The book officially is closed on the Boston Red Sox’s stellar first half of the 2018 Major League Baseball season. Boston ended it on a high note when it beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 from Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon thanks to another home run from Xander Bogaerts, along with some solid offense from the bottom of the order and Craig Kimbrel closing out the game for his 30th save of the season. It’s been an incredible 98 games for the Red Sox. The team has nine grand slams on the season after not hitting one last year, they lead the American League East by 4 1/2 games over the New York Yankees
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Buffon bows out with European caps record
Gianluigi Buffon won his 175th and final Italy cap on Monday as a goalless draw with Sweden confirmed the Azzurri's play-off exit and brought a premature end to a stellar international career.In his honour, we look at the ten Europeans with the most international appearances. World record: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) 184
Ronaldo fourth on all-time list of international scorers
Cristiano Ronaldo has Europe's top three all-time leading marksmen in his sights after taking his tally to nine in four games in the European Qualifiers.Ronaldo's tally of 70 goals from 137 caps is good enough for fourth on the all-time list, moving ahead of Gerd Müller and Robbie Keane. Next in the 32-year-old's sights is Miroslav Klose on 71. He has some way to go to catch Ferenc Puskás's record of 84 goals, but if he continues at his current rate then there is every chance he will. Ronaldo scores first 'poker' for Portugal... UEFA.com - News
No caps? No worries – long shots for UEFA EURO 2016
UEFA EURO 2016 is 135 days away but there is still a chance for some uncapped players to make it into their national-team squads for the finals in France. UEFA.com highlights some of the fringe options.England: Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur)With Manchester United's Luke Shaw recovering from a broken leg, there is a vacancy for someone to provide competition for left-back Leighton Baines. England manager Roy Hodgson has cast his net wide but has yet to give 25-year-old Rose a game – though he has been called up to past squads. Converted from a winger since his Under-21 national-team days, Rose earns high praise from his old Tottenham boss Ha...