Paris, June2: Spain’s aging tennis pro Fernando Verdasco, 34, on Friday stunned a leading player in his prime, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, 27, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the last 16 of the French Open, the second Grand Slam event of the season, held on clay court. Verdasco needed two hours and 21 minutes to […]
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Valencia’s Rodrigo distances himself from rumours of departure from club
Las Rozas (Spain), May 31:Valencia forward Rodrigo Moreno on Wednesday told the press his intention was to stay at the football club for the coming season, thus playing down rumours ahead of the FIFA World Cup that other teams would be interested in signing the Brazil-born Spaniard. Rodrigo spoke to the press at the Soccer […]
FIFA World Cup 2018: Top 4 Crucial Players in Group B
Group B of FIFA World Cup 2018 is slightly unbalanced. It consists of the European giants, Spain and Portugal with Iran and Morocco. The mouth-watering group game between the Iberian rivals Spain and Portugal is perhaps one of the most anticipated games of the group stages. Portugal had major success at Euro 2016. But they were knocked […]
FIFA World Cup 2018: Top 4 Crucial Players in Group A
Hosts Russia will play the curtain-raiser in FIFA World Cup 2018 against Saudi Arabia on 14th June. The Group A consists of hosts Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Uruguay. Saudi Arabia might be underdogs, but their attack is spear-headed by Mohammed Al-Sahlawi. He scored a record 16 goals during qualification. Egypt and Uruguay are the other two […]
Nadal leads 2-0 before rain interruption, Wawrinka crashes out
Paris, May 29: Rafael Nadal was one set away from victory before rain interrupted his match against Italy’s Simone Bolelli in the men’s singles first round of the French Open. The same day witnessed last year’s runner-up Stan Wawrinka bow out through full sets, reports Xinhua news agency. Ten-time winner Nadal saw a change of his […]
Turkey down Iran 2-1 in pre-World Cup friendly
Istanbul, May 29: The Iranian team, Spain’s opponents in the World Cup in Russia, suffered their first defeat on their way to the tournament, losing 1-2 to Turkey in a friendly match here Turkey’s striker Cenk Tosun, who plays for Everton in England, took the opportunity to score in the sixth minute of the game after […]
Munar fights his way past Ferrer in French Open 1st round
Paris, May 29: Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar on Monday beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 3-6, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 in an epic first-round match at the French Open, a Grand Slam event held on clay court. Making his first appearance at Roland Garros, Munar needed an agonising four hours and 15 minutes to knock […]
Garcia Lopez stuns Wawrinka in 1st round of French Open
Paris, May 29: Spain’s Guillermo Garcia Lopez on Monday pulled off a big upset, stunning the 2017 French Open finalist Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 in the opening round of the Grand Slam event held on clay court. The Spaniard, world No. 67, was more solid from the baseline than Wawrinka, […]
Kvitova qualifies for French Open 2nd round
Paris, May 29: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on Monday beat Paraguay’s Veronica Cepede Royg 3-6, 6-1, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the French Open. In their first career encounter, eighth-seed Kvitova fell a set down against Cepede, world No. 87, but came back to win the match in two hours and […]
FIFA World Cup 2018: 11 Players Who have to Shoulder Huge Responsibilities
The FIFA World Cup 2018 will kick-off in Russia on 14 May. Football is a team game, but some individuals can make a big difference for their team. Thus, they have a big responsibility to shoulder as well. Here we take a look at 11 players who will have a big responsibility on their shoulder ahead of […]