Yearly Archives: 2017
Paul Gasol and Derrick Rose Sign New Contracts
Power Forward Pau Gasol has signed a new contract with the San Antonio Spurs, while point guard Derrick Rose will play next season with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Gasol, 37, announced in his Twitter account that he will stay with the … Continue reading
WNBA’s Sue Bird Announces She’s Gay And Dating Megan Rapinoe
WNBA Legend Sue Bird publicly announced that she’s gay and that she is in a relationship with former U.S. soccer star player Megan Rapinoe, although she realized she was gay while at the University of Connecticut. “I’m gay, Megan is … Continue reading
Wimbledon: Djokovic Quits QF Match Against Berdych Due To Injury
Serbian Novak Djokovic abandoned Wednesday’s Wimbledon quarterfinals match against Czech Tomas Berdych due to a right elbow injury. Berdych was at the moment winning 7-6 and 2-0. The former world number one, three times champion (2011, 2014, 2015) in the … Continue reading
Wimbledon: Nadal Advances To Round Of 16 Without Dropping A Set
Rafael Nadal’s overwhelmed 21-year-old Russian Karen Khachanov, to advance to the Round of 16 at Wimbledon. The Spaniard beat him 6-1, 6-4 and 7-6 in two hours and 15 Minutes. Nadal will now face Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller, who beat him … Continue reading
Dos Santos Against Ngannou Added To UFC 215 Lineup
Stipe Miocic’s latest victim, Junior Dos Santos, will face the Cameroonian-French fighter Francis Ngannou at UFC 215. The event is scheduled to be held at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. UFC 215 has managed to gather one of the … Continue reading
Federer defeats Mayer to Reach Halle Open Semifinals
Roger Federer advanced to the Halle Open (Germany) semifinals after defeating defending champion Florian Mayer 6-3 and 6-4. With this victory, the Swiss improved to 8-0 over the German whom he had last beaten last year in Stuttgart 7-6 and … Continue reading
Lopez Comes Back Against Berdych To Reach Stuttgart Semis
Spaniard Feliciano Lopez qualified brilliantly for the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open after coming back from a set down against Czech Tomas Berdych to win in three sets 6-7, 6-3 and 6-4. After enduring what so far had been a … Continue reading
Roland Garros: Murray and Wawrinka Advance To Second Round
World No. 1 Andy Murray advanced to the second round of Roland Garros on Tuesday despite losing a set against Russian Andrey Kuznetsov. The Briton won 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 and 6-0 in a little over two and a half hours. … Continue reading
Arsenal Misses Champions’ Ticket for First Time in 20 Years
Despite their victory against Everton, Premier League’s Arsenal failed to finish the season in fourth place to qualify to next year’s UEFA Champions League. The Gunners will not be in the top continental club competition for the first time in … Continue reading
Murray Falls in Madrid Open While Djokovic Survives
Briton Andy Murray lost to young Croatian Borna Coric in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Madrid on Thursday, while Serbian Novak Djokovic reached the quarter-final and is trying to win back-to-back titles in the Spanish capital. Murray, … Continue reading