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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: November 15, 2014
England captain Wayne Rooney reached a huge milestone on Saturday, earning his 100th cap for England at Wembley as the Three Lions faced Slovenia in a European qualifier. The 29-year-old became the ninth English player to reach the milestone and the first to do so under the age of 30. He was presented with a commemorative gold cap from Sir Bobby Charlton before the match to mark...
Published: November 14, 2014
Colombia and Real Madrid superstar James Rodriguez is a popular man for good reason. Colombia defeated the United States 2-1 on Friday night at Craven Cottage, home of Fulham in the Premier League. And while James didn’t score for Colombia, his popularity was as evident as ever, as, in the aftermath of the match, a pitch invader raced toward James to greet the man. James apparently...
Published: November 6, 2014
Like many fans, Ireland fan Paddy O’Brien figured he had all the answers for a struggling Irish side after Giovanni Trapattoni was ousted from the position. So he did the natural thing when someone fancies themselves as a viable candidate: he applied for the gig. Ireland are now riding high in their European qualifying campaign behind Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane’s leadership,...
Published: October 29, 2014
The Formula One circuit hits America this weekend, as the United States Grand Prix will take place in Austin, Texas. The event will be televised on network television in America, and drivers’ championship leader Lewis Hamilton appeared and was interviewed on The Today Show on Wednesday in New York City. Hamilton himself chronicled much of the event. Watch video of it here. [Lewis...
Published: October 28, 2014
Darian King learned a valuable lesson in anger management and perhaps a bit of sensitivity over those who are easily frightened. During the Charlottesville Challenger tournament, King became very, very upset and slammed his racket into the wall behind him. Unfortunately, there was a lineswoman standing very close to said wall. Fortunately, he didn’t hit her with his racket. He...
Published: October 11, 2014
Manuel Neuer is human, after all. Neuer, Germany’s No. 1 who is widely regarded as the best goalkeeper on the planet, made a rare error in mistiming his run off the line, allowing Arkadiusz Milik’s leaping header to trickle in untouched. Sebastian Mila doubled the Polish lead late in the match, as Poland defeated Germany for the first time in 19 tries. For Germany, it...
Published: October 11, 2014
Colombia and Real Madrid star James Rodriguez is quickly becoming one of the world’s most popular players. After a touching moment before Colombia’s friendly with El Salvador on Friday in New Jersey, he surely won over a few more fans. As he was walking back to the dressing room before the match kicked off, he stopped to greet a young disabled fan, Cristian, and took time to...
Published: October 11, 2014
Karim Benzema gave France an early lead in their friendly with Portugal, pouncing on a rebound off of Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio. In the second minute, Bacary Sagna lined up a shot that Patricio was able to save. Benzema was in the right place at the right time and easily knocked in the rebound. Maybe Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo will want to take back the pregame wink...
Published: October 11, 2014
Fiji defeated Scotland 40-7 on Saturday, but no one can accuse the Scots of not playing hard to the bitter end. In the Pool C match at the IRB Sevens World Series on the Gold Coast, Fiji man Semi Kunatani was seemingly en route to an easy try. He impressively ran through the Scottish defence, and sensing that he could coast in and showboat a bit, he casually slowed his run. In came...
Published: October 11, 2014
On Saturday, Ben Flower became the dubious owner of a never-been-done-before record: getting sent off in a Super League Grand Final. The Wigan man was shown red after a vicious attack on St Helens‘ Lance Hohaia. (WARNING: The video contains violent material) Flower connected on a wild swing as tempers flared and then continued with another punch when Hohaia appeared to be knocked...