Football (Soccer) UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st leg : Manchester City, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have one foot in quarterfinals

Round of 16 1st Leg, here are all the results :

Dynamo Kyiv 1-3 Manchester City

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Atlético Madrid

Juventus Torino 2-2 Bayern Munich (München)

Arsenal 0-2 FC Barcelona

AS Roma 0-2 Real Madrid

Gent (KAA Gent) 2-3 Wolfsburg

Benfica Lisbon (Lisboa) 1-0 Zenit Saint-Petersburg

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Chelsea FC

Champions League Results: Final scores and news from Wednesday


Two more Champions League contests, and still plenty to play for. The top club competiton in Europe continued on Wednesday with the Round of 16, as Manchester City played Dynamo Kiev and PSV hosted Atletico Madrid. Here’s everything you need to know.

FINAL SCORES

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 2016

Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1  PSV 0-0 Atletico Madrid
Champions League Round of 16 Leg 1  Dynamo Kiev 1-3 Manchester City 

1. City is sitting pretty

Manchester City can taste its first Champions League quarterfinal appearance. After a convincing 3-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, the team has more than a foot in the next round. It’s worth noting that Kiev has not played an official match since Dec. 9, so it’s not like this City squad faced a dominant force of the likes of Barcelona. But an away Champions League is always important, regardless of the opponent. Sergio Aguero’s opener set the tone, while Yaya Toure’s 90th minute strike gave the team some breathing room heading into the home leg. This team has what it takes to continue on in this tournament, despite a poor couple of weeks in England. With a two-goal advantage, it should be easy going in the second leg.

2. Atletico has the advantage

A 0-0 draw between Atletico Madrid and PSV means there is all to play for at the Vicente Calderon in the second leg. PSV held on with 10 men for much of the second half, and it won’t look at it as a bad result. A 1-1 draw at Atletico would see PSV advance on away goals. If Benfica could go in and beat Atletico in the Spanish capital, why can’t the Dutch side? Still, there is no doubt that Diego Simeone’s team has the advantage in the second leg. But you never know what could happen. A penalty kick, a big error, something could turn the tide. Nobody thought Celta Vigo would knock Atleti out of the Copa del Rey. There’s hope for PSV.

3. Return legs

The return legs for these matches will be on Tuesday, March 15 at 20:45 (8:45 pm Western Europe Time) ; 3:45 p.m. ET.

 

AgueroCity with the big win. (Getty Images)

Source: Champions League Results: Final scores and news from Wednesday

Champions League 2016: Results, Top Scorers After Wednesday’s Round of 16 Games


Champions League 2016: Results, Top Scorers After Wednesday's Round of 16 GamesEfrem Lukatsky/Associated Press

Manchester City took a commanding lead over Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League round of 16 as they dispatched the Ukrainian side 3-1 at the NSC Olimpiyskiy on Wednesday.

Sergio Aguero and David Silva put the Citizens ahead at half-time, before Vitaliy Buyalsky pulled one back for the hosts in the second half. Yaya Toure secured the win late on with a sublime effort from distance.

Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven played out a 0-0 draw in the Netherlands, with Los Rojiblancos failing to get on the scoresheet despite the Dutch side playing the last quarter of the game with 10 men as Gaston Pereira saw red for two bookings—though Diego Godin did have a goal disallowed.

Here is the Champions League top scorer’s list after Wednesday’s games :

Champions League Top Scorers :

1-  Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 12 goals
2-  Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich 7 goals
3-  Artem Dzyuba Zenit 6 goals
Thomas Muller Bayern Munich 6
5 Javier Hernandez Bayer Leverkusen 5 goals
Lionel Messi Barcelona 5
Luis Suarez Barcelona 5
Olivier Giroud Arsenal 5
Willian Chelsea 5
10-  Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid 4 goals
11-  Sergio Aguero Man City 2 goals
David Silva Man City 2
Vitaliy Buyalsky Dynamo Kiev 2
14- Yaya Toure Man City 1 goals

BBC Sport

City enjoyed the perfect start in Ukraine when Aguero pounced on Yaya Toure’s knockdown, per BT Sport Football:

Squawka Football and ESPN writer Miguel Delaney highlighted the Argentinian’s impressive form:

Buoyed by their early goal, the Sky Blues continued their positive approach to the game and showed intent to double their tally as they pressed, pushed forward and passed with real purpose, and Aguero flashed an effort narrowly wide.

