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Captain Modric dreaming of Croatia’s fairytale finish in Russian Federation
The federation said tests confirmed the player will not be able to recover in time to play again during the tournament in Russia . "If you let France have space it will be very hard", Uruguay's coach Oscar Tabarez said. Six days on, the outcome of their quarter-final clash with Uruguay could be largely determined by the extent to which the 19-year-old Monaco frontman can outshine the So... [Full Article...]
Roger Federer beats Lukas Lacko to advance to third round at Wimbledon
Sam Querrey , the 11th seed, stepped up his bid to emulate last year's run to the semifinals with a 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 win against Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky . "It's nearly as if he doesn't need to play tennis matches, it comes so natural for him". They play Paolo Lorenzi and Albert Ramos Vinolas, before Murray embarks on a new partnership with former world number one Victoria Azarenka. [Full Article...]
Carmelo to leave Thunder, Heat are 'interesting landing spot,' says report
According to ESPN , the Heat is one of three teams expected to show interest in Carmelo Anthony when the 10-time All-Star and three-time Olympic Gold medalist finally parts ways with the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer. The Lakers could find a way to trade for him, but most likely they'll wait until he reaches free agency. He can veto any trade, but teams may be intrigued with taking on hi... [Full Article...]
Cavani proche du forfait face à la France — Uruguay
Coupe du monde - Edison Cavani, coup de bluff ou vraie blessure? Mais il reste quand même le troisième choix du sélectionneur pour l'attaque de la Celeste. [Full Article...]
San Antonio Spurs: Kyle Anderson signs offer sheet with Grizzlies
Well, on Friday, hours after the Spurs received the news of Tony Parker's departure , Anderson signed an offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies , according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski . The clock is ticking for the San Antonio Spurs . From seeing 14.2 minutes of action per game in 2016-17, Anderson logged in 26.7 per contest the following season in which he averaged 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds,... [Full Article...]
Chicago Bulls: 3 players to watch in the NBA Summer League
From the 2017-18 squad that reached the Eastern Conference Finals, five of those players played rotation minutes for Brad Stevens' squad. The University of Arizona product is a rare combination of size and skill, possessing uncommon athleticism, footwork and shooting touch for a player at 7-1, 250 pounds. [Full Article...]
Coupe du monde : la Belgique élimine le Brésil (vidéo)
Renato Augusto a redonné des ailes au Brésil vendredi soir... En effet, le milieu de terrain du Real Madrid, essentiel à sa sélection, est suspendu et sera suppléé par son homologue de Manchester City. Après l'arrêt devant Neymar , je ne souhaitais qu'une chose: que ce match se termine! Sans vivre le désastre de la demi-finale perdue chez elle 7-1 contre l'Allemagne il y a 4 ans, la Seleçao v... [Full Article...]
Belgium beats England 1-0, moves into tougher side of draw
Colombia awaited the second placed team; as well as Japan for the group victor. Loew, who led his side to glory against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil, refused to be drawn on his future in the immediate aftermath of Wednesday´s result. [Full Article...]
Switzerland bid to summon spirit of 1954 World Cup
Sweden will now play the victor of Tuesday's other round of 16 duel between England and Colombia in Samara on July 7, with a place in the last four at stake. With two minutes of this game remaining and with Sweden in the lead, their forward Ola Toivonen tried to play the ball against an opponent and out for a corner. [Full Article...]
F1 season to start one week earlier
Raikkonen grabbed second, but then ran off at Turn Two giving fellow-Finn Bottas a chance to recover second on the straight in a frantic opening lap. But Hamilton does not think strategy is a weakness for Mercedes and remains convinced he has the best team behind him. [Full Article...]
EdF : Mbappé la prochaine supestar du foot mondial, il persiste et signe !
Il peut pourtant se targuer d'une précocité jamais vue chez les Bleus. En cas de qualification pour les quarts de finale (contre le vainqueur du match Uruguay-Portugal), les joueurs de l'équipe de France percevront une somme avoisinant les 20.000 euros par match, rappelle le quotidien sportif. [Full Article...]
Tite reveals Brazil's starting XI for Belgium clash
I've seen many referee mistakes during the World Cup , lots of stuff happening that is not being commented on, but still all the focus is on Neymar . "Then, something that Sterling didn't even believe was possible". "In the World Cup you want to be flawless, but it's about getting through, it's about winning", Martinez said after the match. [Full Article...]
Garbine Muguruza suffers shock defeat to Alison Van Uytvanck
Muguruza was strangely out of sorts and could not cope with Van Uytvanck's tremendous hitting. Defeat for the world No. 3 ensured that six of the top 10 seeds in the women's draw have failed to make it into round three. But the 21-year-old, who secured her first grand slam victory on Tuesday, showed significant improvement from that match to give one of tennis' brightest rising stars a decent te... [Full Article...]
Raymond Felton agreed to one-year deal to return to the Thunder
The Thunder's agreed to terms with Raymond Felton on Thursday morning to return to Oklahoma on a one-year, $2.4 million deal that reportedly has pushed their luxury tax bill (for player payments made above the soft cap) above the $150 million mark - unprecedented in the history of the league. [Full Article...]
Mesut Ozil Reveals Why He Was Craving For The Shirt No.10
Wilshere was informed by new boss Unai Emery that playing time would come at a premium this season. Pellegrini will be primarily aiming for improved results with the Hammers as he targets European qualification for the club in the forthcoming campaign. [Full Article...]
Real Madrid sign Alvaro Odriozola for six seasons
Spain have plenty of options in that position, and Odriozola made the cut ahead of more established players like Barcelona's Sergi Roberto and Arsenal 's Hector Bellerin. The move sees Real Madrid continue to bring young Spanish players to the Santiago Bernabeu as they look to the future. Odriozola is a pacy right-back who loves to attack and will hope he will be given opportunities to impres... [Full Article...]
Thai diver dies during cave rescue operation to save boys
The group was found Monday after a dramatic search and rescue that gripped the world, but authorities have warned that getting them out will be a fraught and hard process, especially since none of them can swim and could panic if they had to dive out, with potentially deadly consequences. [Full Article...]
Manchester United Goalkeeper Closing On West Brom Switch
He impressed United boss Jose Mourinho in October 2016, but has made only three league appearances for the Potters last season. Foster's signing comes on the same day Swedish winger Ken Sema joined from Ostersund for an undisclosed fee. Johnstone has featured for Scunthorpe United, Walsall, Yeovil Town, Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End as well as Aston Villa in the recently completed season w... [Full Article...]
Sweden will be tougher test for England than Brazil - Eriksson
Meanwhile at Moscow's Spartak Stadium, England broke its penalty shootout curse (it had lost six out of seven times when taken to shootouts at major tournaments), beating Colombia . We stuck to our game plan and never got into the brawl that they wanted. England captain Harry Kane leads the goalscoring charts in Russian Federation with six strikes, two clear of Belgium's Romelu Lukaku. [Full Article...]
Ronaldo defends Neymar as English also accused of diving
Once a critic of Neymar's antics, Brazil coach Tite now defends the demeanor of his team's star. "We have two great players for one position". Firmino is being used as an impact sub and he delivered for the team against Mexico, scoring the second goal of their 2-0 win. [Full Article...]