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Hamilton leads Mercedes front row lock-out
And the pressure is, as you know, you can see how close it is between us all. I've been struggling to get flawless laps this week - I was catching up rung by rung, but a one-two here is great. The German driver indicated they could have probably caught Bottas in second, but was happy with P3 as Ferrari were clearly second best on the day. "In the end with P3 I'm happy because the auto should be go... [Full Article...]
Nature Valley Classic: Petra Kvitova beats Julia Goerges to reach semi-finals
Buzarnescu dedicated the victory to her family and coaching team, those close to her who believed she could rescue her career after two knee surgeries, and twice being sidelined for more than two years. The Czech fourth seed beat Germany's Goerges 6-1 6-4 in 67 minutes. She will play Czech Barbora Strycova , who won 7-5 3-0 after Lesia Tsurenko retired with injury. [Full Article...]
Neymar explains tears of joy after Brazil win, writing 'Talk is cheap'
We'll get to that in a moment. Brazil was preparing for a second-half penalty when the referee reviewed video footage of Neymar's fall and amended the call in what was the first major boon Costa Rica has experienced thanks to the new video review feature of this year's tournament. [Full Article...]
England beats Australia by 6 wickets to lead ODI series 4-0
ENGLAND'S total domination over Australia continued as they clinched a six-wicket victory at Chester-le-Street last night to go 4-0 ahead in the five-match one day global series. "[Australia captain] Tim (Paine ) thought they were 30 or 40 short". "We've always looked at series like this, and games with one day in between, as quite rigorous for the bowlers". [Full Article...]
Kane joins Lineker and Hurst as England canter to biggest win
All eyes will be on Harry Kane and England on Day 11 at the FIFA World Cup from Russian Federation. Their previous best was four, which they did on two occasions - a 4-4 draw in the group stages against Belgium in 1954, and the 4-2 win after extra time against Germany in the 1966 final at home. [Full Article...]
Federation Internationale de Football Association deny referee asked for Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt during game
Speaking during his post-match press conference, Renard said: "We qualified for a World Cup after 20 years and we've showed that we can play football ". The Lions of Atlas fell to Iran in their opener on a stoppage time own goal after carrying 64 percent possession and a 13-8 advantage in shot attempts, then lost to a Cristiano Ronaldo fourth minute goal on Wednesday despite a 16-10 shot ad... [Full Article...]
Jacob Stockdale: Ireland winger back for crunch Test decider against Australia
ACT Brumbies scrumhalf Joe Powell has come onto the bench for Cheika's side, which has been relatively settled during the series as the coach looks to gel some combinations ahead of next year's World Cup in Japan . Ross Byrne has a chance to make his debut from the bench with Carbery dropped from the squad. His inclusion was necessitated by a sternum injury to openside flanker Dan Leavy, who ... [Full Article...]
England Coach Criticises Media For Leaking Team News
A free press exists to be NOT biased in any way, so for Southgate to command the opposite from the journalists around his team is quite freaky to say the least. "If you guys just try and keep it to yourself and don't bring it out, because it's not going to help us. It would be a fascinating social study for all of us to compare notes at the end". [Full Article...]