The visitors scored their second shortly before half-time through Silva, who finished off an outstanding team move. Aguero found Raheem Sterling with a lovely backheel, and the England international coolly slid an exquisite ball to Silva, who made no mistake at the far post.

Kiev improved after the break and were rewarded for their pressure with a goal, albeit in fortunate circumstances as Buyalsky’s powerful long-range effort deflected off Nicolas Otamendi and past the helpless Joe Hart.

The hosts struggled to find an equaliser, though, and City enjoyed a strong finish to the game as they attacked with renewed vigour.

Toure was guilty of missing a gilt-edged chance to score when he headed wide from six yards, buy the Ivorian made amends several minutes later when he curled in a sumptuous effort from outside the area, per BT Sport Football:

Atletico spurned two good chances as they edged an open first-half contest with PSV.

Luciano Vietto latched onto a ball over the top inside three minutes and successfully dinked the ball over Jeroen Zoet, only to see his effort cleared off the line by Jeffrey Bruma.

Antoine Griezmann had a similar chance later on in the half as he was sent clear by a lovely through ball, but Zoet was alert to the Frenchman—who attempted a similar finish to Vietto—and denied him with a good save.

Davy Propper fashioned PSV’s best chance of the game as he worked his way into Atleti’s area, but the midfielder could only direct his effort straight at Jan Oblak while Los Rojiblancos defence converged rapidly to block Jurgen Locadia and Jetro Willems’ efforts.

Godin thought he’d given the visitors the lead on 61 minutes when he nodded Koke’s corner into the net, but the defender was penalised for climbing on Hector Moreno.

Pereiro earned his marching orders shortly after for a careless second yellow—not helped by Godin’s theatrical reaction. Despite their man advantage, Los Rojiblancos struggled to create clear-cut chances in the closing period of the game with PSV defending well.

As football writer Jack Benson noted, Griezmann is now enduring a lengthy run without scoring:

What will further be a concern is Atletico’s overall form in front of goal in the Champions League, with football journalist Dermot Corrigan providing the worrying stat:

However, PSV might also struggle to break down their opponents in the return leg, as BT Sport Football revealed:

With three away goals, Man City will expect to progress when they welcome Dynamo to the Etihad Stadium in the second leg.

As for Atletico, their failure to do so could prove costly, but PSV will need to produce something special to get an away goal of their own.

Source: Champions League 2016: Results, Top Scorers After Wednesday’s Round of 16 Games

Round of 16 1st Leg, here are all the results :

Dynamo Kyiv 1-3 Manchester City

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Atlético Madrid

Juventus Torino 2-2 Bayern Munich (München)

Arsenal 0-2 FC Barcelona

AS Roma 0-2 Real Madrid

Gent (KAA Gent) 2-3 Wolfsburg

Benfica Lisbon (Lisboa) 1-0 Zenit Saint-Petersburg

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Chelsea FC

Football (Soccer) Ligue des champions 1/8e de finale aller : Manchester City, le FC Barcelone et le Real Madrid ont un pied en quarts de finale

1/8 de finale phase aller voici tous les résultats :

Dynamo Kiev 1-3 Manchester City

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Atlético Madrid

Juventus Turin 2-2 Bayern Munich

Arsenal 0-2 FC Barcelone

AS Roma 0-2 Real Madrid

La Gantoise (KAA Gent) 2-3 Wolfsburg

Benfica Lisbonne (Lisboa) 1-0 Zenit Saint-Pétersbourg

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Chelsea FC

Ligue des champions : Manchester City a un pied en quarts de finale


Sortis par le FC Barcelone à ce stade de la compétition lors des deux précédentes éditions, les Anglais ont profité d’un tirage au sort plus clément, face au Dynamo Kiev. 

