Federer was asked to pick the landmark moments in his career by French sports daily L’Equipe on Friday. “I have two (perfect points). The match point I saved in 2008 against Rafa (Nadal) at Wimbledon (in the final). It wasn’t the shot itself, but the importance it had in the match, as it allowed me to survive until a fifth set. It was this point, this shot, which gave the match a mythic quality, “he said....
Everyone knows the league won’t stop until it can one day have 40 million people watch a game played on Mars between Los Angeles and London via Snapchat. And in the quest of interplanetary domination, adding more playoff teams and games won’t make anyone except Roger Goodell and the owners happy. Although an expanded regular season remains on the table, the expanded postseason is ahead of schedule in becoming a reality....
Rogue Games is a California based publisher who has helped put out a number of indie games in the past year. It is led by industry veterans of other AAA companies like Sony, Activision, and EA. Some of the games the company have published range from the musical themed platformer Monomals, to the retro-style cyberpunk FPS Sprawl, and even the cat-themed brawler on the Switch known as Fisti-Fluffs. With its wide berth of genres, the company’s next partner will be with the Polish-based developer is an interesting collaboration to say the least....
In case you didn’t know… Following his departure from the WWE in 2017, Aries has competed for several top Independent promotions and has seemingly earned the nickname of ‘The Belt Collector’, having won numerous championship belts with promotions such as WSW, Defiant Wrestling, IPW: UK, and Defy Wrestling. On the other hand, Aries has also made a return to Impact Wrestling where he immediately captured the Impact World Title and the Impact Grand Championship as well, making him a double champion in the process and a sextuple champion overall....
Bischoff addressed the ongoing banter within the professional wrestling community regarding Bullet Club possibly being a nWo rip-off. Besides, Bischoff spoke about the nWo changing pro-wrestling in the 1990s, as well as Bullet Club using the signature nWo “Too Sweet” sign. In case you didn’t know… Bischoff was at the helm of the WCW organization during the nWo’s rise to the top of the pro-wrestling world. The nWo is widely regarded as one of the most influential pro-wrestling stables of all time, and its “Too Sweet” sign has been utilized by several other pro-wrestlers as well as fans worldwide in the ensuing years....
Count rising ROH star Flip Gordon among those who took notice. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence,” said Gordon. “I think it happened on purpose. The Ring of Honor fans are very loyal and the event was already sold out. That’s a testament itself; two of the biggest companies running the same day and the same town. That says a lot for what we’re doing and what the future holds for us....
The Background It all began with the Australian skipper, Tim Paine’s ‘friendly banter’ with Rishabh Pant during the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne last month. Pant took the banter to a whole new level by meeting Paine’s family on New Year’s day. Bonnie Paine, wife of Tim Paine took to Instagram and posted a pic of herself with Pant and her kids with the caption ‘Best Babysitter’. This went viral all over the social media....
It’s partly the reviews–“Dylan’s finest since ‘Blood on the Tracks’, etc., etc.”–and the word of mouth. (One well-connected New Yorker heard it early and talked it up in his circle as the best since 1967’s “John Wesley Harding.”) It’s partly Dylan’s current high visibility and audibility: the memoir, the PBS documentary, the iPod ad, the radio show. (He’s also the greatest deejay now living.) And the CD benefits from the pent-up praise that would have greeted 2001’s “Love and Theft”–had it not come out on 9/11....
Earlier this month, Rhodes fought through a legitimately torn pectoral muscle and defeated Seth Rollins inside the hellacious structure. Before his unexpected injury, The American Nightmare seemed to be a likely contender for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, held by Rikishi’s cousin, Roman Reigns. Speaking on Sony Sports Network’s Extraaa Dhamaal show, Rikishi mentioned that Rhodes can still achieve his world title goal somewhere down the road: While Rhodes’ mindset of winning WWE’s top title is pretty evident, it should be interesting to see whether he dethrones Roman Reigns or someone else to fulfill that prophecy....
GFA, on Tuesday, disclosed names of around 40 footballers including Romeo and Keenan who breached their code of conduct by taking part in unofficial tournaments. A show cause notice will be served to these players, including the aforementioned duo who played the last season of the I-League with East Bengal and Churchill Brothers respectively. Jhingan and Jeje on target in India’s win over Nepal “It’s quite surprising that ISL and I-League players have been involved in such tournaments....
