by Hope Media | Feb 10, 2017 | sports
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya, 23, broke the world record by running a sensational 65:06 at the 2017 RAK Half Marathon Friday morning (Thursday night US time) to defeat Mary Keitany as they waged an epic duel in a race that featured arguably the greatest women’s half...
by Hope Media | Feb 10, 2017 | sports
Brazil will play Argentina in an international friendly on June 9 in Australia, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Thursday. “The stage for the game will be the Melbourne Cricket Ground, an arena with a capacity for 100 000 people,” the CBF...
by Hope Media | Feb 10, 2017 | sports
Former Argentina captain Diego Maradona has been handed an ambassadorial role by the game’s global governing body Fifa. “Now it’s official,” the 1986 World Cup winner said on his Facebook page on Thursday. “Finally I can fulfill one of...
by Hope Media | Feb 10, 2017 | sports
Lionel Messi’s Argentina will take on Neymar’s Brazil in a ‘Superclasico’ friendly in Melbourne in June, Australian officials said on Friday. The top two teams in the Fifa rankings will clash in the 100 000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground,...
by Hope Media | Feb 9, 2017 | sports
Fourteen-time major winner Tiger Woods says he will “never feel great” again because of the number of injuries suffered during his career. Woods, 41, pulled out of the Dubai Desert Classic before the second round this month because of a back spasm. He only...
by Hope Media | Feb 9, 2017 | sports
“FC Bayern München is surprised by the approach of Philipp Lahm and his adviser. Uli Hoeneß and I have held open, intensive and constructive talks with Philipp in recent months about a possible position as sporting director of our club. At the end of last week,...
