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Australian Eddie Jones named as England's rugby unio...
Australian Eddie Jones was named on Friday as England's new rugby union head coach by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), m...

Mourinho has nothing to say as Klopp gets first Prem...
Yesterday, Liverpool F.C. defeated Chelsea F.C. 3–1 in the English Premier League match held at Stamford Bridge stadium...

Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas (Image: Mi Planeta Personal.)

FIFA World Cup: Germany defeats Argentina in U-17
On Wednesday, the Germany national youth football team team defeated the Argentina national under-17 football team team 4–0 in the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup group stage match. The match was held in Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas stadium in the city of Chillán, Chile. Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Image: Mi Planeta Personal. Germany had...

Virender Sehwag in 2008 (Image: Flying Cloud.)

Indian cricketer Sehwag announces international reti...
Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag yesterday announced his retirement from international cricket matches and the next Indian Premier League season. Opener Sehwag played his last test match in March 2013 against Australia. He scored 8,586 runs, including 23 centuries, in 104 test matches, with a batting average of 49.34. Sehwag, who turned 37 yesterday, said on ...

Cristiano Ronaldo playing a Champions League match earlier this year. (Image: Богдан Заяц.)

Ronaldo surpasses Raúl's record, becomes Real Madrid...
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo surpassed Raúl's goal scoring record for Spanish club Real Madrid in a La Liga match against Levante UD on Saturday. Ronaldo netted his 324th goal in his 310th match for Los Blancos on Saturday, breaking the previous record set by Spanish footballer Raúl of 323 goals in 741 games. He earlier equaled Raúl's goal scoring ...

Robin van Persie, who scored the own goal (Image: Kathi Rudminat.)

Netherlands out of Euro 16 as van Persie scores own ...
Yesterday, the Netherlands football team crashed out of the UEFA Euro Cup 2016 after a 2–3 defeat against the Czech Republic in a qualifying match. Dutch player Robin van Persie scored an own goal. The match was held in the Amsterdam ArenA in the Dutch capital. Turkey, Iceland and Czech Republic from group A qualified for the tournament as Turkey defeated Ice...

Klopp in Borussia Dortmund jersey in 2014 (Image: Tim.Reckmann.)

Jürgen Klopp signs 3 year contract with Liverpool
Klopp's predecessor, Brendan Rodgers, was fired on Sunday after three-and-half-years of service at Anfield. Liverpool were at 10th position in the League table and drew 1–1 against local rivals Everton. Klopp previously served as the manager at German football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) and won the German Bundesliga with them twice. Klopp held the position...

Three FIFA officials suspended for ninety days
Friday, October 9, 2015 Sepp Blatter in April 2015. Image: Press Service of the President of Russia. Enough is enough —Thomas Bach, IOC President Three top FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) officials have been suspended from their jobs yesterday for a period of ninety days pending an internal inquiry into alleged corrup...

Wilson in Toronto in 2007. (Image: Midgrid.)

IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies aged 37
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Yesterday, 37-year old IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson died of injuries sustained on Sunday during the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. With about twenty laps remaining in the race, Sage Karam, who had been leading the event, crashed into the turn 1 wall. As Wilson approached the site of the crash, reportedly the nose cone from...

File photo of The Oval from outside, which was the scene of today's demonstration. (Image: Richard Rogerson.)

Protesters in England call for change to cricket gov...
A protest was held ahead of the start of the fifth Ashes cricket test today, seeking a higher standard of cricket administration. File photo of The Oval from outside, which was the scene of today's demonstration. Image: Richard Rogerson. Around 100 protesters, which included writer Gideon Haigh, Wisden editor Lawrence Booth, and Damian Collins, MP for F...

File photo of Kyle Walker, who scored early own-goal of the match. (Image: Allison Pasciuto.)

Manchester United defeats Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in P...
On Saturday, Manchester-based football club Manchester United defeated Tottenham-based football club Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 in Old Trafford stadium in Greater Manchester. Both the teams had 50% possession of the ball. The match saw only five yellow cards, two for The Red Devils and three for away players. A total of 24 fouls were committed in the match, twelve...

