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Juventus confirm Chelsea's 'very good' bid for Alex Sandro was rejected
Sandro arrived at the Juventus Stadium from Porto for £23m in 2015. As reported by The Daily Mail , Chelsea have made their first significant transfer move of the summer with a massive bid for a UEFA Champions League finalist. Chelsea's long-standing interest in Bakayoko is also likely to come to fruition, with the France worldwide set to join for a fee in excess of £40m after a fine seaso... [Full Article...]
Mexico snatch late 2-2 draw against Portugal in Confed Cup
Portugal will play Mexico in a Confederations Cup , Group A soccer match scheduled for Sunda. Vidal angrily directed the referee - relying on his three video assistant referees (VARs) to interpret images he was not watching - to check them himself. [Full Article...]
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig Flips Off Hecklers After Hitting Home Run Vs. Indians
With the game tied at 2 and one out in the eighth, Miller surrendered a homer to pinch hitter Kike Hernandez. Puig's homer Tuesday was the 10th of the season, as the 2014 all-star attempts to bounce back from a disappointing pair of seasons that saw him deal with injuries , struggle at the plate, get sent to the minors and earn a reputation as something of a head case. [Full Article...]
Pakistan Defeat India To Win Champions Trophy
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed was all praise for his team for staging a dramatic comeback after the loss to India in the league stage. Several worldwide players also praised the Pakistan team. "Fakhar is a great impact player, he played like a champion batsman today", Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed said at the presentation ceremony. They played the ball according to its merit and made ... [Full Article...]
Zidane pleads with Ronaldo?
Any deal taking Ronaldo back to Manchester would have to eclipse the £89 million world record fee United paid Juventus for Paul Pogba , last season. La Liga president Javier Tebas has admitted that potentially losing Cristiano Ronaldo this summer would be a "huge" blow for the division, but is hopeful of seeing the Real Madrid forward prove his tax-fraud innocence. [Full Article...]
'Outraged' Cristiano Ronaldo might quit Real Madrid over tax treatment
Real Madrid's soon-to-depart defender Pepe has told team-mate and compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo to snub Manchester United and move to Paris Saint-Germain with him instead. Even though he is 32 years of age, Ronaldo is brilliant physical shape and shows few signs of losing the ability that has made him one of the best players this planet has ever seen. [Full Article...]
Cristiano Ronaldo Starts But Portugal Held By Mexico In Confederations Cup
The result puts the sides level on one point each in Group A, behind hosts Russian Federation, who defeated New Zealand 2-0 in their opening game clash in St. Ronaldo is reckoned to favour an Old Trafford return should he leave Real, with former Los Blancos boss Jose Mourinho also keen on a reunion. A frantic end to the first half gave way to a boring second as both sides were found wanting wi... [Full Article...]
United States college student released by North Korea home, but in coma
An American college student who was released from a North Korean prison has been taken to an OH hospital for treatment. Warmbier was released by North Korea , where he was serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor for alleged anti-state acts. [Full Article...]
Amir, Fakhar lead Pakistan to Champions Trophy triumph
Amir, who missed Pakistan's semi-final win over England with a back spasm, had taken two wickets for four runs in eight balls and India were six for two. "I want to congratulate Pakistan first, they had an wonderful tournament". The collapse continued when left-handed opener Dhawan was caught behind off Amir. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation begin Confederations Cup campaign with easy win over New Zealand
Fans need to formalize and get a fan-ID to get to 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup matches. Hosts Russia eased to a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday in the opening match of the Confederations Cup, a tournament seen as a test for the country before it stages next year's World Cup. [Full Article...]
Celtics turning attention away from Markelle Fultz after swapping picks
Fox, a 6-4 point guard who averaged 16.7 points, 4.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds for the Wildcats, is frighteningly quick with explosive leaping ability. "Embiid, he and I have been talking before when I was in college", Fultz said. The 76ers weren't the only team with their sights set on Markelle Fultz , the highly regarded option for the No. [Full Article...]
Ronaldo's Portugal held by Mexico at Confed Cup
Portugal regained the lead in the 86th minute through Cedric Soares' first senior global goal but Moreno's 91st minute header off the post ensured both nations shared the spoils. Vidal would succeed where his team-mate failed nine minutes from time, heading powerfully into the Cameroon net. After seeing a goal ruled out in the first half after a referral to the video assistants, which cause... [Full Article...]
Pakistan rout India to win maiden ICC Champions Trophy title
Pakistan's Champions Trophy victory could encourage the world's top cricket nations to resume touring the country, captain Sarfraz Ahmed says. LONDON , June 18 India captain Virat Kohli was brutally honest in assessing his team's below-par performance in a chastening 180-run loss to arch-rivals Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday. [Full Article...]
America's Cup Boat Capsize Spectacularly-But Team Still Leads Semifinal
Japan's America's Cup dream ended as SoftBank Team Japan went down 5-3 to Sweden's Artemis Racing in their semifinal on Friday. The victor of the challenger finals, which start Saturday, will face two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA in the 35th America's Cup match starting June 17. [Full Article...]
Scoring Specialist Hector Moreno Rescues Mexico In 2-2 Draw With Portugal
Southampton full-back Cedric Soares thought he had won it for Portugal when he scored on 86 minutes, only for Moreno to earn a point for El Tri late on. The Colombian described the Group A match as "vital" to Mexico's chances in the tournament and said that while his side may not be a favorite to lift the trophy on July 2 in St. [Full Article...]
Hideki Matsuyama closes with 6-under 66 in US Open
He also extends the streak of first-time major winners to seven. Johnson blamed an errant putter for his three-over-par 75, which included a double-bogey and two bogeys. Holmes and Jamie Lovemark. There's plenty of golf left to be played and Mother Nature will dictate what the course will tee up. But the second-ranked player in the world still has a lot of ground to make up at Erin Hills. [Full Article...]
Emirates Team New Zealand take early control against Oracle Team USA
Emirates Team New Zealand rounded Gate 5 with their advantage standing at a minute, with Jimmy Spithill only able to watch on in the hope of a mistake from his rival Peter Burling , but it was not to be. "We knew to do that we had to win eight races and so we have to keep on battling to ensure that is what we do". "We felt we really improved a lot on yesterday". [Full Article...]
Shocker: Dana White reveals surprising weight agreement for Mayweather v McGregor
Manny Pacquiao has no issue with the recently announced boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor . It is money, and the chance to make a lot of it without any risk of defeat, that persuaded Mayweather to come out of retirement. [Full Article...]
How to watch Portugal vs. Mexico
Both play again on Wednesday, and will need to tighten up at the back if they are to progress into the knockout rounds. "Nothing is going to change", Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio said Saturday, a day before Portugal's Confederations Cup debut against Mexico in Kazan . [Full Article...]
No need for alarm bells after draw, says Ronaldo
His pass split the Mexican defence and gave Ricardo Quaresma a golden opportunity to open the scoring. With a few minutes remaining, Cedric blasted a shot from a tight angle that squeezed past the 'keeper, but Moreno's late header rescued a point with only a minute remaining. [Full Article...]