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World Cup semi-final England v Croatia
President Emmanuel Macron, who attended Tuesday's match, plans to return to Russian Federation for the final with his wife Brigitte on Sunday, his office told AFP on Wednesday. "It was so painful two years ago we have to savor it". We had the chance to win the final of the Euros, but we missed a wonderful thing and we must not let this chance pass. [Full Article...]
Federer wastes match point, loses to Anderson at Wimbledon
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You need that mindset against Roger. Those are the kind of circumstances that you just have to accept.' He also revealed: 'Post-match I heard that the organisers were planning to cancel my match if Monfils and Anderson went to a fifth. When Anderson broke in the second set it was the first time the Swiss had dropped serve at this Wimbledon. "Well, it's going to happen anyway, if I'm going in the... [Full Article...]
Wimbledon accept Novak Djokovic's request regarding Roger Federer
It is the second time that 20-times Grand Slam champion Federer has lost at Wimbledon from two sets ahead, suffering the same fate against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the 2011 quarter-finals. Federer even held a match point at 5-4 in the third. You have to have that mindset. Kevin Anderson (8) narrowly defeated Gael Monfis in four sets to reach the quarterfinals. [Full Article...]
England handed boost as Croatia rule out Vrsaljko
England have for long desired to be at this stage. "They fought. It was a real playoff match against not the weakest team in the world". Apart from the experience of 103 worldwide appearances, Lloris has a few other things going his way when he's trying to stop them - including the fact he's faced numerous Belgians already while playing for Tottenham in the Premier League. [Full Article...]
Suker backs Croatia 'role model' Modric for Ballon d'Or
After such tight matches, it is easy to forget that Croatia produced a feast of attacking play to destroy Lionel Messi's Argentina 3-0 in the group phase. Of the 73 meetings between the teams, Belgium has won 30 and France 24, with 19 draws between them, although if Belgium is to reach their first World Cup final they will have to do so by beating France at the tournament for the first time. [Full Article...]
'It's terrible': Stunned Federer feeling low after Wimbledon shock
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It was Federer who faltered at 11-11, double-faulting to hand Anderson a break point which he converted when the defending champion's tired forehand smacked the net. There was little sign of the drama which unfolded when Federer raced through the first set in 26 minutes. Djokovic has got his wish as he will take on the world number 24 Kei Nishikori on Centre Court, while Federer will take on A... [Full Article...]
Russian Federation to meet their fans following World Cup elimination
But as in the previous match against Denmark - which Croatia also won on penalties after an insipid 1-1 draw - all too often his team mates failed to do anything with them. "We expect a very tough and demanding match, like every one in the World Cup ". "We trusted ourselves. We could only prove our worth by working hard". [Full Article...]
Russell Knox shoots super putt double for play-off win at Irish Open
The New Zealander had that putt for the title but missed on the high side and the pair were left to go back up the last. Knox had to hole a 40 foot on his final hole to get into the play-off, and he repeated the feat on the first play-off hole (the 18th) landing an nearly identical putt, which proved good enough. [Full Article...]