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JULY 22 (Reuters) — A visibly shaken Mick Fanning arrived home in Australia on Tuesday (July 21) saying he would not turn his back on surfing despite needing a “miracle” to survive a shark attack off the coast of South Africa at the weekend. The three-time world champion was paddling out to ride his first wave in the final of the World Surf League’s J-Bay Open on Sunday (July 19) when an unidentified species […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 16 (Eagle News) — According to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the FIBA wants two-time slam dunk champion Kobe Paras and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, playing coach of the KIA franchise to attend the pre-launch of the Manila leg of the 3×3 world tour. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JULY 16 (Reuters) — Andy Murray said on Wednesday (July 15) that he was ready to represent Great Britain in their Davis Cup quarter-final against France this weekend, while Richard Gasquet says he is looking forward to getting back on the grass court after his Wimbledon semi-final defeat. Great Britain and France are set to face each other at London’s Queens Club from July 17-19, the first time the two nations have met in the […]
JULY 14 (Reuters) — Emergency crews are searching for former NFL receiver JaJuan Dawson, who went missing over the weekend after falling from a boat and into a lake in northern Texas, officials said on Monday (July 13). Two adults and three children were on the boat when Dawson, 37, fell into Lavon Lake, northeast of Dallas, on Sunday night. Alcohol is not suspected to be a factor in the incident and no one else […]
WIMBLEDON, England, July 13 (Eagle News) — 28-year old Serbian player Novac Djokovic won his 3rd title in the Wimbledon Open Finals 2015, winning a hard-fought match against world’s number 2, Roger Federer. (A news feature from Reuters) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/nhzCEIYLszg
(REUTERS) Serena Williams claimed a sixth Wimbledon title and fourth successive grand slam crown by suppressing the spirited attacking instincts of 20th-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza to win Saturday’s (July 11) final 6-4 6-4. American Williams reinforced her stranglehold on the women’s game by overcoming an early wobble and resisting a battling fightback to claim a 21st grand slam title that leaves her one behind German Steffi Graf’s record haul of professional era majors. The world […]
(Reuters) — Russia’s preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are in full swing as the country gets 11 cities ready to host the tournament in three years time. The Local Organising Committee are currently showing journalists around the 11 World Cup cities to show how the work is going. Construction is underway in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod city, about 400 kilometres (250 miles) east of Moscow, where a gleaming new soccer stadium is under construction […]
JULY 7 (Reuters) — The US women’s national soccer team returned home Monday (July 6) following its victory over Japan to claim its third Women’s World Cup trophy. The team arrived early in the evening at Los Angeles International Airport, led by defender Christie Rampone who held aloft the Women’s World Cup trophy as she disembarked the plane. The squad defeated Japan 5-2 during Sunday’s World Cup final in Vancouver, British Columbia avenging their loss […]
JUNE 26 (Eagle News) — Cleveland Cavaliers star player Kevin Love opted out of his ten-year contract for said team, with many other (National Basketball Association (NBA) teams wanting to add Love in their roster. (Cleveland, United States) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/lE9W2vsY0gA
JUNE 25 (Reuters) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected make versatile big man Karl-Anthony Towns of Kentucky the top pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft where a deep pool of U.S. College and international talent are up for grabs. Towns, who can play power forward or center at 6-foot-11, can shoot from the outside, score inside and is a superior defender — readymade for the NBA wars. One day ahead of the draft, during media availability […]
JUNE 24 (Eagle News) — Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya said that he wants to return to the ring at the age of 42 shortly after saying that he does not plan to return to boxing. De la Hoya added that he missed boxing and is feeling great after his rehabilitation. (United States of America) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Great Britain won three gold medals in a second day of success in the swimming competition at the European Games on Tuesday (June 23) in Baku. Abbie Wood dominated the 400m individual medley with the winning time of four minutes 41.97 seconds. Italy’s Ilaria Cusinato was second and took silver 2.04 seconds behind Wood with Abja Crevar of Serbia third, trailing by 3.87 seconds. Holly Hibbott claimed first place in the […]