Sortis par le FC Barcelone à ce stade de la compétition lors des deux précédentes éditions, les Citizens ont profité d’un tirage au sort plus clément, même s’ils n’ont pas toujours eu la rencontre en mains.

Malgré les nombreuses absences (De Bruyne, Nasri, Jesus Navas, Mangala) et une série de trois défaites avant ce match (dont une élimination 5-1 à Chelsea en Coupe d’Angleterre), les Anglais n’ont pas douté en première période, portés par un Sergio Agüero incontournable aux avant-postes.

Les Anglais ont ouvert le score sur leur première occasion dangereuse. Sur un corner de David Silva repris de la tête par Yaya Touré, Agüero contrôlait de la poitrine au point de penalty pour pousser le ballon au fond des filets (15e).

Le match, dont les premières minutes étaient dominées par les Ukrainiens, changeait alors de physionomie, tournant nettement à l’avantage des hommes de Manuel Pellegrini. Agüero passait même tout près du doublé sur une frappe un peu trop croisée au second poteau (21e).

Silva, lui, ne ratait pas sa chance à la conclusion d’une longue ouverture de Gaël Clichy, reprise dans la surface par Agüero, toujours lui, relayé par Raheem Sterling, et plaçait le ballon dans la lucarne opposée (40e).

Mais le Dynamo, en pleine trêve hivernale et dont la dernière sortie officielle remontait au 9 décembre 2015, revenait mieux des vestiaires. Vitaliy Buyalskiy reprenait une relance malheureuse de la tête de Nicolas Otamendi, très bon jusque-là, et réduisait le score d’une frappe déviée par le même Otamendi (59e).

Le match basculait alors dans l’incertitude, les locaux comme les visiteurs passant à plusieurs reprises tout près de marquer. Mais le mot de la fin revenait à Touré dans les toutes dernières minutes (90e), effaçant une tentative infructueuse de la tête dix minutes plus tôt.

Source: Ligue des champions : Manchester City a un pied en quarts de finale

Ligue des champions : grand et petit pas vers les quarts pour le Barça et le Bayern


Lionel Messi a marqué deux fois mardi à Arsenal.

Barcelone a décroché un très précieux succès à Londres contre Arsenal (0-2) se plaçant idéalement pour la qualification, tandis que le Bayern, qui menait pourtant 0-2, a concédé le nul (2-2) à Turin en huitièmes de finale aller de laLigue des champions, mardi. Les Allemands ont toutefois fait un pas important vers les quarts de finale.

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Les deux grosses affiches à ce stade de la compétition reine du football européen ont pleinement tenu toutes leurs promesses, avec une prime pour les favoris catalans et bavarois. A l’Emirates Stadium, les tenants du titre ont souffert plus que prévu contre une équipe d’Arsenal bien en place et dangereuse en attaque.

L’inévitable MessiMais c’est l’inévitable Messi qui a ouvert le score au bout d’un contre rondement mené par le trio offensif Messi-Suarez-Neymar, le Brésilien prenant appui sur l’Uruguayen avant de servir l’Argentin, dont le contrôle a éliminé le portier tchèque d’Arsenal Petr Cech (0-1, 71e).Cette ouverture du score a cassé les jambes des Gunners, qui vont amèrement regretter leur manque de réalisme, notamment Olivier Giroud de la tête, tout près de tromper l’Allemand Marc-André ter Stegen (59e).

Sur une faute de Mathieu Flamini, Messi a obtenu un penalty à la 82e, qu’il s’est empressé detransformer (0-2), donnant un avantage considérable avant le match retour, le 16 mars au Camp Nou. Les hommes d’Arsène Wenger devront marquer au moins à deux reprises pour espérer alors que les Barcelonais ont enchaîné un trente-troisième match sans défaite mardi soir à Londres.

