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Japan slip through to last 16 despite Poland loss
Senegal coach Aliou Cisse believes his side did not "deserve" to advance to the World Cup knockout stage as they became the first team to be eliminated via their fair play ranking on Thursday. One thing is now certain: it's hard to imagine too many neutrals getting behind Japan after this. Fans pay big money to attend World Cup matches for the experience and to be entertained but neither J... [Full Article...]
South Korea vs. Germany - Football Match Report
The Germans, who have won four World Cups and finished runners-up four times, entered this year's tournament heavily backed to retain their title. Germany isn't alone in going from first to bust in the World Cup. The 2006 winners, Italy, crashed out of the group stage in 2010, while that tournament's winners, Spain, did the same in 2014. Germany's Mats Hummels heads the ball at the Korean net ... [Full Article...]
Latest safety ratings find expensive bike helmets aren't always the best
Steve Rowson works in the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab. Bike helmets in the USA are required by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to pass a series of tests in which helmets are struck against an anvil at a set speed. Helmets are dropped on the anvil at two different speeds which were taken from studies of real-world crashes. Sensors embedded in the headform measure linear accelerat... [Full Article...]
Daly walks after USGA stalls on cart usage
Daly took to Twitter to voice his frustrations after being forced to withdraw from the event, claiming that the USGA did not ask for further information, which he claimed he would have provided. "... I've been playing good golf and I want to play golf, that's what I do for a living". "I "WD" bc @ USGA had already made their decision after our exhaustive medical submission", Daly said. [Full Article...]
Injured Romelu Lukaku a doubt for England clash
Cape Town - Twelve teams have already qualified for the Round of 16 , leaving four remaining spots up for grabs. 'For England fans who might find themselves daring to dream, our updated model predictions might constitute a beacon of hope, ' analysts told Business Insider on Monday. [Full Article...]
Wimbledon 2018: AI uses player emotions to edit highlights
Fox Sports is also using IBM's intelligent technology to pick up key moments in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Russian Federation. IBM says it aims to package up highlights from Wimbledon's six main show courts within five to ten minutes, speeding up a process which would usually take hours. [Full Article...]
Dillian Whyte sends tweet to Deontay Wilder following Anthony Joshua breakdowns
Joshua wants this fight more than anything and Wilder probably does too. Respect box? Subscribe to my podcast - In This Corner with Brian Campbell - where we take an in-depth look at the world of boxing each week . Joshua is the reigning WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world champion having beat Joseph Parker on points to record his 21st professional win in March. [Full Article...]
World Cup Group H match report Japan v Poland 28 June 2018
They were outclassed by Colombia in their last game, though Japan perhaps only secured three points against Los Cafeteros because they had a one-man advantage for virtually the entire match following Carlos Sanchez's red card in the third minute. [Full Article...]