Brazil joined the list of big teams struggling to win their opening matches at the World Cup in Russia. The five-time champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland on Sunday, a few hours after four-time champion Germany was beaten by Mexico 1-0. Philippe Coutinho gave Brazil the lead in the 20th minute with […]
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‘We have to keep calm & win’: Messi feels ‘hurt’ but focused after bitter draw with Iceland
While Lionel Messi feels personal responsibility for his failure to convert a penalty, which led to a 1-1 draw with Iceland, the Argentine star is confident his team will shine during its next World Cup match, against Croatia. “We have to look ahead. I think we deserved three points, but we have to be calm,” […]
Messi misses penalty kick as Iceland holds Argentina to draw
Lionel Messi missed yet another penalty kick and Iceland held on for a 1-1 draw against Argentina in an impressive World Cup debut on Saturday. Messi failed to give his team the lead when his 64th-minute penalty was stopped by Hannes Halldorsson. The Iceland goalkeeper dived to his right and got two hands behind the […]
‘Messi is only human, the penalty miss affected him’ – Mourinho on Argentina-Iceland draw
Jose Mourinho has said Lionel Messi is “only human,” after the Argentina star missed a penalty and suffered a frustrating afternoon in his team’s 1-1 draw with World Cup debutants Iceland. Manchester United boss Mourinho praised the fearless Iceland team after they matched a heavyweight Argentina in their World Cup Group D opening game in […]
Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho reveals why he is not ‘totally happy’ after West Ham draw
Manchester United have had it rough in the years since Ferguson’s retirement. And Thursday’s dour goalless draw against West Ham was lacklustre enough to sum up their last five years. But, under Mourinho, progress is being made. Second in the league and a cup final on the way – that can be considered progress. Mourinho […]
Dunn out of luck with Care To Think’s draw
MATT Dunn has almost come to expect wide draws for stable star Care To Think, but he would happily concede the poor luck now if it means a kinder alley for the Stradbroke in four weeks. Care To Think dives into the Group 1 pool for the first time in Saturday’s $ 700,000 Doomben 10,000. […]
Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal learns his fate as Novak Djokovic handed nightmare draw
The Madrid Open gets underway on Monday and both stars have been handed tough routes to glory. But it is No 10 seed Djokovic who who has been once again handed a nightmare half. Nadal has been drawn in the opposite half to his Serbian counterpart so they cannot meet until the final. The world […]
Martin Jones' shutout helps Sharks draw even with Golden Knights
Tomas Hertl scored his team-leading fifth goal of the playoffs, Martin Jones made 34 saves for his sixth career post-season shutout and the San Jose Sharks evened their second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 4-0 victory in Game 4 on Wednesday night. Marcus Sorensen and Joonas Donskoi scored in the first period […]
Arsene Wenger despairs over ‘worst possible result’ as Arsenal draw to Atletico Madrid
Arsenal enjoyed 78 per cent of possession and had 28 shots in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final but failed to make the most of their opportunities. Atletico Madrid were reduced to 10 men after just nine minutes when Sime Vrsaljko picked up a second yellow card. Arsenal knocked on the door but […]
Champions League draw was ‘FIXED’: Two huge clues that have convinced fans of foul play
First, Roma advertised tickets for their clash with Liverpool on their official website yesterday. That’s despite the official draw not being held for another 24 hours. And the waters were further muddied today when the live draw results were shown on the official UEFA site BEFORE the live stream. It left supporters taking to Twitter […]
