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England 'not scared' of anyone says Dele Alli
Kane is now leading the race for the World Cup Golden Boot with his total of five strikes and he has revealed that his confidence is so high at the moment that he fancies his chances of scoring every time he plays. Southgate was asked after the 1-0 defeat against Belgium in Kaliningrad whether his players had started practicing penalties and he replied the process had started in March rather ... [Full Article...]
Serena Williams makes STUNNING Roger Federer retirement claim
It's just such great memories that I have here, which is why I wanted to bring Olympia here". "I haven't played a tremendous amount of tennis since I had the baby, and I haven't played in wind in a really long time". "It was really special for me". Williams and Federer are both 36 years old and have a total of 43 Grand Slam titles between them. "I was like, 'I haven't seen Olympia.' Like, 'Wha... [Full Article...]
LeBron James officially enters free agency
Shortly after the 12:01 EDT a.m. start to free agency, Cavs general manager Koby Altman spoke on the phone to both James and Paul, the person said. After all, that team belongs to Kobe Bryant and Magic Johnson (literally). He informed the Cavs from Anguilla Friday that he is opting out of the past year of his contract. Yes, James has a house in Los Angeles, and is known to spend a good amount of t... [Full Article...]
With LeBron, Lakers suddenly a betting favorite
The Cavs are now faced with a roster that has more than $102 million in guaranteed contracts, and little chance to contend. George Hill ($19 million), Tristan Thompson ($17.5 million), JR Smith ($14.7 million) and Jordan Clarkson ($12.5 million) are all due big money next season, and their trade values aren't in a place where the Cavaliers can extract a significant return. [Full Article...]
4-Time NBA Most Valuable Player Lebron James Declines Cleveland Cavaliers Contract
After snatching LeBron James , the biggest free agent in the 2018 market, the Los Angeles Lakers are shifting to filling out the roster. Everything is starting to take shape in the Lakers' favor as Wojnarowski reported earlier today that Paul George would not be opting into his contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder . [Full Article...]
Froome cleared of doping by UCI ahead of Tour de France
Team Sky's four-time Tour de France champion has been under a cloud since he was found to have twice the permissible amount of the legal asthma drug Salbutamol in his system during September's Vuelta a Espana, which he won. Froome welcomed the news which means he can attempt to win a record-equalling fifth Tour when the race gets underway in Noirmoutier. ASO, which also runs the Vuelta through ... [Full Article...]
Christian Horner hails Max Verstappen’s ability to avoid blisters in Austrian GP
I think if you get one run, fair enough. How did Verstappen do it? That was Verstappen's fourth career victory, tying him with Eddie Irvine and Bruce McLaren for the most wins by any driver without ever taking pole position. Although a strong start to the race, when he muscled past Kimi Raikkonen , meant Verstappen ran behind the then-leading Mercedes cars in third at the end of the openi... [Full Article...]
Waistcoat sales are up as everyone wants to look like Gareth Southgate
We know all about his qualities. Sanchez, 22, was brought to north London by Mauricio Pochettino last summer as back-up for Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld, but with the latter's contract situation reducing his game time, Sanchez was made first choice. [Full Article...]
Sokratis Papastathopoulos: 'Joining Arsenal is a attractive moment'
Papastathopoulos, 30, had spells with AC Milan , Genoa and Werder Bremen before joining Dortmund in 2013, and he has racked up almost 200 appearances for the Bundesliga giants. He follows Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan , who joined from Manchester United last season after impressing during his time in the Bundesliga. [Full Article...]
Steve Smith hits half century on return to cricket in Canada
In a touching gesture that showed how far he's come in regaining the respect of the cricket world, Smith received a standing ovation as he walked back to the dressing room. "I think back to the one-day games after the Ashes and I don't think I've ever hit the ball that bad in my life". While Smith decoded the factors behind the stress he had gone through, the World number one Test batsman also... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation eliminate Spain from World Cup in last-16 penalty shootout
Suddenly, Russia are brimming with confidence and Spain look patchy at best. It was a distressing case of déjà vu for Fernando Hierro, who had been through it all before as a player, having taken the first penalty in Spain's shoot-out defeat by Korea Republic in 2002. [Full Article...]
Mbappe Rejects US$22K World Cup Pay, Donates Wage to Charity
French teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe is donating his entire World Cup match fees to charity because he feels he should not be paid to play for his country. The donation will include the reported £265,000 bonus that the star is in line to earn should France win the tournament. "As I've already and always said , at a World Cup you have all the top-level players, so it's an opportunity t... [Full Article...]
LeBron James Speaks to Cleveland GM as Free Agency Opens
It seems unlikely that James would want to go to Los Angeles to play for a mediocre team with some promising young players like Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram , Kyle Kuzma and Josh Hart - all of whom look like they'll be longtime National Basketball Association players but none of whom look like they'll be franchise centerpieces. [Full Article...]
History maker Andres Iniesta confirms Spain retirement after Russian Federation defeat
There have been 48 Spanish players who have scored on the biggest stage for the national team and it's David Villa who has found the net the most with his tally of nine goals from 2006 to 2014. Speaking directly after the final whistle, Ramos said his team had given everything they could only to come out on the wrong end of the spot-kick "lottery". [Full Article...]
Doctor's freaky excuse for World Cup star's mystery injury
Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said that the substitution was precautionary after the 30-year-old felt his back "lock up", ESPN reported . In the large gamut of unusual sporting injuries, there looks to be a new addition, with Brazil left back Marcelo suffering a back spasm during Brazil's last match for a particularly odd reason. [Full Article...]
Les organisateurs veulent écarter Chris Froome
Mais ils ont été par trois fois déboutés par les instances (UCI en 1999, TAS en 2006, CAS en 2009). Le coureur britannique ( Sky ), quadruple vainqueur de la Grande Boucle (en 2013, 2015, 2016 et 2017), fait l'objet d'une procédure pour dopage. [Full Article...]
Croatia Beat Denmark On Penalties To Reach World Cup Quarter-Finals
Kasper has always been frustrated by the comparisons with his father Peter, but in Russian Federation he has beaten the former Manchester United goalkeeper's record of not conceding and was the reason for Denmark getting to the penalty shoot-out. [Full Article...]
Barcelona make opening bid for Man United target Willian
Chelsea have rejected an opening £ 50million bid from Barcelona for Brazil global Willlian. The priority at this moment in time certainly lies elsewhere: namely with securing a left-back and a young, energetic midfielder, although that possibility of acquiring the latter has been reduced by Maroaune Fellaini's recent decision to stay at the club. [Full Article...]
Wimbledon 2018: Andy Murray carrying lighter load than usual at Wimbledon
Edmund will likely be the bigger hope for British fans after reaching a career-high No. 17 in the world rankings and an Australian Open semifinal earlier this year. That's really positive for me as part of getting better, to compete again". The 36-year-old has potential encounters with Lukas Lacko, Leonardo Mayer and Borna Coric, who beat Federer in the Halle final last weekend, knocking the 2... [Full Article...]
Vettel on top in final Austrian practice, Verstappen stops
Sebastian Vettel made a mistake on his first Q3 attempt but jumped from seventh to third on his final run ahead of teammate Kimi Raikkonen . Hamilton added he's excited to get his first experience of the updated vehicle this weekend, but warns qualifying could still be tight. [Full Article...]