“No doubt about it, Novak is the favourite,” the 37-year-old told the media after teaming up with Belinda Bencic to successfully defend Switzerland’s Hopman Cup title. “Regardless of what happened in Doha, the game had a super, super strong last five or six months of the year,” commented the Swiss on his great rival’s game, before adding, “ With his class once he gets his groove back he is hard to beat....
The final clash between the Swiss ace Roger Federer and the Croatian big-server Marin Cilic was much-awaited. History patiently waited to be written as the two players greeted each other before plunging into the battle for the Wimbledon trophy. After a tense first two games, both resulting in deuce, Roger Federer powers on and breaks the Cilic serve and led 3-2 before securing the first set 6-3. With Federer leading 4-1 in the second set, Cilic broke down into tears and buried his face in a towel....
The Swiss star suffered a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 loss to world No. 1 Djokovic after converting just four of 23 break points at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Federer felt he deserved to be closer than he was at stages in New York, with four break points wasted in the third set and five in the fourth. MORE: 2015 U.S. Open in pictures | Djokovic beats Federer, again “Yeah, surely I am very disappointed,” he told a news conference after the match....
Federer’s 310 weeks overall and 237 consecutive weeks at no. 1, 20 Grand Slam titles, 357 Grand Slam match wins and 6 ATP Finals titles are some of his most prominent records in the game. The 38-year-old is also the first player to win 10 titles at a tournament on two different surfaces (Halle-grass, Basel-hardcourt), the oldest winner of a Masters 1000 title, and the first player to register 100 match wins at a Grand Slam, or for that matter at any tournament (Wimbledon 2019)....
The revenge for losing in England came true for the youngster adding a major accomplishment to her year. The two met back at Eastbourne where the Belarussian took the Dane for a ride pushing both sets to the brink. Though Wozniacki managed to keep her back each time to claim the title she knew that it wouldn’t be the same going on hard courts where she is strong on....
Vice frames matches in the midst of a perpetual EDM festival called the Zero Drop Raid, bathed in pastel purples and oranges from a sunset that one might expect thanks to shows like Miami Vice. Rogue Company, the cross-platform shooter which is still in its closed beta, will offer players three types of matches on Vice: Practice Extractions, Strikeouts, and Demolitions. RELATED: Rogue Company Fills the CS:GO, Valorant Niche on Consoles...
Yen’s Force-fanboy warrior monk Chirrut Îmwe, whose incredible fighting skills (despite his lack of vision) and tiny sprinkling of snark quickly endeared him to audiences everywhere. While Chirrut, like the rest of the main cast including Felicity Jones’ lead character Jyn Erso, met with an unfortunate fate during Rogue One’s climax, that hasn’t stopped fans from hoping to see the character again. But what does Yen himself think about the idea?...
Rohit struck a patient half-century in the 2nd ODI, scoring 52 off 87 at Cardiff. Further contributions from Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni pushed India to a 300+ total followed by a collapse by England which resulted in a comfortable 133-run victory for the visitors (D/L method). Ex-Indian batsman and current cricket analyst, Akash Chopra tweeted about Rohit’s injury, mentioning that the batsman has fractured his middle finger on the right hand....
The 30-year old linebacker has secured conditional reinstatement from the league, according to Pro Football Talk, which cites unidentified league sources. McClain was suspended for four games in 2015 for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, then was suspended again for 10 games the following season for another violation. That suspension was made indefinite in 2016 after he failed another drug test. “I’m nowhere near satisfied with how my professional career has gone,” McClain told AL....
The 24-year-old Egypt international has scored eight goals in 14 league appearances this season. Salah will miss Italian league games against local rivals Lazio on Sunday, AC Milan and champions Juventus, as well as the Europa league match against Astra Giurgiu. (Reporting by Silvia Recchimuzzi in Gdynia, editing by Ed Osmond) 0 votes
The midfielder, on international duty with Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations, has signed a five-year deal. Diawara, 21, joins Roma after the Giallorossi sold Kostas Manolas to Napoli for €36m on Sunday. “We have been following Amadou for a while now,” said Roma’s chief executive Guido Fienga. “He is a player whose talent has been clear to those in Italy for a number of years. “We are pleased to welcome him to Roma, with the confidence that he can become an important player for the club....
