MELBOURNE, Jan. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Roger Federer has proved king of Melbourne Park, winning his fifth Australian Open singles title and 18th grand slam in an epic five-set battle against old foe Rafael Nadal on Sunday night. Before the finals, the world no. 17 told reporters if he was to win against Nadal, it “would […]

BERLIN, Jan. 28 (NsNewsWire) — Alexander Meier’s goal helped Eintracht Frankfurt to edge struggling Schalke 1-0 at the opener of the 18th round in Bundesliga on Friday. Eintracht Frankfurt reaped their ninth win of the season as veteran striker Alexander Meier provided the only goal of the clash to keep Schalke in the bottom half […]

MELBOURNE, Jan. 28 (NsNewsWire) — The stars have aligned for a battle of champions in the final of the Australian Open after Spanish star Rafael Nadal defeated Grigor Dimitrov in a thrilling five sets. It took just under five hours for the world No. 9 to defeat world No. 15 Dimitrov 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5), […]

MELBOURNE, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) — Following is the head-to-head record of Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov ahead of Friday’s Australian Open semifinal in Melbourne (prefix number denotes seeding): 9-Rafael Nadal vs 15-Grigor Dimitrov Nadal leads 7-1 (tournament, surface, round, winner, score) 2016 Beijing Hard QF Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4 2015 Basel Hard R16 Nadal 6-4, 4-6, […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 26 (NsNewsWire) — Palmeiras forward Dudu scored a second-half goal as Brazil defeated Colombia 1-0 in a friendly to raise money for victims of the Chapecoense air disaster here on Wednesday. Before the match, crash survivors Alan Ruschel, Rafael Henzel, Neto and Jakson Follmann were presented with commemorative plaques in an […]

HAVANA, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Representatives from Cuba and Hungary inked an agreement to promote the development of sports between their two nations on Tuesday. The document was signed by Antonio Becalli, president of Cuba’s National Sports Institute (Inder), and Tunde Szabo, Secretary of State for Sports Affairs of the European country, reports Xinhua. Szabo, […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Colombia’s national football squad have arrived in Rio de Janeiro, eager to impress coach Jose Pekerman in Wednesday’s friendly against Brazil. The fixture, which will feature South American-based players only, will raise money for families of the Chapecoense players who fell victims of an air disaster in November, […]

MELBOURNE, Jan. 23 (NsNewsWire) — The dream of a Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal Australian Open final is alive and well after the Swiss ace dispatched Japan’s Kei Nishikori in a grueling five set battle while defending champion Angelique Kerber went home in straight sets on Sunday night. It took the veteran three hours 24 […]

MADRID, Jan. 22 (NsNewsWire) — Sergio Ramos was Real Madrid’s hero as they defeated Malaga 2-1 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to ensure they reach the midway point of the season as leaders of the Liga Santander. The central defender, who last weekend scored an own goal as Madrid lost 2-1 away to Sevilla, scored […]