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Portugal, Mexico, Russia tussle for semi-final berths
Portugal coach Fernando Santos gave New Zealand a boost by withdrawing Ronaldo 23 minutes from the end, but substitute Nani almost made a swift impact, latching on to Quaresma's cross and slamming a powerful shot at Marinovic from 10 yards. [Full Article...]
India To Take On Pakistan
Tajuddin Tengku completed the tally for Malaysia when he converted a penalty corner in the 20th minute. Razie Rahim , who opened Malaysia's scoring in the 19th minute, told HT: "It is a dream come true". Malaysia pressed hard early on and secured two penalty corners but wasted both the chances. "Today we were in control throughout the first half but mentally took our foot off the pedal whe... [Full Article...]
Fabinho sends message to Man United fans about 'tempting' transfer
Fabinho looks set to be just one of United's big-money signings this summer, with Mourinho already snapping up defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica last week. Leonardo Jardim's side also made it to the Champions League semi-final, which they lost to competition runners-up Juventus. Fabinho wants the move crucially and we need a new defensive midfielder who can also pass it out from the back - ... [Full Article...]
Police arrest 15 men for 'celebrating' Pakistan win over India
Defending champions India had been expected to cruise to victory against outsiders Pakistan during the much-anticipated final Sunday. But still, highly competitive matches hopefully. Richardson's thoughts will hardly come as a surprise. "They are world class players for a long time ". "With the World Cup becoming a 10-team event, it's nearly like the World Cup is becoming more like the Ch... [Full Article...]
McGregor can use one MMA move on Mayweather, says Showtime exec
Mayweather boasts a flawless professional record of 49-0 and in 2016 was ranked by ESPN as the greatest pound for boxer of the past 25-years. Mayweather laughs at that and says...."I'm 40-years old, haven't fought in two years and just beat the best fighter in MMA". [Full Article...]
Watch Confederations Cup 2017 live online and on TV
Chile's victory against Cameroon in their opener gave them a great start to their maiden Confederations Cup campaign, after qualifying by defending their Copa America title in 2016. Low's men also got the upper hand in a friendly between the two teams in 2014, winning 1-0 thanks to a goal from Mario Gotze. "I hope tomorrow from the first second of the game we will be in the game and will be... [Full Article...]
Spanish state prosecutor accuses Jose Mourinho of tax fraud
Those include Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo , who played under Mourinho and shares the same agent as him. During a wide-ranging interview in which the futures of Cristiano Ronaldo, Alvaro Morata and David de Gea were also discussed, he confirmed Mbappe is very much on the club's radar. [Full Article...]
Check out the NHL's brand-new Adidas jerseys for the 2017-18 season
The new look features the team's dominant forest green color, with a Minnesota Wheat-colored stripe in the middle (behind the team crest), wheat-colored lettering and the team's Iron Range Red as trim. Fans that pre-order the new authentic Wild jerseys will be able to have them shipped or made available for pick up at the Xcel Energy Center Hockey Lodge when they arrive in September. [Full Article...]
Scooter Gennett hits 4 home runs for Reds to tie MLB record
Louis Cardinals relief pitcher John Gant during Tuesday's game. On Tuesday, everybody noticed as he accomplished a feat rarer than a ideal game, rarer than a four-strikeout inning, and just as rare as an unassisted triple play: In a 13-1 win over St. [Full Article...]
Ronaldo summoned to court, Mourinho accused of tax fraud
Spanish prosecutors have also indicted football player Predrag Mijatovic for tax fraud while allegedly working as an unlicensed football agent. During the last two years the Costa Rica global has helped Real Madrid to two European crowns, playing a key role in them becoming the first team to defend the title in the Champions League era. [Full Article...]
Aegon Classic: Johanna Konta withstands stern Lesia Tsurenko test in Birmingham
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The contrast of Cibulkova's intense character and Safarova's calm presence on the court made for a fantastic encounter, with the relentless trade of groundstrokes producing some stunning rallies, thrilling the crowd on the Anne Jones centre court. [Full Article...]
'Neymar told me to join Barcelona', Real Madrid defender says
The current Real Madrid right-back moved to Porto in the summer of 2012 and Neymar followed in his footsteps a year later to join Barcelona . The Argentine has been a Barca player since he was just 13 years old, after leaving home to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer. [Full Article...]
GM Griffin, Cavs part ways after title, 3 straight Finals
If anyone doubted those reports' veracity, James tweeted this just hours after Griffin's firing. News of Cleveland's interest in Billups came on the same day that the Cavaliers parted ways with GM David Griffin . To that end, Cleveland has been trying to land a premier player to pair with James and guard Kyrie Irving , likely by trading away Love. Hanging over everything in Cl... [Full Article...]
Rangers learn potential Europa League opponents
Aberdeen face a trip to either Kazakhstan or Bosnia in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. Under Pedro Caixinha, the Gers will tackle Luxembourg side Proges Niederkorn in the first qualifying round. Celtic come into the second qualifying round and must then try to get through the third round and a play-off stage if they are to reach the Champions League group stage for the sec... [Full Article...]
Andre Ward Knocks Out Sergey Kovalev in Eighth to Retain Belts
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The reactions naturally ranged from " Ward cheated, Kovalev got screwed" to "There were no low blows, Kovalev is a pussy", because not many people in boxing are game for considering a world that's less than black and white. I could have still been fighting. Why stop the fight? I'll kick his [expletive]. During the 8th round /Ward made a superb right hook, hitting Kovalev in the chin... [Full Article...]
Looming expansion draft turns up trade chatter around NHL
Former Buffalo GM Tim Murray had the framework of a deal sorted out with McPhee to protect one of the Sabres' players, as detailed here, but time will tell what Botterill has up his sleeve for the expansion draft. But unless they toss Vegas a prospect I don't see it happening. The question regarding the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins goalie has evolved from "Is he done as a Pen?" to "When wi... [Full Article...]
Portugal-Mexico highlights: Ronaldo's brilliance sets opening goal in Confederations Cup
Host Russia tops the group with three points after defeating New Zealand 2-0 in the opening match of the FIFA Confederations Cup on Saturday. The second half started in a similarly cautious vein as the first, but came to life in the latter stages, with defender Cedric giving Portugal the lead on 86 minutes after Mexico failed to clear the danger in their box. [Full Article...]
US Open sees top seeds cut, four-way tie for lead
Rory Mcilroy , of Ireland, and Jason Day , of Australia, walk on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis . If you're ever going to come from behind in a tournament, I don't think this is a bad option. "I really haven't been hitting the ball well as of late". [Full Article...]
The wrong kind of US Open history
Fowler's blemish free-start came to an abrupt halt with three straight bogeys from the 11th and a missed birdie putt from 10 feet at the par-five 14th, allowing Koepka to claim the outright advantage despite a dropped shot at the first. He shot 75 and missed the cut. "I'm a big fan, " McIlroy said. He missed almost two months at the start of the year when he was diagnosed with a slight r... [Full Article...]
Real Madrid celebrates 12th European Cup with fans in Spain
We thought we had enough to win the game. " Real Madrid have a feeling with finals; they are used to winning them", goalkeeper Gigi Buffon stated prior to the match. The Serie A champions progressed to the showpiece in Cardiff having suffered no defeats and conceded only three goals in their 12 games in the tournament, but Madrid blew them away with a superb second-half showing to secure a 4-... [Full Article...]