Prince was offensive coordinator at Rutgers last season. The move to Detroit was no surprise, given the connection of Caldwell and Prince. They worked together with the Indianapolis Colts, where Caldwell was coach and Prince an assistant offensive line coach. Rutgers began its search for Prince's replacement immediately, according to the Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. Caldwell, hired Wednesday to replace fired Jim Schwartz, is building a staff that includes members of the previous regime....
The World Cup winner and his brother Roberto were convicted of illegal construction in February 2015 and ordered to pay 8.5 million Brazilian Real (£1.7m). Along with company Reno Constructions and Incorporations Ltd., they were found to have built a sugar mill with a fishing platform and a pier in a permanent preservation area on Lake Guaíba without permission. Failure to meet the demands of the state has resulted in Ronaldinho having his passport seized and bank accounts investigated – with a balance of just 24....
It has been a stellar campaign for the 20-year-old on the back of World Cup glory with France and no player under 21 has managed such a single-season scoring haul in European football since Brazil great Ronaldo 24 years ago. But, how do Mbappe’s numbers compare to those of other prestigious talents during their formative years, such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Using Opta data, we take a look at the players with the highest-scoring seasons before they turned 21....
Predictably, when asked by Sky Sports who would make the best team of players he faced, the ex-Manchester United and Tottenham striker packed his formation with some of the finest talents of the last two decades. But there are some names that might surprise you, including a defender who Sheringham insists was a nightmare for any centre-forward. DAVID SEAMAN England’s former No. 1 faced Sheringham in countless tense clashes for Arsenal, and the pair also played together for the Three Lions....
Winger Birkir Bjarnason cancelled out Nani’s first-half opener for Portugal in Iceland’s maiden appearance at a major tournament but Ronaldo, who equalled Luis Figo’s record of 127 caps for his country, was dismissive of his opponent’s tactics. “Iceland didn’t try anything. They were just defend, defend, defend and playing on the counter-attack. It was a lucky night for them,” Ronaldo told reporters in France. “We should have three points but we are okay....
The Portugal international is currently enjoying a well-earned break on the back of his efforts in 2016-17, which saw him land La Liga and Champions League titles before heading off to the Confederations Cup with his country. Navas: Ronaldo can’t go He returned early from that competition to be with his newborn twins, and is now enjoying a spot of relaxation before pre-season training gets underway for 2017-18. Part of that time has been spent with close friend Semedo, with Ronaldo showcasing to the world that the pair have been enjoying a dip in the pool together....
Ronaldo scored twice to take his tally to 14 league goals in 2018-19 and move the champions onto 53 points at the halfway stage of the season - a new record in Italy’s top flight. The 33-year-old opened the scoring after just two minutes, but Fabio Quagliarella equalised after the referee awarded a penalty for handball against Emre Can following a VAR review. The video technology was called on again when Alex Ferrari was penalised for handling in the box, allowing Ronaldo to restore Juve’s lead, and Riccardo Saponara was denied a stunning injury-time leveller when he was deemed offside in the build-up after a review....
The 29-year-old Rodlek will face Scotland’s Andrew Miller in a bantamweight Muay Thai bout on Friday, 2 August at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines. It will be Rodlek’s second appearance under the ONE Championship banner. The Channel 7 Stadium Muay Thai World Champion scored a thrilling unanimous decision victory over eight-time World Champion Liam Harrison back in June at ONE: LEGENDARY QUEST in his first outing....
Retired safety Rodney Harrison, who played alongside Brady from 2003-08, cautioned not to be fooled by the quiet Patriots quarterback. The two-time Pro Bowler has no doubt Brady is fired up and ready to make his opponents pay for having his reputation tarnished. MORE: NFL’s Top 25 quarterbacks | Deflategate ball goes for big bucks at auction “You’ve got way over $100 million in the bank. You’ve got a beautiful wife....
Spain striker Rodrigo was substituted with seven minutes remaining of Valencia’s 1-0 win over Eibar in LaLiga on Saturday. The team travel to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the revamped four-team Supercopa, playing Madrid in Wednesday’s semi-final. Rodrigo’s involvement in the tournament would appear to be in serious doubt following scans on his knee. “His condition will be assessed over the coming days,” a Valencia statement read. The former Madrid man has four goals for Valencia in all competitions so far this season....
