By Paul Kisembo on July 1, 2015
Agnieszka Radwanska, Andy Murray, Caroline Wozniacki, Damir Dzumhur, Eugenie Bouchard Duan Ying ying, Jane Cepelova, Jarmila Gajdosova, Kiki Bertens Simona Halep, Louise Engzell, Lucie Hradecka., Mikhail Kukushkin, Petra Kvitova, Raphael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Saisai Zheng, Thomaz Bellucci, Wimbledon
Sports, Tennis
Former Wimbledon winners Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal all advanced to round 2 of the 2015 Wimbledon championship Hometown favourite Murray defeated Mikhail Kukushkin 6-4, 7-6, 6-4 advancing to Round 2 with three other British men. Four British men are through to #Wimbledon 2nd round for the first time since 2006: http://t.co/LUp93r4q4t #bbctennis pic.twitter.com/6ov1Wnm0JM — BBC […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 30, 2015
Arsenal, Champions League, Chelsea, Chelsea fans, Europa League, FA Cups, League Cup, Petr Cech, premier league, Roman Abramovich
Football, Sports
Arsenal’s new signing Petr Cech has received several death threats from Chelsea fans on Twitter following his £11million move to the Emirates Stadium. Petr Cech signed for Arsenal for a reported £11m from Chelsea and thanked Roman Abramovich as well as Chelsea Fans. Very happy to announce that I have signed with @Arsenal pic.twitter.com/msvjEpyO36 — Petr Cech (@PetrCech) June 29, […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 25, 2015
Arsenal, Augsburg, Baba Rahman, Faouzi Ghoulam, Filipe Luis, Laurent Koscielny, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Mateo Kovacic Angel Di Maria, Morgan Schneiderlin, Napoli, Nathaniel Clyne Roberto Firmino, premier league, Raheem Sterling, Real Madrid, Sergio Ramos, Southampton, Tottenham
Football, Sports
Manchester United launch £35m bid for Real Madrid star Sergio Ramos Manchester United have launched a £35m bid for Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos, according to reports. The Real Madrid defender is unhappy at the Bernabeu, and could make a move to the Premier League this summer-talksport MANCHESTER CITY will reportedly make a £40million take-it-or-leave it offer for Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 23, 2015
2015 driver standing, Austrian Grand Prix, Austrian race standing, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Force India, Formula One, Formula One world championship, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Nico Hülkenberg, Sebastian Vettel, Toto Wolff, Valtteri Bottas, Williams
Motor Rallying, Sports
Nico Rosberg overtook Lewis Hamilton at the start to win the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday June 21, 2015 for a second successive season to close the gap in the Formula One world championship. Rosberg past his Mercedes team-mate on the first turn and had control from there on-wards. Hamilton suffered a setback around […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 9, 2015
Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Ekaterina Makarova Venus Williams, French Open Title, Grand Slam title, Lucie Safarova, Margaret Court, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, Steffi Graf, WTA singles rankings
Sports, Tennis
Serena Williams wins French Open final against Czech 13th seed Lucie Safarova to claim her 20th Grand Slam title. The American, 33, won 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 to claim her third French Open and 20th Grand Slam title. Williams who is ranked number one, needed two hours and one minute to win. Safarova, playing her first Grand […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 9, 2015
Andy Murray, David Ferrer, French Open, Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, men’s tennis rankings, Milos Raonic, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Stan Wawrinka, Tomas Berdych
Sports, Tennis
Stan Wawrinka shocked Novak Djokovic to win his first French Open title and put a dent in the world number one’s career Grand Slam hopes. The Swiss who is seeded eight played brilliantly in a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 victory at Roland Garros. Wawrinka, 30, brought an end to Djokovic’s 28-match winning run as he […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 8, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Alvaro Morata, Barcelona, Gerardo Martino, Gianluigi Buffon, Ivan Rakitic, Josep Bartomeu, Juventus, Luis Enrique, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Olympic Stadium, pep Guardiola, UEFA Champions League
Football, Sports
Barcelona became the first European side to complete a second treble as they defeated Juventus 3-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Barca took a quick lead after four minutes of play when Ivan Rakitic swept home from eight yards before Alvaro Morata scored in the second half to draw juve level. With the game […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 5, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Alvaro Morata, Andrea Barzagli, Andrea Pirlo, Andres Iniesta, Barcelona, Carlos Tevez, Gianluigi Buffon, Giorgio Chiellini, Javier Mascherano, Juventus, Luis Enrique, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Olympic Stadium, Patrice Evra, pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, UEFA Champions League final, Xavi Hernandez
Football, Sports
Barcelona takes on Juventus in the UEFA Champions League final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on Saturday 6th June with each side aiming to win a treble this season. Juve and Barca have already won domestic doubles in Italy and Spain respectively, so the jury is on who wins the biggest trophy to make a treble. European Football’s […]
By Paul Kisembo on June 1, 2015
. Lionel Messi, Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Athletic Bilbao, Auxerre, Barcelona, Bas Dost, Borussia Dortmund, Copa del Rey, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, Dieter Hecking, FA Cup, for a record 12th time on Saturday 30th may, French football, German Cup, Inaki Williams, Jurgen Klopp, Juventus, Kevin De Bruyne, Laurent Blanc, Luis Enrique, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Olivier Giroud, outclassing Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain, Per Mertesacker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Theo Walcott, Wolfsburg
Football, Sports
Four of the European domestic cups titles were decided on Saturday 30th may 2015 and we take a look at what transpired. The FA CUP Holders Arsenal won the FA Cup for a record 12th time on Saturday 30th may, outclassing Aston Villa 4-0 at Wembley with stunning goals from Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez setting up victory. Per Mertesacker and Olivier Giroud were also on target as the Londoners […]
By Paul Kisembo on May 30, 2015
Adidas, Budweiser, campaigning group Transparency International, Cobus de Swardt, Coca Cola, Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Gazprom and Hyundai/KIA Motors, McDonald’s, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Sepp Blatter, soccer officials, U.S. corruption probe, Visa
Football, Sports
Sepp Blatter wins the fifth consecutive term as FIFA’s president on Friday after his opponent, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan withdrew from the race. Mr. Blatter received 133 votes, just short of the two-thirds majority required for the victory while Prince Ali received 73 on the first ballot. This necessitated a second ballot which required only a simple majority, […]