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Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

'They (Man United FC) didn't try their hardest!' Hilarious moment young Manchester United fan bursts into tears after his side lost





Manchester United's 3-0 loss toTottenham Hotspurs last week, hurt the feelings of  their young fans, it  was all too much for this young boy
His mother captures the moment he broke down in tears over the scoreline

She asks him why they were losing he said sweetly: 'Because they didn't try their hardest'


Thursday, April 14, 2016

Ainfield soccer miracle! Liverpool come back from the brink with last-gasp goal capping miracle night as Reds rally to reach last four



Liverpool 4-3 Borussia Dortmund (5-4 agg)

'Liverpool come back from the brink with last-gasp goal  to beat Borussia Dortmund as Reds rally to reach last four'



The Brits go at each other: Anthony Joshua 'is a pumped up weightlifter' Tyson Fury 'is a bit of a clown'

Barcelona out! Dumped out of European Champions League by Athletico Madrid



Atletico Madrid master class defense leads to 2-0 second leg victory over Barcelona (3-2 agg)

'Antoine Griezmann double dumps favourites Barca out as Lionel Messi and Co draw a blank'
The Athletico win gives Spain two of the semi-finalists in this edition of the competition as they join Manchester City (Eng), Bayern Munich (Germany) and Real Madrid (Sp) in the last four

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

US Women's Soccer team threaten Olympic boycott unless they get equal pay with men's team

Lloyd (pictured) said the team is 'sick' of not getting equal pay and 'we are done with it'




We are 'sick of being treated like second-class citizens'  - Carli Lloyd

  • She and four members of the women's team filed a wage-discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • Men's pay yearly for 20 games is $100,000 compared to $72,000 for women
  • Per game pay for men's soccer is $5,000 and women's pay is $3,600
  Continue story after the cut ...

Monday, April 11, 2016

Saudi footballer is forced to have a HAIRCUT moments before kick-off after match officials insisted on removing his 'un-Islamic' mohawk



Match officials insisted on altering his hair style on religious grounds ...before he could get on the pitch

  • National team goalkeeper, Waleed Abdullah was given an impromptu haircut moments before kick-off of intn'l
  • Footage shows match officials using scissors to remove his small mohawk

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Serena Williams and Andy Murray back equal pay and wade into Djokovic


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Photo: Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports
Serena Williams takes the questions on day one of the Miami Open. 

“I have been playing since the age of two and it would be shocking to say my son would deserve more than my daughter. It is irrelevant. Novak is entitled to his opinion but if he has a daughter – I think he has a son right now – he should talk to her and tell her how his son deserves more money because he is a boy. “It all boils down to that"
- Serena reponding to Novak
 

Follow story here ...

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Indian Wells CEO forced to apologize for sexist comments about 'attractive lady players' after Serena Williams tears him apart

Indian Wells CEO, Raymond Moore (pictured), made a hasty apology after his incredibly sexist comments about female tennis players
Photo: Getty Images
Indian Wells CEO, Raymond Moore (pictured), made a hasty apology after his incredibly sexist comments about female tennis players

'there's only one way to interpret that (his statement)'.
'Get on your knees, which is offensive enough, and thank a man, which is not - we, as women, have come a long way. We shouldn't have to drop to our knees at any point.'
- Serena Williams

        Indian Wells CEO, Raymond Moore, made incredibly sexist comments about female tennis players ahead of BNP Paribas Open     Moore suggested 'lady players' should 'go down every night on their knees and thank God Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal were born'     He claimed the Women's Tennis Association rides on the coattails of men     Superstar Serena Williams slammed slammed Moore for his comments


    Read Moore's apology after the cut ....

Serena Williams sends powerful message to Indian Wells CEO over sexist comments

The six-time Wimbledon champion said she's still surprised that Moore made those comments as she, Venus and all the other women on the tour have done well
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Serena Williams
Serena Williams heard the sexist comments from Indian Wells CEO Raymond Moore loud and clear. When it came to her post-final press conference following the BNP Paribas she didn't shy away for calling his statements what they were.
Scroll down for interview and video ...


Soccer holiganism on steriods: Two killed and 49 injured as fans of Raja de Casablanca football club brawl after game


Moroccan emergency services personnel carry an injured supporter after violent clashes between fans
Moroccan emergency services personnel carry an injured supporter after violent clashes between fans

Fans threw flares and ripped up the Mohammed V stadium after 2-1 win Supporters charged at each other


Thursday, March 17, 2016

Asrenal FC youngster, Alex Iwobi ...'I never expected to be fast-tracked into the Arsenal first-team' - teenager impresses against Barcelona


Arsenal teenager Alex Iwobi revealed that he expected to be loaned out at the start of the season
Arsenal teenager Alex Iwobi revealed that he expected to be loaned out at the start of the season

Alex Iwobi says he had prepared himself to be farmed out on loan this term
    Iwobi was handed only the sixth start of his career against Barcelona
    Youngster's performance was a rare positive as Arsenal were eliminated
    Luis Suarez's goal was decisive blow in a spirited display at the Nou Camp 


Read the Arsenal teenager's rise to first team starter here .....

