After winning the rugby World Cup with New Zealand on Saturday, centre Sonny Bill Williams went on to win the admiration of the world with an amazing gesture for a young fan. As the All Blacks paraded around Twickenham in the aftermath of their 34-17 win over Australia, an over-eager …
Read More »Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: To win at Chelsea, you need a little bit of luck
Jurgen Klopp admitted to a slice of fortune after Liverpool secured a 3-1 win over Chelsea before dismissing title talk as “crazy.” The German secured his first Premier League win since succeeding Brendan Rodgers after the Reds battled back from a goal down at Stamford Bridge. Ramires opened the scoring …
Read More »‘Michael Schumacher is still fighting’ reveals family friend Jean Todt
Michael Schumacher is ‘still fighting’ against the injuries he sustained nearly two years ago, Jean Todt, his former boss and close family friend has revealed. The seven-times world champion suffered a life-changing head trauma in a skiing accident in the French Alps in December 2013. After spending nine months in …
Read More »Dan Carter and Richie McCaw lead New Zealand All Blacks to World Cup glory over Australia
Rugby World Cup Final, Twickenham: New Zealand 34 (Tries: Milner-Skudder, Nonu, Barrett; Cons: Carter 2; Pens: Carter 4; Drop goals: Carter) Australia 17 (Tries: Pocock, Kuridrani; Cons: Foley 2; Pens: Foley) Dan Carter excelled as New Zealand defeated Australia 34-17 in the World Cup final at Twickenham. New Zealand were …
Read More »The striking truth is Barcelona need a defender, not a forward
With the fans continuously calling for a new striker at Barcelona, Pete Jenson explains why it is other areas of the team that the Catalans need to bolster. There is a clamour every day in Barcelona, a hunger, a hankering even, for a new forward to be signed this January. …
Read More »Garbine Muguruza outlasts Petra Kvitova to stay perfect in Singapore
Garbine Muguruza continued her dream debut at the WTA Finals by completing round robin play with a perfect 3-0 record to advance to the semi-finals after a hard fought 6-4 4-6 7-5 victory over Petra Kvitova on Friday. By topping the White Group, the Spaniard set up a showdown against …
Read More »Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno reveals ‘rage and anger’ after Brendan Rodgers snub
Being dropped by former manager Brendan Rodgers at the start of the season filled Liverpool’s Alberto Moreno with “rage”, the defender said, adding that he felt the Northern Irishman did not trust him as much as new boss Juergen Klopp. Moreno did not start any of Liverpool’s first five games …
Read More »Rafael Benitez: I haven’t banned Sergio Ramos from drinking beer at Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez has rubbished several claims about his management at the club, including a report that he banned Sergio Ramos from drinking beer. Benitez was frustrated about some of the reports which have been published regarding his style of management and relationships with some of the players, …
Read More »Australia recall Scott Sio for Rugby World Cup final
Australia have made one change for Saturday’s World Cup final against New Zealand after Scott Sio completed his recovery from an elbow injury. Sio is restored at loosehead prop, with James Slipper dropping down to the bench for the climax to England 2015 at Twickenham. Australia have one survivor from …
Read More »Simona Halep happy to be heading home after up and down year
Simona Halep’s roller-coaster season came to a welcome halt on Thursday when a crushing first set tie-breaker against Agnieszka Radwanska at the WTA Finals left the Romanian with nothing left to give. Halep had led the Pole 5-1 in the tiebreaker of their final round robin clash only to lose …
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