant manager found himself on Iceland’s bus rather than the Three Lions’ coach despite the presence of a “Come on Iceland”...
Published: June 29, 2016
Steven Gerrard has rejected any suggestion that the current England squad “are not good enough” and blamed the “culture of fear” for the Three Lions’ embarrassing exit from Euro 2016 at the hands of Iceland on Monday. The former England captain—whose side went out of the 2014 World Cup at the group stage—explained the concerns that...
Published: June 29, 2016
Former England international Jamie Carragher has described the current Three Lions squad as “babies,” branding them “The Academy Generation” and a group who are “too soft.” Following England’s humiliating exit from Euro 2016 at the hands of minnows Iceland on Monday—and manager Roy Hodgson’s subsequent resignation—Carragher has attacked the...
Published: June 28, 2016
Defending champion Serena Williams got her 2016 Wimbledon campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday in the women’s draw as she beat Switzerland’s Amra Sadikovic, 6-2, 6-4, on Centre Court. World No. 2 Andy Murray also eased through in straight sets in his first round as he beat fellow Brit Liam Broady, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, to get his campaign for a second Wimbledon title off to the perfect...
Published: June 28, 2016
Andy Murray looked impressive on Tuesday, as he beat fellow Brit Liam Broady 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 in his first-round match at Wimbledon 2016. The 2013 champion is aiming for a second SW19 title in 2016 and will face Taiwan’s Lu Yen-hsun in the second round after seeing off the challenge of Broady in just over 100 minutes. Playing second on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday, Murray...