 

Paulo Dybala face à l'Allemand Thomas Müller, mardi à Turin. 

A Turin, en revanche, les finalistes de l’épreuve l’an passé (battus par le Real Madrid) ont réussi à retourner une situation mal engagée. Les Turinois ont encaissé le premier but au plus mauvais moment, à quelques secondes de la pause : sur un débordement côté droit d’Arjen Robben, Douglas Costa a remis la balle de volée dans la surface. La mauvaise relance d’Andrea Barzagli a atterri dans les pieds de Thomas Müller à une dizaine de mètres du but délaissé par Buffon. L’avant-centre allemand a encore une fois fait parler son sens du but, pour sa sixième réalisation en Ligue des champions cette saison.

Cette ouverture du score est venue récompenser la nette domination des Munichois alors que Müller avait déjà raté l’immanquable à six mètres, sur une offrande de Robert Lewandowski, un peu plus tôt.

La spéciale de Roben, le retour de RibéryEt Robben y est allé de sa spéciale : idéalement servi par Lewandowski dans la surface, il a crocheté Barzagli et enroulé sa frappe du pied gauche, pour voir le ballon se loger dans le petit filet de Buffon, impuissant (55e). Mais la révélation turinoise de cette saison, Paulo Dybala, est venue donner un espoir aux supporteurs turinois (63e), avant que Stefano Sturaro, entré en jeu à la 69e minute, n’égalise pour la Juve (2-2, 76e).

Avec quelques occasions dans les dix dernières minutes – marqué par le retour de Franck Ribéry en Ligue des champions –, les Bianconeri auraient même pu réaliser la bonne opération. Au match retour, les Turinois seront obligés de marquer au moins un but à l’Allianz Arena dans trois semaines, pour éventuellement revoir les quarts de finales. L’espoir de qualification est maigre.

Source: Ligue des champions : grand et petit pas vers les quarts pour le Barça et le Bayern

1/8 de finale phase aller voici tous les résultats :

Dynamo Kiev 1-3 Manchester City

PSV Eindhoven 0-0 Atlético Madrid

Juventus Turin 2-2 Bayern Munich

Arsenal 0-2 FC Barcelone

AS Roma 0-2 Real Madrid

La Gantoise (KAA Gent) 2-3 Wolfsburg

Benfica Lisbonne (Lisboa) 1-0 Zenit Saint-Pétersbourg

Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Chelsea FC

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Liens résumés vidéos des principaux matchs de rugby à XV de début février / Links recap videos of rugby union main games from beginning of February

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Week-end des 5, 6, 7 février 2016.

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February weekend of 5th, 6th, 7th 2016.

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Tennis Open d’Australie 2016 Vidéos / Tennis 2016 Australian Open Videos

Finales simples hommes et femmes / Finals men et women’s singles :

Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Serena Williams vs Angelique Kerber Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

1/2 Finales simples hommes et femmes / 1/2 Finals men et women’s singles :

Milos Raonic vs Andy Murray Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Angelique Kerber vs Johanna Konta Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Serena Williams vs Agnieszka Radwanska Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

1/4 Finales simples hommes et femmes / 1/4 Finals men et women’s singles :

Milos Raonic vs Gael Monfils Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Andy Murray vs David Ferrer Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Novak Djokovic vs Kei Nishikori Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Roger Federer vs Tomas Berdych Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Johanna Konta vs Shuai Zhang Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Victoria Azarenka vs Angelique Kerber Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

‪‎Serena Williams‬ vs ‪Maria Sharapova Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Agnieszka Radwanska vs Carla Suárez Navarro Highlights ᴴᴰ 2016

Bonus :

Novak Djokovic vs Gilles Simon Highlights ᴴᴰ Australian Open 2016

Pour voir d’autres principaux matchs de l’Open d’Australie 2016 vous pouvez aller visiter cette chaîne Youtube très bien faite
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To watch more main tennis matches from 2016 Australian Open you can go to this great Youtube channel

