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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Sydney FC struck an early blow in the defence of their A-League title on the opening weekend of the season with a hard-fought win over the team they beat in last year’s grand final. Graham Arnold’s side enjoyed a record-breaking season last year, finishing with 66 points from 20 wins and just one defeat in 27 games. It culminated in a gripping shootout win over Melbourne Victory in the grand final, and they rubbed […]
SUZUKA, Japan (AFP) — Sebastian Vettel posted the quickest time Friday in a crash-hit first free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix as Mercedes and Red Bull also showed impressive early pace. The German, who trails Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton by 34 points with five races left this season, steered his Ferrari to a fastest lap of one minute, 29.166 seconds in light drizzle at Suzuka. Hamilton clocked the next quickest time, 0.2 seconds behind […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin said Thursday he was grateful to former Nets star Kenyon Martin for a stinging racially overtoned rebuke about his new dreadlocks hairstyle. Lin, who outlined the reasons for wearing dreadlocks in a Players Tribune website essay on Tuesday, was called out for his choice in an Instagram posting by Martin, the top pick of the 2000 NBA Draft who helped the Nets twice reach […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — LeBron James worked out for a full practice session Thursday for the first time since spraining his left ankle last week and could return to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lineup for an NBA pre-season matchup Friday against Indiana. Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said the four-time NBA Most Valuable Player could return when the Cavs host the Pacers. “Not sure yet,” Lue said. “We’ll see how he feels after going through practice […]
by Martin Parry Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s domestic A-League kicks off Friday with dominant Sydney FC defending their title and Western Sydney Wanderers in turmoil, as a host of foreign imports look to make their mark. Graham Arnold’s Sydney FC enjoyed a record-breaking season last year, finishing with 66 points from 20 wins and just one defeat in 27 games. It culminated in a gripping shootout win over Melbourne Victory in the grand final […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – Richard Gasquet eased into the Richard Gasquet Open quarter-finals Thursday with a routine 6-0, 7-6 win over Taipei’s Lu Yen-Hsun, as the Frenchman bids to salvage an injury-hit season. Gasquet endured a tricky first service game and was forced to save two break points but encountered little resistance after that, inflicting a dreaded first set “bagel” on an opponent ranked number 63rd in the world. The second set was much tighter but Gasquet — […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — There are five places reserved for Africa at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Nigeria, Tunisia, and Egypt could fill three of them this weekend. Nigeria will secure a sixth appearance at the global football showpiece by winning in Uyo against Zambia, the only other Group B contenders. Tunisia must better the result of second-place Democratic Republic of Congo, who face Libya, to clinch qualification from Group A. Egypt […]
By: Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau AFC Offensive Player of the Week: Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans Watson came to play this past Sunday, torching the Tennessee Titans defense with 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown, completing over 70% of his passes for a total of 283 yards. Watson looks to be on pace to be a candidate for rookie offensive player of the year in the NFL. AFC Defensive Team of […]
by Alastair Himmer Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton is looking to hit back from his defeat in Malaysia at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, scene of a bizarre ‘Snapchat’ row that overshadowed last year’s race. Britain’s triple world champion was forced to play second fiddle to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Sepang on Sunday after securing his ninth pole of the season and 70th of his career. Despite stretching his Formula […]
by Peter Stebbings Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — World number one Rafael Nadal saved two match points to avoid a shock defeat in the first round of the China Open, seeing off Lucas Pouille in three sets on Tuesday. The Frenchman broke Nadal on the way to taking the first set 6-4 and the world number 23 came within a whisker of sealing an upset when the second set went to a tie […]
By Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau SARASOTA, FL (Eagle News) -The World Rowing Championships were held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL from September 24th to October 1st 2017. Over 70 Nations from around the world gathered to compete in sixteen different rowing categories for men and ten different categories for women, including both able-bodied and para-rowing athletes. All rowers who competed during this event are considered elite rowers, which takes years […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Kohei Uchimura’s eight-year reign as the undisputed king of gymnastics came to a dramatic end on Monday after the hobbling Japanese star was eliminated during qualifiers at the World Championships. Reigning Olympic champion Uchimura, who had been chasing a remarkable seventh straight individual all-around title in Montreal, saw his hopes go up in smoke after the vault rotation. After a superb jump, the 28-year-old could be seen clutching his left ankle […]
