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Line technology helps France beat Australia 2-1 at World Cup
He is also a human being. Federation Internationale de Football Association director of referees Massimo Busacca admits the system has been rushed in for the World Cup , but insists officials are ready and that VAR will help referees make better decisions in Russia. [Full Article...]
Frustrated Mickelson swats moving ball with putter at Open
Open. There was some initial confusion about Mickelson's score, both among Fox's crew and the U.S. Open website, which initially gave Mickelson a nine for the hole. "That was jarring", analyst Curtis Strange said. "I've never seen anything like that from a world-class player in my life", odd said. Commentating on the incident for Fox, former Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger said: "That's the... [Full Article...]
Peru 0 Denmark 1
Denmark meanwhile is healthy and ready to go, feeling good after a 2-0 win over Mexico in a friendly the other day, with the team finding its scoring touch after scoring just once in the two games before that. The teams were level after an interesting first half in which Peru missed a penalty. The South Americans continued to attack in the second half and almost opened the scoring in the 57th... [Full Article...]
U.S. Open 2018: Why leader Dustin Johnson won't win at Shinnecock
He tried to hit a "perfect" shot and instead he bladed it. "Every putt looked like it was going to go in". Woods, playing his first US Open since 2015 after multiple back surgeries, resumed at eight over, looking to make some amends for Thursday's disappointing opening round. [Full Article...]
Guerrero scores twice on Peru return after doping ban drama
Still, a Switzerland Federal Tribunal judge said on Thursday the ban should not apply until Guerrero's appeal is heard in full after the FIFA World Cup. The captains of their Group C rivals all wrote to world governing body Federation Internationale de Football Association asking them to lift Guerrero's ban. [Full Article...]
'Cheat' Luis Suarez slammed for trying to get Ahmed Hegazi sent off
Before that, Egypt had rarely looked in trouble in a scrappy match at the less-than-packed Yekaterinburg Arena, though without Salah they also did little to threaten the Uruguay goal. Egypt are still winless at the World Cup finals, failing to win five matches (drew two, lost three). Some terrible World Cup games were rescued by last-gasp goals on Friday, while David de Gea struggled ... [Full Article...]
Narendra Modi hopes historic cricket match will boost ties with Afghanistan
The hapless bowlers struggled during the first two sessions as they were not able to hit the correct "Test match length", especially the spinners, who are used to bowling flat and quick. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief Atif Mashal also read out a statement from Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani. "So, there are players you can't hide when they do well in domestic cricket". [Full Article...]
Late Pogba goal gives France victory over Australia after VAR controversy
Antoine Griezmann put Les Bleus ahead with a contentious second-half penalty in Kazan after referee Andres Cunha adjudged the forward had been fouled by Joshua Risdon having watched a replay of the incident at the side of the pitch. The Socceroos, managed by Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk for the first time in a competitive match, looked like they may be in for a long afternoon but they nearly ... [Full Article...]