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Nadal withdraws from French Open 2016, suffers from ...
Yesterday, nine-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal withdrew from this years' tournament suffering from a wrist injury...

Manchester United appoints José Mourinho as new manager
Today, Manchester United F.C. announced they appointed Portuguese José Mourinho as their new manager for the next three...

File photo of Louis van Gaal (Image: kaʁstn.)

Manchester United sacks van Gaal after winning FA Cup
On Monday, English football club Manchester United sacked their manager Louis van Gaal just two days after his team won the 2015–16 FA Cup — the twelfth FA Cup victory for The Red Devils. File photo of Louis van Gaal Image: kaʁstn. I am very disappointed to be unable to complete our intended three-year plan. —Louis van Gaal Appointed as the m...

File photo of Mats Hummels. (Image: Michael Kranewitter.)

Mats Hummels completes Bayern signing
On Monday, German football club FC Bayern Munich completed the signing of Mats Hummels, the captain of Bayern's rivals Borussia Dortmund. 27-year-old defender Hummels, who was an academy player at Bayern before moving to play for Borussia Dortmund, agreed to a five-year deal. I'm looking forward to everything that awaits me at FC Bayern. I'm very excited. ...

File photo of Granit Xhaka (Image: Fanny Schertzer.)

Arsenal signs Mönchengladbach captain Granit Xhaka
Today, London-based football club Arsenal announced signing 23-year-old Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka from German club Borussia Mönchengladbach. The Swiss international has made 41 appearances for Switzerland and joined the German side from FC Basel, his childhood club, in 2012. File photo of Granit Xhaka Image: Fanny Schertzer. I cannot wait to move...

File photo of Manuel Neuer who saved Bender penalty kick. (Image: Steindy.)

DFB-Pokal Final: Bayern wins 4-3 in Der Klassiker final
In the German DFB-Pokal final, on Saturday, Munich-based football club FC Bayern Munich defeated rivals Borussia Dortmund 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out decider as the match ended 0–0 after 120 minutes at Olympiastadion in Berlin. This marked the third consecutive loss for Dortmund in the German Cup final. This was the eighteenth German Cup win for Bayern and elev...

Sevilla wins third consecutive Europa League title, ...
Yesterday, Spanish football club Sevilla FC defeated English football club Liverpool F.C. in the 2016 UEFA Europa League Final at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland. In doing so, Sevilla defended their title and claimed their third consecutive title under manager Unai Emery. Sevilla has lifted the trophy five times — in 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015 and 2016. ...

File photo of Ousmane Dembélé. (Image: S. Plaine.)

Borussia Dortmund complete signing of 18-year-old Fr...
On Thursday, German football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) confirmed the signing of 18-year-old Frenchman Ousmane Dembélé from French football club Stade Rennais. Dortmund have signed Dembélé on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee until June 30, 2021. File photo of Ousmane Dembélé. Image: S. Plaine. Dembélé joined the French side in 2010, aged thirte...

Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels to join rival...
In a deal announced yesterday, German association football defender Mats Hummels, the current captain of Borussia Dortmund (BVB), agreed to sign a five-year contract with his boyhood club — and arch rivals of Dortmund — Bayern Munich next season. The arrangement was conditional on Hummels undergoing medical tests before signing. File photo of Mats Hummels...

Comply or Die won the 2008 Grand National (Image: Dan Heap.)

Grand National winning horse 'Comply or Die' dies, a...
Comply or Die, the racehorse who won the 2008 Grand National has died at the age of 17. His death was announced by his former trainer, David Pipe. He died over at the weekend in Gloucestershire, where he had been staying with jockey Timmy Murphy. He was cremated on Monday and his ashes will return to Murphy. Murphy was the jockey in the saddle when Comply or ...

Real Madrid edge Manchester City to reach fourteenth...
On Wednesday, Spanish football club Real Madrid C.F. narrowly beat English club Manchester City 1–0 in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid. The first leg, played on April 26 at the Manchester Stadium in Manchester, ended 0–0. This was Manchester City's first ever appearance at the semi-final stage of the c...

