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24Aug

By Eunice MontjoyNo Comments

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No US Open For Vondrousova

No US Open for Vondrousova. Tennis star Marketa Vondrousova has unsubscribed from the US Open. The 20-year-old Czech, this year's finalist at Roland Garros, still suffers too much from a wrist injury. Vondrousova took a rest after Wimbledon to have her wrist repaired, but during the preparations in New York, the pain soon returned. "During my second training here in New York, my wrist became thick and sore again," the Czech writes on Instagram. "To play against the best tennis players in a grand slam tournament, I have to be 100 percent fit. And unfortunately, I am not. I am going back home to talk to my doctors about the future." Vondrousova has been in the final of a WTA tournament three times this year, but she has always left the track as a loser. On the gravel of Rola...

30Jul

By Eunice MontjoyNo Comments

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Real Without Bale To Munich

Real without Bale to Munich. Gareth Bale is missing in the selection of Real Madrid for the Audi Cup in Munich. The attacker from Wales saw a lucrative transfer to Jiangsu Suning in recent days. Bale seemed on its way to China until Real Madrid decided to raise the asking price. Jiangsu Suning then decided to give up definitively. According to reports, Bale had started earning 22 million pounds per season in China. It is unclear where Bale's future lies. Zidane no longer needs the attacker, and the transfer market in England will close on August 8. Real Madrid opens the Audi Cup on Tuesday with a match against Tottenham Hotspur. Bayern Munich and Fenerbahçe are the other participants.

England Cricket World Champion For The First Time

14Jul

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International, News, Sports

England Cricket World Champion For The First Time

England cricket World Champion for the First Time. England has become a world cricket champion for the first time. The English cricket team beat New Zealand in an exciting final after a so-called Super Over, a sort of extension. Both teams achieved a score of 241 at 50 overs. Even after the Super Over, the score remained the same with twice 15 runs. Because the English had recorded more boundaries, beaten balls, during the match (26 against 17), the title went to them. For the English cricketers, there is finally the world title. Three times before, England lost the final, in 1979 to the West Indies archipelago, in 1987 from Australia and 1992 from Pakistan. For New Zealand, which also had never before taken the title, it was the second final in a row. In 2015, Australia wa...

Ronaldo Wants To Make A Mark In The History Of Juventus

17Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

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Ronaldo Wants To Make A Mark In The History Of Juventus

Ronaldo Wants to Make a Mark in the History of Juventus. Cristiano Ronaldo emphasised Monday during his official presentation at Juventus that he did not come to Italy to finish. The Portuguese want to win prizes with its new club, preferably the Champions League. "I want to leave my mark on the history of Juventus," said the 33-year-old Portuguese, who was taken over for 112 million euros from Real Madrid last week, to the many journalists present. Also said that I was eager for a new challenge and very confident about it." The five-time world footballer of the year was previously medically approved on Monday and signs a four-year contract in Turin. He will play with number 7, which he also wore at Real Madrid. Colombian Juan Cuadrado, who last season played with Juventus, was...

FIFA Distances Itself from Inappropriate Criticism Maradona

5Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

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FIFA Distances Itself from Inappropriate Criticism Maradona

FIFA Distances Itself from Inappropriate Criticism Maradona. The FIFA world football association has distanced itself from the sharp criticism of former football king Diego Maradona of the arbitration during the match between Colombia and England in the eighth final of the World Cup. According to the 57-year-old Argentinian, there was a 'monumental robbery' of the South American team when awarding a penalty kick to the British in regular time. FIFA called this Maradona statement inappropriate and unfounded. , We regret to read such statements from a player who wrote football history. '' Arbiter Mark Geiger handed out eight yellow cards in the hostile contest, six of which to Colombia. FIFA later labelled the American referee's appearance as 'positive'. Diego Maradona is promine...

Sevilla and Manchester United Each Tie a New Goalkeeper

4Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

News, Sports, UK

Sevilla and Manchester United Each Tie a New Goalkeeper

Top clubs Sevilla and Manchester United have both secured the services of a new goalkeeper. Sevilla contracted the Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik (FC Basel) for three seasons, Manchester United picked the 35-year-old Lee Grant away from the relegated Stoke City. The 29-year-old Vaclik, a twenty-time Czech international, stood 169 times in the last four seasons at FC Basel. Previously, he also defended the colours of Viktoria Zizkov (2010-2012) and Sparta Prague (2012-2014) in his own country. Three Swiss titles and one cup are on his list of achievements. Last season he achieved the eighth-finals of the Champions League with Basel surprisingly. At Sevilla, the previous season disappointing seventh in Spain, he will compete in goal with Sergio Rico. Manchester United had Lee Grant sign ...

Rain for Ruben Bemelmans at Wimbledon: Fifth Set is on Thursday

4Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

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Rain for Ruben Bemelmans at Wimbledon: Fifth Set is on Thursday

Rain for Ruben Bemelmans at Wimbledon: Fifth Set is on Thursday. The match between Ruben Bemelmans (ATP 104) and the American John Isner (ATP 10) in the second round of Wimbledon was interrupted by rain on Wednesday-evening in the fifth set. The party will resume on Thursday. The set positions were 1-6, 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/3) and 4-3. Bemelmans had to acknowledge his multiple in Isner in the first set (6-1). In the second set, he bobbed fiercely, but the American still pulled the most extended end (6-4). Set three was the good one for Bemelmans, who won after a tiebreak (7-6 (8/6)). The Belgian pulled that line in the fourth set (7-6 (7/3)) and was also in the fifth with 4-3 in the lead when rain stopped the match. The battle will resume on Thursday, says GOK News. In the th...

Kuipers Leads Duel between England and Sweden

4Jul

By Alan LorenzNo Comments

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Kuipers Leads Duel between England and Sweden

Kuipers Leads Duel between England and Sweden. The arbitration team of referee Björn Kuipers has been awarded the match between Sweden and England at the World Championships in Russia. The game in the quarter-finals takes place Saturday in Samara and starts at 16.00, posted by the Planet Blog. For Kuipers and co it is the fourth appointment at this World Cup. Earlier, the Dutch corps was in charge of the matches Russia - Spain (eighth finals), Egypt - Uruguay and Brazil - Costa Rica (two group matches). Kuipers (45) was also still active as the fourth official in the group match Argentina and Nigeria. Danny Makkelie is the regular video referee at Team Kuipers. The Argentinian Néstor Pitana flute Friday-afternoon France-Uruguay. The duel between Brazil and Belgium later that da...