Euro 2016 quarter-final: Germany 1 Italy 1, goes to extra-time Bordeaux (AFP) – World champions Germany’s blockbuster Euro 2016 quarter-final against Italy went to extra-time in Bordeaux after Leonardo Bonucci’s penalty 12 minutes from time cancelled out Mesut Ozil’s opener. Ozil made Germany’s pressure count when he slotted home Jonas Hector’s deflected cross midway through the second-half, … [Read more...]
Cavendish honors D-Day after Utah Beach Tour de France win (The Associated Press)
Cavendish honors D-Day after Utah Beach Tour de France win (The Associated Press) SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) -- Minutes after pulling on the yellow jersey for the first time in his award-filled career, Mark Cavendish walked over to the Utah Beach Peace Monument and placed a white rose to commemorate the Allied landings in Normandy that took place there more than 70 years ago. It was … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France classification after stage 1 (Reuters) July 2 (Gracenote) - Classification from Tour de France after Stage 1 on Saturday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Dimension Data) 4:13:55" 2. Marcel Kittel (Germany / Etixx - Quick-Step) +4" 3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) +6" 4. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) +10" 5. Edward Theuns (Belgium / Trek) 6. Christophe Laporte … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France team classification after stage 1 (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France team classification after stage 1 (Reuters) July 2 (Gracenote) - Team Classification Tour de France after Stage 1 on Saturday 1. Lotto (Belgium) 12:42:15" 2. Trek (United States) ST 3. Etixx - Quick-Step (Belgium) 4. Giant (Germany) 5. Tinkoff (Russia) 6. Dimension Data (South Africa) 7. Movistar (Spain) 8. LottoNL (Netherlands) 9. Cofidis (France) 10. IAM Cycling … [Read more...]
Stiliyan Petrov’s fight against leukaemia
Stiliyan Petrov’s fight against leukaemia The date June 23, 2016 will go down in history as the day the people of the United Kingdom voted to get out of the European Union. As the referendum made big headlines all over world, one would be forgiven to miss the announcement, done on the same day, from newly-relegated Aston Villa Football Club that their former captain was returning for pre-season … [Read more...]
How the NBA ended up giving all this mind-blowing money to the wrong players – CBSSports.com
How the NBA ended up giving all this mind-blowing money to the wrong players - CBSSports.com The line in the sand for NBA owners came in 1997 when a 22-year-old prep-to-pro prodigy named Kevin Garnett signed a six-year, $126 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. On Friday, the first day of 2016 NBA free agency, four players agreed to deals that were a year shorter than that landmark … [Read more...]
Caustic Cavendish proves he’s not done just yet (Reuters)
Caustic Cavendish proves he's not done just yet (Reuters) By Julien Pretot UTAH BEACH, France (Reuters) - Mark Cavendish showed he is not done just yet, hitting back at those people who think he is past his prime in his trademark caustic style after winning the opening stage of the Tour de France to take the yellow jersey on Saturday. It was the Briton's 27th Tour stage win and he now is … [Read more...]
Cycling-Road-Tour de France stage 1 results (Reuters)
Cycling-Road-Tour de France stage 1 results (Reuters) July 2 (Gracenote) - Results from Tour de France (Mont-Saint-Michel - Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, 188 km) on Saturday 1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Dimension Data) 4:14:05" 2. Marcel Kittel (Germany / Etixx - Quick-Step) ST 3. Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Tinkoff) 4. Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 5. Edward Theuns (Belgium / Trek) 6. Christophe … [Read more...]
Australia’s Cate Campbell breaks 100 freestyle world record (Yahoo Sports)
Australia's Cate Campbell breaks 100 freestyle world record (Yahoo Sports) Australian swimmer Cate Campbell broke the 100-meter freestyle world record at the Brisbane Grand Prix on Saturday. Achieved during Campbell's final competition before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the former world champion clocked 52.06 seconds, eclipsing German Britta Steffen's previous mark of 52.07 at the 2009 … [Read more...]
Germany face Italy in Euro 2016 battle of titans
Germany face Italy in Euro 2016 battle of titans Bordeaux (AFP) – In a match which could have graced the final of Euro 2016, Joachim Loew’s world champions Germany take on Antonio Conte’s Italy in a quarter-final clash of giants on Saturday. The prize on offer in Bordeaux is a semi-final against host nation France or surprise package Iceland, who meet on Sunday. Germany line up with Bayern … [Read more...]