FIFA bans Sergio Jadue for life
Friday, May 6, 2016 File photo of Sergio Jadue, 2013. Image: tu Foto con el Presidente (Flickr). Today, the Ethics Committee of FIFA (the International Federation of Association Football) sanctioned the former president of the Chilean Football Association (ANFP) and former vice president of CONMEBOL (the South American Football Confederation), Sergio J...

Leicester City wins first Premier League as Spurs an...
On Monday, Leicester-based football club Leicester City secured their first Premier League title as London-based clubs Chelsea drew 2–2 to Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge. Leicester City played 36 matches and collected 77 points. On Sunday, they drew 1–1 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. But Monday's draw eliminated mathematical chances of Spurs equa...

Rio 2016 Olympic flame lit in Olympia
A little over 100 days before the scheduled start of the 2016 Summer Olympics, on Thursday the Olympic flame was ignited in a ceremony at the temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece. Actress Katerina Lehu played the role of priestess accompanied by fourteen virgins, lighting the flame at solar noon using sunlight focused by a parabolic mirror. After lighting the ...

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Nadal defeats Monfils to claim his ninth Monte Carlo...
Tennis player Rafael Nadal beat Gael Monfils 7-5, 5–7, 6–0, to win his ninth Monte-Carlo Masters title yesterday. Nadal, who is ranked world number five in men's tennis, last won the title in 2012 and has now claimed the 68th singles title of his career. File photo of Rafael Nadal, 2015. Image: Tourism Victoria (flickr). Nadal won the first set 7–5 in 7...

April 25, 1947 (Amsterdam)–March 24, 2016 (Barcelona) (Image: Mieremet, Rob / Anefo.)

Football legend Johan Cruyff dies at 68 due to cancer
Netherlands and FC Barcelona football legend Johan Cruyff died in Barcelona on Thursday at the age of 68. He had lung cancer, announced last October. Per World of Johan Cruyff website statement, he died peacefully, his family present. April 25, 1947 (Amsterdam)–March 24, 2016 (Barcelona) File photo of Johan Cruyff Image: Mieremet, Rob / Anefo. The Dutch...

Messi scores twice against Čech, Bayern draw against...
Yesterday, in the Last 16 round of the UEFA Champions League 2015–2016, Spanish football club FC Barcelona defeated London-based club Arsenal F.C. 2–0 — Lionel Messi scoring both of those at the Emirates Stadium. Munich-based club Bayern Munich were held to a 2–2 draw against Italian club Juventus FC in the Juventus Stadium. UEFA Champions League logo. ...

File photo of Lionel Messi (Image: Олег Дубина.)

Messi becomes first player to score 300 goals in La ...
FC Barcelona football star Lionel Messi became the first player to score 300 goals in La Liga competitions as he scored a brace against Sporting Gijón in an away match at El Molinon and his tally reached 301 on Wednesday. Barcelona defeated Gijon 3–1 and leads the La Liga table. File photo of Lionel Messi Image: Олег Дубина. Messi scored a long range go...

File photo of Luis Suárez who scored the hat-trick (Image: Lluís.)

Messi passes from penalty for Suárez's hat-trick as ...
Yesterday, Barcelona football star Lionel Messi made a risky pass from the penalty spot to Luis Suárez, setting up the completion of a Suárez hat-trick against Celta Vigo, and Barça defeated them 6–1 in a La Liga match at Camp Nou. Suárez climbed to the top spot for La Liga this season, scoring 23 goals, and FC Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 30 games in ...

File photo of Laurent Blanc (Image: Илья Хохлов.)

Blanc extends contract with Paris Saint-Germain by t...
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football manager Laurent Blanc signed a two-year contract extension with the French Ligue 1 winners. Blanc joined the Paris side in 2013, and helped them win consecutive titles in Ligue 1 and one domestic treble last season. Blanc took the control over the club when Italian Carlo Ancelotti joined Real Madrid and won the UEFA Champion...

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