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Arsenal fans pile on Wenger as Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez send Arsenal crashing out of Champions League... Twitter reacts to another early exit for Arsene Wenger's side in Barcelona

Luis Suarez condemned Arsenal to another early exit in the Champions League on Wednesday evening

Friday, March 11, 2016

Troubled Quarterback, Johnny Manziel finally put out of his misery, cut by the Cleveland Browns


Gone: Johnny Manziel was released by the Cleveland Browns Friday morning
Gone: Johnny Manziel was released by the Cleveland Browns Friday morning


    'Johnny Manziel was released by the Cleveland Browns Friday morning'
   
Read the story sfter the cut .....


 

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Kelechi Nwakali, 17, MVP at last year's FIFA U17 World Cup joins British Soccer club Arsenal FC

Kelechi Nwakali will join Arsenal from Diamond Football Academy when he turns 18 in June
Photo: FIFA/Getty
Kelechi Nwakali will join Arsenal from Diamond Football Academy when he turns 18 in June

The Gunners beat off interest from rival clubs to sign Nwakali who will join Arsenal from Diamond Football Academy when he turns 18 in June
Arsenal
could pay up to Diamond Football Academy £3m for starlet




Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Maria Sharapova was 'warned five times' by tennis authorities meldonium had been banned

Both the International Tennis Federation and the Women's Tennis Association say they warned players, including Sharapova, five times that meldonium was to be bannedPhoto: FameFlynet'Honest mistake': Sharapova, 28, announced on Monday that she had been caught in a doping test after taking the drug, which became a banned substance in January

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki arrived in New York ahead of World Tennis Day Tuesday. Serena ... 'As Maria says, she's ready to take responsibility, and that takes a lot of courage and heart'


 
Serena Williams (left) and Caroline Wozniacki pose for a selfie as they gather on the eve of World Tennis Day
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Serena Williams (left) and Caroline Wozniacki pose for a selfie as they gather on the eve of World Tennis Day
 Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki marked World Tennis Day on Tuesday by playing a match at Madison Square Gardens, New York
    They gathered on Monday in New York with Gael Monfils and Stan Wawrinka to mark the eve of the occasion

   
The event was shortly before Maria Sharapova announced she failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January




Sponsors drop Maria Sharapova, after revealing she took banned drug for ten years


Maria Sharapova, pictured, has announced she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open after testing positive for Meldonium
Maria Sharapova, pictured, has announced she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open after testing positive for Meldonium
Loses $70m Nike deal, TAG Heuer contract, she is warned Porsche 'will not pursue new deal'.  
 - Avon would not comment on their contract with Sharapova





Monday, March 7, 2016

Maria Sharapova BANNED ...failed a drugs test at Australian Open


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Last night we reported on the retirement rumours around Maria Sharapova. Here is the real story...

'On 26 January 2016, Ms Sharapova provided an anti-doping sample to the TADP in association with her participation in the 2016 Australian Open.
'That sample was analysed by a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory, which returned a positive for meldonium 

...'In accordance with Article 8.1.1 of the TADP, Ms Sharapova was charged on 2 March with an Anti-Doping Rule Violation.'





Sunday, March 6, 2016

Spangled bikinis, rippling abs and lashings of fake tan: Bodybuilders flock to annual Siberian contest


Men and women in Siberian Russia take to the stage to compete with their impressive physiques in a local bodybuilding competition
Men and women in Siberian Russia take to the stage to compete with their impressive physiques in a local bodybuilding competition

    Russia famously produces body building stars with impressive physiques, but out there in Siberia, who's REALLY got the most muscle?

 Competitors showed off rippling bodies maintained by months of grueling preparation in a fitness championship
     Rigorous gym routines and strict diets, liberal application of layers and layers of fake tan
 

'While women showcased their muscles in skimpy two-pieces, eye-catching jewellery and lucite heels, the male competitiors stuck to simple black briefs - and a layer of faux glow.'






Retirement rumours swirl around Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova has called for a press conference to make a major announcement
Maria Sharapova shown at the recent Vanity Fair Oscar Party, has called for a press conference to make a major announcement

Retirement for Maria?

Rumours rife as Russia tennis ace, who has has played only three tournaments in the past eight months, calls Monday press conference to make major announcement