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Tennis Open d’Australie 2016, 2e tour résultats / Tennis 2016 Australian Open, 2nd round Results

Résultat match Tsonga Federer Nadal Djokovic 2016, tableau hommes Open Australie 2016, résumé tennis

Open d’Australie 2ème Tour / 2nd Round Thursday : Les résultats de jeudi

Résultats – Results  JEUDI 21 JANVIER 2016 –  Thursday January 21st, 2016

Rod Laver Arena

Ana Ivanovic (SRB, n°20) bat Anastasija Sevastova (LET) : 6-3, 6-3

Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP, n°3) bat Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) : 6-4, 6-2

Andy Murray (GBR, n°2) bat Sam Groth (AUS) : 6-0, 6-4, 6-1

A partir de 9h00 (heure française)

David Ferrer (ESP, n°8) – Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)

Julia Goerges (ALL) – Karolina Pliskova (RTC, n°9)

Margaret Court Arena

Gaël Monfils (FRA, n°23) bat Nicolas Mahut (FRA) : 7-5, 6-4, 6-1

Victoria Azarenka (BLR, n°14) bat Danka Kovinic (MNE) : 6-1, 6-2

Madison Keys (USA, n°15) bat Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) : 6-7, 6-3, 6-3

Angelique Kerber (ALL, n°7) bat Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) : 6-2, 6-4

Bernard Tomic (AUS, n°16) – Simone Bolelli (ITA)

Hisense Arena

John Isner (USA, n°10) bat Marcel Granollers (ESP) : 6-3, 7-6, 7-6

Laura Siegemund (ALL) bat Jelena Jankovic (SRB, n°19) : 3-6, 7-6, 6-4

Pas avant 8h00 (heure française)Radek Stepanek (RTC) – Stan Wawrinka (SUI, n°4)

Court n°2

Naomi Osaka (JAP) bat Elina Svitolina (UKR, n°18) : 6-4, 6-4

Milos Raonic (CAN, n°13) bat Tommy Robredo (ESP) : 7-6, 7-6, 7-5

Shuai Zhang (CHN) bat Alizé Cornet (FRA) : 6-3, 6-3

Jack Sock (USA, n°25) – Lukas Rosol (RTC)

Court n°3

Barbora Strycova (RTC) bat Vania King (USA) : 7-5, 6-4

Dudi Sela (ISR) bat Fernando Verdasco (ESP) : 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6

Pas avant 7h00 (heure française)

John Millman (AUS) – Gilles Muller (LUX)

Court n°6

Joao Sousa (POR, n°32) bat Santiago Giraldo (COL) : 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1

Feliciano Lopez (ESP, n°18) bat Guido Pella (ARG) : 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4

Ekaterina Makarova (RUS, n°21) bat Tatjana Maria (ALL) : 6-4, 6-2

Annika Beck (ALL) – Timea Bacsinszky (SUI, n°11)

Court n°8

Johanna Konta (GBR) bat Saisai Zheng (CHN) : 6-2, 6-3

Denisa Allertova (RTC) bat Sabine Lisicki (ALL, n°30) : 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

Viktor Troicki (SRB, n°21) bat Tim Smyczek (USA) : 6-4, 7-6, 7-6

Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) – Jérémy Chardy (FRA, n°30)

Court n°13

Madison Brengle (USA) bat Johanna Larsson (SUE) : 7-5, 4-6, 6-1

Steve Johnson (USA, n°31) bat Thomaz Bellucci (BRE) : 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Court n°19

Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bat Lara Arruabarrena (ESP) : 7-6, 6-4

Stéphane Robert (FRA) bat Rajeev Ram (USA) : 6-1, 6-7, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5

 

Open d’Australie 2ème Tour / 2nd Round Wednesday : Les résultats de mercredi

Résultats – Results  MERCREDI 20 JANVIER 2016 – Wednesday January 20th, 2016

Rod Laver Arena

Maria Sharapova (RUS, n °5) bat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) : 6-2, 6-1