He made his position on the top by defeating Brock Lesnar at Summerslam in 2018, but 63 days later he relinquished the title due to his battle with returning Leukemia. This was the moment when the superstar who was booed every time won the heart of millions of fans. At 25 Feb 2019 episode of Raw, Roman made his WWE return to give an update on his battle with leukemia....
Natalya recently described what it was like backstage during an interview with Planeta Wrestling. In case you didn’t know… Roman Reigns is a former 3-time WWE Champion and a former WWE Universal Champion. He’s also won the 2015 Royal Rumble. On the 22nd October episode of Monday Night RAW, the world of professional wrestling was left stunned after Roman Reigns’ shocking announcement. Reigns announced that he had leukemia and would have to leave WWE indefinitely as he got treatment....
What a thriller this one was! In their first meeting since 2011, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal showed the people watching around the world what separates the big 4 from the rest in terms of match quality and entertainment. The two produced a classic match in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters, with the ‘King of Clay’ denying the Brit his first ever victory against him on a clay court, but not before the Brit gave him a run for his money....
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku has received a huge injury boost after it was confirmed the ankle injury he picked up in the Merseyside derby was not as bad as Roberto Martinez’s early diagnosis. The 20 year-old left the field on a stretcher after colliding with his team mate Gareth Barry while defending a corner minutes after Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard had opened the scoring in the first half. In his post match comments Toffees boss Martinez revealed that he was fearful the forward, on loan from Chelsea, could potentially face months on the sidelines, with every precaution being taken and the youngster leaving Anfield in a cast....
DeSantis issued two new executive orders “suspending all local emergency orders until July 1, 2021, at which point local orders will be permanently invalidated,” the governor’s office said in a statement Monday. Private businesses, such as theme parks and hospitals, are still able to impose their restrictions. According to a pop-up message on the My Disney Experience mobile app, Disney World said: “We are aware of the state of Florida’s plans announced today to modify COVID-19 guidelines....
Friends of Ron DeSantis, a political action committee backing DeSantis, raised more than $4 million in July, according to campaign finance records. DeSantis’ contributions were eight times higher than Representative Charlie Crist and 12 times more than Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the only statewide elected Democrat in Florida. Donations to DeSantis’ PAC came from every state in America, whereas Crist’s were focused predominantly from six states and Fried’s came from about 10 states....
In a short video published on the club’s official Facebook page on Sunday, the two-time FIFA World Player of the Year winner said: “I’m going to wear the shirt.. soon we are going to be together,” reports Xinhua. It is understood that Ronaldinho will represent the Cusco outfit for one match in a similar deal to one he signed with Las Vegas City, with whom he will play in a one-off friendly against Miami United this month....
Ronaldo, Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Marcelo and Sergio Ramos were excluded from the squad to face the second-tier team in the first leg of the round of 16 at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos on Thursday. Benzema, who has struggled badly for form this season, suffered a hamstring strain in the 3-0 Clasico defeat at home to Barcelona in December and will not be involved. Gareth Bale has been picked though, as the Wales international seeks to regain full fitness after battling calf and hamstring issues in an interrupted first half of the 2017-18 campaign....
Three days ahead of the Clasico against Barcelona, Madrid produced perhaps its finest football since thrashing Bayern Munich 4-0 at the Allianz Arena in the Champions League semifinals last season. Cristiano Ronaldo, just two short of the Champions League goals record prior to kickoff, was under the spotlight here, having scored only two in nine games against Liverpool in the past and never at Anfield. But if the lights were on him, the Portuguese shone brighter and he gave Madrid the lead with a stunning strike which included a wonderful one-two with James Rodriguez, whose assist was as good as the goal itself....