File photo of Alex Oslade-Chamerlain, 2012. (Image: Stanislav Vedmid.)

Arsenal defeats Chelsea 1-0 to win Community Shield ...
On Sunday, London-based football club Arsenal, winners of the 2015 FA Cup, defeated 2015 Premier League Champions Chelsea 1–0 in the 2015 Community Shield trophy which was played in the Wembley Stadium. File photo of Alex Oslade-Chamerlain, 2012. Image: Stanislav Vedmid. The match saw only two yellow cards, to one player from each club in the second hal...

Bianchi at the Nürburgring's World Series by Renault race in 2012. (Image: Henry Mineur.)

Formula One driver Jules Bianchi dies aged 25
French Formula One (F1) driver Jules Bianchi died on Friday night at age 25, nine months after his serious accident at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix. News of his death was announced by his family the following morning: It is with deep sadness that the parents of Jules Bianchi, Philippe and Christine, his brother Tom and sister Mélanie, wish to make it known...

Djokovic defeats Federer to win 2015 Wimbledon Champ...
On Sunday, Novak Djokovic defeated seven-time champion Roger Federer 7–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 in the Wimbledon to win the 2015 Wimbledon Championships men's singles, which is his overall third Wimbledon trophy of his career. Djokovic, who is ranked world number one in men's tennis, has now won a total of nine Grand Slam titles. Djokovic won the first set 7–6 with 6...

England defeats Germany 1-0 in FIFA Women's World Cu...
On Saturday, England defeated two-time world champion Germany by 1–0 in the third place playoff in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was held in Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, and won the bronze medal. Germany had a greater possession of the ball against England in the match. Three English players were yellow carded in the match wit...

File photo of Alexis Sanchez, who scored the winning penalty of the tournament. (Image: Government of Chile.)

Chile beats Argentina to win first Copa America title
On Saturday, host nation Chile defeated Argentina 4–1 over penalties in the 2015 Copa América((en)), which was held in Estadio Nacional located in Santiago city of Chile, to chinch the title for the very first time. File photo of Alexis Sanchez, who scored the winning penalty of the tournament. Image: Government of Chile. The first half saw 3 yellow car...

Peru defeats Paraguay 2-0 in Copa America 2015 third...
Yesterday, Peru defeated Paraguay 2–0 in the third place playoff of the 2015 Copa América((en)), which was held in Estadio Municipal de Concepción stadium in Concepción city of Chile, and won a bronze medal. Peru had 50.9% possession of the ball in front of Paraguay. Peru completed 408 passes whereas Paraguay completed 407. The passing accuracy of both teams ...

Argentina defeats Paraguay 6-1 in Copa America 2015 ...
On Tuesday, Argentina defeated Paraguay 6–1 in the second semi-final of the 2015 Copa América((en)) which was held in Concepción city of Chile to reach the finals. Argentina had about 60% possession of the ball in front of Paraguay. Two Argentine players and three Paraguayan players were yellow carded in this match with 31 fouls committed. Marcos Rojo netted ...

Francesc Solé wins Andorra Ultra Trail again
On Saturday, Francesc Solé reached the finish in Ordino as winner of the Andorra Ultra Trail after 170 km over an altitude range of 13,500 meters and 31:09 hours. Between 7am on Friday and 8am on Saturday, over 1600 competitors started in four races between single and quadruple marathon. The Andorran Ultra Trail lead, for the seventh time now, on tracks thro...

Argentina beats Colombia 5-4 over penalties in Copa ...
On Friday, Argentina defeated Colombia in the third quarter- final of the 2015 Copa América((en)) which was held in Estadio Sausalito stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile. Argentina defeated Colombia 5–4 on penalty shootout. Argentina had more possession in the match. A total of eight yellow cards were shown for 35 fouls, of which six came in the first half. Colomb...

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