Carli Lloyd’s hat-trick leads USA to their third Women’s World Cup title
Carli Lloyd enjoyed the game of her life as the United States beat Japan 5-2 to win the Women’s World Cup Soccer is a tough sell in America because it’s a low-scoring game. So goes the conventional wisdom. Well, wise up, wisdom. Because what happened inside the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, on […]
Lewis Hamilton Wins Dramatic Victory At Silverstone
Lewis Hamilton clinched his third British Grand Prix victory at Silverstone on Sunday after seeing off a spirited fight from Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg and the Williams duo of Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas in a dry-to-wet thriller. After losing the lead at the start, Hamilton managed to recover first place through the pit stops […]
Chile beats Argentina to win Copa America
Chile defeated Argentina on penalties to end their 99-year wait for a Copa America crown and condemn Lionel Messi’s side to a second straight heartbreak in a major international final and see the hosts book a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez struck the winning spot-kick for Chile, as the […]
England beats Germany to claim third place at the Women’s World Cup
Fara Williams’s extra-time penalty ensured England beat Germany for the first time in 31 years to finish third at the Women’s World Cup. The performance was the second best by an England team following the 1966 win by the men’s side and eclipsed the 1990 men’s team, which finished fourth. The Lionesses had not beaten […]
Nigeria sack coach Keshi for lack of commitment
The topsy-turvy troubled relationship between the Nigeria Football Federation and their coach Stephen “Big Boss” Keshi has ended with the NFF sacking him because “he is not committed enough” to the job, the NFF said in a statement. The former Nigeria international, who coached his country to victory in the African Cup of Nations in […]
Chile take on Argentina in the Copa America final
Chile take on Argentina in the Copa America final on Saturday with both teams looking to end their respective trophy droughts. While the tournament hosts have never won the continental title, Argentina have triumphed on 14 occasions but their last success was in 1993. Lionel Messi was just six years-old when Argentina last collected silverware. […]
Peru defeated Paraguay to win Copa America’s third place
Paolo Guerrero fired Peru to a 2-0 third place play off victory over Paraguay to stay in the hunt for Copa Americatop-scorer. The Flamengo striker, the leading marksman at the 2011 edition, bagged his fourth goal of this year’s tournament with a late strike. The goal saw Guerrero join Chile’s Eduardo Vargas as joint-top scorer. […]
Martin Odegaard in line for Getafe loan
Real Madrid’s 16-year-old Norwegian international Martin Odegaard could be set to join the club he made his debut against last season. La Liga minnows Getafe have added their name to the list of sides that want to take him on loan this summer and their president Angel Torres met with Real officials this week to […]
Rafael Nadal Dumped out of Wimbledon by a Qualifier
The untroubled advance of the heavy hitters at Wimbledon was spectacular halted on Thursday when twice champion Rafa Nadal was bundled out by German qualifier Dustin Brown who played the match of his life. Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Petra Kvitova all cruised into the third round with straight-sets victories as the tournament meandered serenely […]