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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: December 20, 2016
Celtic starlet Karamoko Dembele made his England under-15 debut in Saturday’s win over Turkey, a little more than one month after representing Scotland under-16s in his international debut. Dembele, 13, made his first appearance for Scotland under-16s on November 1 in the 2016 Victory Shield, but the youngster has now switched allegiances to play for the country of his birth: Alex...
Published: November 27, 2016
Nico Rosberg was crowned 2016 Formula One champion on Sunday after a second-place finish in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix secured top spot in the drivers’ standings, where he finished five points ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton kept Rosberg at arm’s reach, reneging on team orders to speed up his efforts in an attempt to increase his team-mate’s chance of missing out on...
Published: November 13, 2016
The Netherlands took a gigantic leap toward qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Sunday after their 3-1 victory over Luxembourg was enough to see them climb to second in Group A above rivals Sweden. Arjen Robben netted an easy first-half opener for the visitors, and Memphis Depay came off the bench to supply a brace after Maxime Chanot struck a penalty equaliser for the home side on the stroke...
Published: November 11, 2016
Lewis Hamilton geared up for Sunday’s Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix precisely as hoped after storming into an early lead during Friday’s first practice session, where he finished fastest with a lap time of one minute, 11.895 seconds. Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg will secure the 2016 Formula One world championship this weekend as long as he wins at the Autodromo Jose...
Published: November 9, 2016
Brazil captain Dani Alves and centre-back Marquinhos have insisted their national team isn’t afraid of Argentina’s Lionel Messi ahead of their Superclasico clash in 2018 World Cup qualifying this Thursday. The two rivals will collide at the Estadio Governador Magalhaes Pinto in Belo Horizonte, and with Brazil currently leading CONMEBOL qualification, Alves told the media...
Published: November 5, 2016
Thorbjorn Olesen will take a seven-shot lead into the fourth and final round of the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open after an impressive round of 68 saw the Danish player retain his spot atop the leaderboard on Saturday. After shooting a course-record 62 on Friday, Olesen faced a mountainous task in reaching the same standards in the third round, but a positive approach on Saturday nonetheless...
Published: October 30, 2016
The 2016 Formula One world championship title fight will continue for at least another fortnight after Lewis Hamilton beat standings leader Nico Rosberg for first place in Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix. Max Verstappen initially finished third in the race, but Formula One promoted fourth-place finisher Sebastian Vettel after giving the former a penalty for an incident on the first lap: Hamilton...
Published: October 29, 2016
Rory McIlroy will need a minor miracle if he’s to win the HSBC Champions 2016 crown after finishing the third round seven shots off the pace being set by 17-under-par leader Hideki Matsuyama on Saturday. Matsuyama retained his lead after rounding Sheshan Golf Course in 68 on Day 3, taking a three-shot cushion over current runner-up Russell Knox heading into Sunday’s decisive showdown. McIlroy...
Published: October 26, 2016
Kei Nishikori became the first player to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2016 Swiss Indoors on Wednesday after beating Paolo Lorenzi in straight sets, 7-6 (3), 6-2. The tournament’s No. 3 seed didn’t concede a single break of serve throughout the fixture—including the first-set tiebreak—and built on an impressive opener before downing his Italian foe in some style. Juan...
Published: October 25, 2016
Stanislas Wawrinka recovered from a nervy start to complete a comeback victory over Marco Chiudinelli and bag his place in the second round of the 2016 Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland. The home favourite and tournament top seed emerged a 6-7(1), 6-1, 6-4 victor after being put to the sword early on by his underdog opponent, coming close to a first-round upset in the process. Second seed Milos Raonic...