Serena Williams (USA, n°1) bat Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) : 6-1, 6-2

Roger Federer (SUI, n°3) bat Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) : 6-3, 7-5, 6-1

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL, n°4) bat Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) : 6-4, 6-2

Novak Djokovic (SRB, n°1) bat Quentin Halys (FRA) : 6-1, 6-2, 7-6

Margaret Court Arena

Kei Nishikori (JAP, n°7) bat Austin Krajicek (USA) : 6-3, 7-6, 6-3

Belinda Bencic (SUI, n°12) bat Timea Babos (HUN) : 6-3, 6-3

Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP, n°10) bat Maria Sakkari (GRE) : 6-7, 6-2, 6-2

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA, n°9) bat Omar Jasika (AUS) : 7-5, 6-1, 6-4

Daria Gavrilova (AUS) bat Petra Kvitova (RTC, n°6) : 6-4, 6-4

Hisense Arena

Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) bat Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS, n°23) : 6-1, 7-5

Roberta Vinci (ITA, n°13) bat Irina Falconi (USA) : 6-2, 6-3

Tomas Berdych (RTC, n°6) bat Mirza Basic (BIH) : 6-4, 6-0, 6-3

Nick Kyrgios (AUS, n°29) bat Pablo Cuevas (URU) : 6-4, 7-5, 7-6

Court n°2

David Goffin (BEL, n°15) bat Damir Dzumhur (BIH) : 6-4, 0-6, 6-4, 6-2

Marin Cilic (CRO, n°12) bat Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) : 6-4, 6-3, 7-6

Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) bat Xinyun Han (CHN) : 6-3, 6-1

Andreas Seppi (ITA, n°28) bat Denis Kudla (USA) : 7-5, 6-4, 6-4

Court n°3

Lauren Davis (USA) bat Magdalena Rybarikova (SLQ) : 7-6 WO (Walk Over) , abandon

Gilles Simon (FRA, n°14) bat Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) : 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 4-6, 7-5

Elizaveta Kulichkova (RUS) bat Monica Niculescu (ROU) : 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Court n°5

Margarita Gasparyan (RUS) bat Kurumi Nara (JAP) : 6-4, 6-4

Court n°6

Anna-Lena Friedsam (ALL) bat Qiang Wang (CHN) : 6-3, 6-4

Dominic Thiem (AUT, n°19) bat Nicolas Almagro (ESP) : 6-3, 6-1, 6-3

Grigor Dimitrov (BUL, n°27) bat Marco Trungelliti (ARG) : 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA, n°28) bat Nicole Gibbs (USA) : 6-1, 7-6

Court n°8

Federico Delbonis (ARG) bat Renzo Olivo (ARG) : 7-6, 3-6, 6-7, 7-5, 6-2

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP, n°26) bat Daniel Brands (ALL) : 4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-3

Monica Puig (PUR) bat Kristyna Pliskova (RTC) : 4-6, 7-6, 9-7

Court n°13

Daria Kasatkina (RUS) bat Ana Konjuh (CRO) : 6-4, 6-3

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP, n°24) bat Dusan Lajovic (SRB) : 4-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1

Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) bat Noah Rubin (USA) : 6-3, 6-4, 6-0

Football: Le PSG, quatrième club le plus riche du monde

Célébrations après un but de Zlatan Ibrahimovic contre Toulouse en Coupe de France, le 19 janvier 2016.
Célébrations après un but de Zlatan Ibrahimovic contre Toulouse en Coupe de France, le 19 janvier 2016. – KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

Si le PSG n’a plus de marge de progression au classement de Ligue 1, il continue son ascension sur le terrain financier. Boosté par des partenariats lucratifs, le club parisien est devenu le quatrième le plus riche du monde en générant plus de 480 millions d’euros de revenus lors de la saison 2014-15, selon une étude de Deloitte publiée jeudi.

