Saturday, July 5, 2014

Don't let Neymar's injury ruin the most exciting game of the World Cup

Neymar grimaces in pain after the Brazilian striker was injured late in the team's quarter-final match against Colombia at the FIFA World Cup.
Neymar has sparkled for Brazil this summer. In front of his home country, in his first World Cup, the Brazilian striker has been nearly flawless. 

Brazil punched its ticket to the semifinals behind another shining performance from the 22-year-old. The team will face Germany Tuesday. Neymar will not.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Prediction: Eugenie Bouchard will beat Petra Kvitova to win Wimbledon title

Eugenie Bouchard

After converting her sixth match point in Thursday’s Wimbledon semifinal, Eugenie Bouchard gave a small fist pump and flashed a so-quick-you-could-miss-it smile. It was hardly the reaction expected from a 20-year-old whose meteoric rise over the past year will culminate with her first Grand Slam final on Saturday.

Everything you need to know about Brazil-Colombia


In one of the most anticipated games of the tournament, Brazil will take on Colombia for a chance to go to the semifinals of the World Cup. 

Brazil got here by taking care of business in Group A and then hanging on for a penalty-shootout win over Chile in the first round of the knockut stages.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

7 reasons James Rodriguez is the breakout star of the World Cup

James Rodriguez

You will be forgiven if you hadn’t heard of Colombia’s James Rodriguez before this World Cup. The 22-year-old attacker plays his club football for AS Monaco, a team that plays in the French first division, which is a league that isn’t televised very often in the U.S. Now that he’s made his debut on the world stage, though, you’re going to hear a lot more about him.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Argentina advance to quarterfinals behind late winner vs. Switzerland

Angel Di Maria celebrates scoring the extra-time winner for Argentina
Angel di Maria broke Swiss hearts with a late goal in extra-time to lead Argentina into the World Cup quarterfinals 1-0 on Tuesday night. 

Lionel Messi was once again the man of the moment for La Albiceleste, picking out di Maria with an inch-perfect cross to set up a low, hard strike to the far post.