Real Madrid had Cristiano Ronaldo to thank once more as they beat Grêmio 1-0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup for a third time, matching Barcelona's record – and took their tally of intercontinental titles to six.HOW MANY MADRID PLAYERS MAKE YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR? The European champions started aggressively, Cristiano Ronaldo and Dani Carvajal both having decent chances. Their Brazilian opponents defended diligently, eager to catch Real Madrid on the break, while Luka Modrić and Isco tried to find spaces between the Grêmio lines.
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United and Ajax strike blows, Schalke suffer late
SCHALKE v AJAX Darmstadt 2-1 Schalke (Vrancic 11, Jérôme Gondorf 90+3; Coke 75)There was late misery for Schalke as Markus Weinzierl's men slipped to a third defeat in four matches in all competitions following a last-gasp winner for Bundesliga bottom side Darmstadt. The Royal Blues looked good for at least a point when Coke headed in his first goal for the club on 75 minutes, but Thilo Kehrer was dismissed soon after and the hosts had the final word.Ajax 5-1 Heerenveen (Viergever 24, De Ligt 32, Klaassen 42, Dolberg 68pen, Neres 83; Ghoochanneijhad 8)Ajax took their tally to 1... UEFA.com - News
UFC 208 Results: Germaine de Randamie Becomes First Women’s Featherweight Champi…
Share this: History will be made Saturday night at UFC 208 in Brooklyn. The first ever women’s featherweight champion will be crowned in a bout between Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie. Holm took the UFC world by storm with her knockout victory over Ronda Rousey at UFC 193 in November 2015. She has struggled since then, though, with two consecutive losses to Miesha Tate and Valentina Shevchenko, respectively. But that won’t be the only fight at the Barclays Center on Saturday night. Anderson “The Spider” Silva will take on Derek Brunson in a middleweight contest. Once considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the business, Silva has not registered a win in UFC since October 2012. The main card will kick off at 10 p.m.
Big wins for Madrid and Paris, Arsenal, Napoli strike late
SATURDAYReal Madrid 5-0 Granada (Isco 12 31, Benzema 20, Ronaldo 27, Casemiro 58)Madrid made it 39 games unbeaten in all competitions – equalling Barcelona's Spanish record, set last term – to cement their place at the Liga summit. The Merengues will look to reach 40 undefeated against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Napoli 2-1 Sampdoria (Gabbiadini 77, Tonelli 90+5; Hysaj og 30)Lorenzo Tonelli's last-gasp effort – his first goal in almost a year – earned third-placed Napoli an unlikely win. Though the hosts fell
Neymar and Brazil strike Olympic gold on penalties
Neymar coolly converted the decisive penalty to win Brazil's first gold medal in the Men's Olympic Football Tournament, the hosts defeating Germany 5-4 in a shoot-out after a 1-1 draw at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro.Eight spot kicks had been scored when Freiburg's Nils Petersen – on target six times in Germany's run to the final – had his effort saved by Weverton.That set the stage for the Barcelona forward to step up and end Brazil's wait for the only piece of silverware to have eluded them and ease some of the pain inflicted by Germany's 7-1 victory over the Seleção in the 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-finals, a game Neymar missed due to a fractured vertebra. ... UEFA.com - News
Sandy Leon Tosses Perfect Strike With Mask, With Umpire Making Catch
Share this: Maybe the New England Patriots should look at bringing Sandy Leon on board while Tom Brady serves his four-game suspension. The Boston Red Sox catcher has been a revelation since returning from Pawtucket in early June, hitting .400 in 26 games, with two more hits Monday night against the Detroit Tigers. But Leon also showed off in another way Monday night. Mike Aviles popped up a Drew Pomeranz pitch behind home plate, and Leon went chasing after it toward the screen. After seeing he had a chance to make the catch, Leon tossed his mask back toward the batter’s box. In doing so, he threw a perfect strike, in stride, to home plate umpire Jim Reynolds, who showed off some good hands
Sweden: The most in-form strike pairing at EURO
Marcus Berg got the nod ahead of John Guidetti to partner Zlatan Ibrahimović in the Sweden attack to face Republic of Ireland. The stats from the season just gone make it easy to see why. UEFA.com delved deep into the 2015/16 campaign to discover which scoring duo from the UEFA EURO 2016 contenders scored the most league goals combined. Here's what we found ...2015/16 league goalsSwedenZlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain): 38Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos): 15TOTAL: 53 PolandRobert Lewandowski (Baye...