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By: Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau AFC Offensive Player of the Week: Deshaun Watson, QB, Houston Texans Watson came to play this past Sunday, torching the Tennessee Titans defense with 4 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdown, completing over 70% of his passes for a total of 283 yards. Watson looks to be on pace to be a candidate for rookie offensive player of the year in the NFL. AFC Defensive Team of […]
by Alastair Himmer Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Lewis Hamilton is looking to hit back from his defeat in Malaysia at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, scene of a bizarre ‘Snapchat’ row that overshadowed last year’s race. Britain’s triple world champion was forced to play second fiddle to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in Sepang on Sunday after securing his ninth pole of the season and 70th of his career. Despite stretching his Formula […]
by Peter Stebbings Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — World number one Rafael Nadal saved two match points to avoid a shock defeat in the first round of the China Open, seeing off Lucas Pouille in three sets on Tuesday. The Frenchman broke Nadal on the way to taking the first set 6-4 and the world number 23 came within a whisker of sealing an upset when the second set went to a tie […]
By Adrian Manguit, EBC Sports International, Florida Bureau SARASOTA, FL (Eagle News) -The World Rowing Championships were held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, FL from September 24th to October 1st 2017. Over 70 Nations from around the world gathered to compete in sixteen different rowing categories for men and ten different categories for women, including both able-bodied and para-rowing athletes. All rowers who competed during this event are considered elite rowers, which takes years […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Kohei Uchimura’s eight-year reign as the undisputed king of gymnastics came to a dramatic end on Monday after the hobbling Japanese star was eliminated during qualifiers at the World Championships. Reigning Olympic champion Uchimura, who had been chasing a remarkable seventh straight individual all-around title in Montreal, saw his hopes go up in smoke after the vault rotation. After a superb jump, the 28-year-old could be seen clutching his left ankle […]
by Alice Philipson Agence France-Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) – Li Na said she’s sorry Chinese tennis has not moved on more since her retirement, as the country’s fruitless search for a new champion continues. Li’s two Grand Slam titles set the bar extremely high for her fellow Chinese, who have labored in vain to match her trail-blazing achievements. The contrast was laid bare at last week’s Wuhan Open, where Li received a rock-star welcome during a brief […]
by Javier Tovar Agence France Presse Disgraced American football star O.J. Simpson, whose racially charged 1995 murder trial riveted the nation, was released from jail on parole early Sunday after nine years behind bars for armed robbery. Simpson, 70, left the Lovelock Correctional Center in the western state of Nevada just after midnight local time, prison spokesperson Brooke Keast said. “I don’t know where he was headed,” Keast told AFP. Simpson was granted parole at […]
AMIENS, France (AFP) – Twenty-nine fans were hurt, five of them seriously, when a barrier collapsed Saturday at a stadium in the northern French city of Amiens as away supporters celebrated their opening goal. A fence separating Lille fans from the pitch gave way as they surged forward to celebrate the goal against Amiens, a regional rival that has just been promoted to the top flight in French football. Several tumbled about one and a half meters (five […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean organizers of next year’s Winter Olympics welcomed Saturday the “special” qualifying of figure skaters from the North, as Seoul seeks to promote its isolated neighbor’s participation as a key part of the “Peace Games.” Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik became the first North Koreans to qualify for the 2018 Pyeongchang Games on Friday after winning one of the five Olympic pairs spots available at a qualifying tournament in […]
CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) — Cleveland introduced Dwyane Wade on Friday, and he says he can’t wait to be reunited with LeBron James because, like ham and eggs and peaches and cream, the duo are a matching pair. “We’re just … it’s like peanut butter and jelly, man,” Wade said of his warm friendship with James. “We just go together.” The 35-year-old Wade went to four NBA finals and won two championships in four years […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Cuban boxer Luis Ortiz has failed a drugs test and put his world heavyweight clash with Deontay Wilder of the United States in doubt, the World Boxing Council said Friday. “It was a positive test and it seems to be very difficult that the fight scheduled for November 4 could take place,” WBC spokesman Victor Cota told AFP. However, the bout has not been cancelled as the test was carried […]
OKLAHOMA CITY, United States (AFP) — Reigning NBA MVP Russell Westbrook hit the jackpot for the second time in less than 18 months by signing a five-year, $205 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The deal begins with the 2018-19 season, and puts the 28-year-old Westbrook under contract with the Thunder through the 2022-23 NBA season. Westbrook posted a picture of himself on his Instagram page, wearing an orange “OKC” jersey with his arms […]
