San Jose, May 15: The squad to represent Costa Rica in the 2018 World Cup witnessed very few changes from the unit that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 tournament in Brazil. “There are players with characteristics for certain moments. The coming friendly matches will be tough and that will be the way to bring the […]
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Halep remains on top of WTA rankings
Madrid, May 14: With 7,270 points, Romania’s Simona Halep stayed atop the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain. Despite her loss at the Madrid Open semi-finals, Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova went ahead of Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko into fifth, reports Efe. Petra Kvitova climbed two […]
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Federer back as No.1 in ATP rankings after Nadal’s six-week lead
Madrid, May 14: Switzerland’s Roger Federer took back the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after being second to Spain’s Rafael Nadal for six weeks. Nadal dropped to second place after being defeated in the Madrid Open quarter-finals by Dominic Thiem of Austria 7-5, 6-3 […]
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Russia names preliminary squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup
Moscow, May 11: The Russian Football Union (RFU) on Friday published a list of 28 players selected to enter the preliminary roster of the national squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which kicks off next month in 11 cities across Russia. Before the 2018 World Cup begins on June 14 in Moscow, hosts Russia are […]
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Pliskova stuns top seed Halep in Madrid Open quarters
Madrid, May 11: Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova on Thursday stunned world No.1 Simona Halep 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open, halting the Romanian’s winning streak in the tournament at 15 matches. Halep is one of only three female players to win the Madrid Open title twice, in 2016 and 2017, following […]
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Athletic Bilbao head coach Ziganda to leave at season-end
Lezama (Spain), May 11: Basque football club Athletic Bilbao president Josu Urrutia announced on Thursday that head coach Jose ‘Cuco’ Angel Ziganda will depart at the end of the season, a move that was widely expected after the team’s poor performance in the La Liga. Urrita made the announcement during a joint press conference with 51-year-old […]
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Teams, broadcasters to stream FIFA World Cup analysis on Twitter
San Francisco, May 10: In a bid to engage more people on Twitter, broadcasters from the US and Australia, and several other teams competing in the FIFA World Cup will live-stream tournament-related content on the platform, a media report said. “Within seconds of every goal at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, a highlight will be clipped […]
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Sevilla beat Real Madrid in La Liga tie
Seville (Spain), May 10: Sevilla defeated Real Madrid 3-2 here to climb to seventh in the La Liga, the final Europa League berth, leaving the multiple European champions three points behind second-place Atletico Madrid with two matches left to play. Already missing some starters to injury and suspension, Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane fielded a line-up […]
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Nadal continues to lead ATP rankings ahead of Federer, Dimitrov 4th
Madrid, May 7: Spain’s Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,770 points while Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov jumped to the fourth spot. Nadal kept his place atop the rankings after winning the Barcelona Open, defeating Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight […]
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Australia announces preliminary 32-man squad for FIFA World Cup
Sydney, May 7: Australia’s national football team head coach on Monday announced his preliminary squad of players for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Bert Van Marwijk named six previously uncapped players in his 32-man squad, with all 26 who featured in the friendlies against Norway and Colombia in March retaining their places, reports Efe. The […]