>> A lire aussi: Que manque-t-il encore au PSG pour concurrencer la marque Real Madrid ?

En tête du palmarès pour la onzième année consécutive, le Real Madrid (577 millions) devance le FC Barcelone (560,8 M EUR) et Manchester United (519,5 M EUR). Mais le classement, malgré les deux clubs espagnols qui l’ouvrent, confirme surtout la puissance financière de la Premier League anglaise qui place pas moins de 17 clubs dans le Top 30.

Lyon et Marseille «plus éloignés que jamais» du Top 20

Côté français, le PSG, qui progresse d’une place, est en revanche bien seul. Aucun autre club de Ligue 1 «ne semble en position de postuler pour une place dans le Top 30 dans un proche avenir, malgré les importants investissements réalisés pour moderniser les stades en vue de l’Euro-2016», note Dan Jones, analyste à Deloitte.

>> A lire aussi: Le PSG équipe son bus de vitres blindées à l’épreuve des balles

«D’anciens habitués, comme l’Olympique Lyonnais et l’Olympique de Marseille, semblent même plus éloignés que jamais de retrouver une place dans les vingt premiers», insiste-t-il. Le PSG atteint, lui, un niveau encore jamais obtenu par un club français et confirme ainsi son spectaculaire développement depuis l’arrivée de ses nouveaux propriétaires qataris à l’été 2011.

Des contrats juteux

Il doit sa progression d’abord à ses revenus commerciaux (297 M EUR), qui sont proportionnellement les plus élevés de toute la classe. «Ils représentent 62% du revenu total du club. Aucun autre club ne dépasse les 60%», souligne Dan Jones en pointant les contrats lucratifs signés avec Nike, Emirates, American Express et l’Autorité du tourisme qatari. Les recettes au stade (+22%) et les droits TV (+27%) sont également en hausse après une saison record sur le plan national et un quart de finale en Ligue des champions.

Les recettes tirées des droits TV du PSG restent cependant considérablement plus faibles que celles des clubs concurrents (13e du Top 20 seulement) et plus de la moitié de ses 105,8 millions d’euros de revenus audiovisuels proviennent de l’UEFA. «Aller loin en Ligue des champions représente donc pour le PSG un impératif s’il veut garder son rang dans les années à venir», affirme Deloitte. Le message est passé.

Voici le Top 20 des clubs les plus riches pour la saison 2014/15 selon Deloitte:

1. Real Madrid (ESP) 577 M EUR

2. FC Barcelone (ESP) 560,8 (+2)

3. Manchester United (ENG) 519,5 (-1)

4. Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) 480,8 (+1)

5. Bayern Munich (GER) 474 (-2)

6. Manchester City (ENG) 463,5

7. Arsenal (ENG) 435,5 (+1)

8. Chelsea (ENG) 420 (-1)

9. Liverpool (ENG) 391,8

10. Juventus (ITA) 323,9

11. Borussia Dortmund (GER) 280,6

12. Tottenham Hotspur (ENG) 257,5 (+1)

13. Schalke 04 (GER) 219,7 (+1)

14. AC Milan (ITA) 199,1 (-2)

15. Atletico Madrid (ESP) 187,1

16. AS Rome (ITA) 180,4 (+8)

17. Newcastle (ENG) 169,3 (+2)

18. Everton (ENG) 165,1 (+2)

19. Inter Milan (ITA) 164,8 (-2)

20. West Ham (ENG) 160,9

Source  20 Minutes France : Football: Le PSG, quatrième club le plus riche du monde

Australian Open 2016 Draw Results: Full List of Seedings and Brackets

Australian Open 2016 Draw Results: Full List of Seedings and Brackets

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.

Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams.

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Ahead of Friday’s main draw, all 32 seeds have been announced for the men’s and women’s sides at the 2016 Australian Open.

To the surprise of no one, defending Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will be the top seeds. That duo has a lot to live up to after they both won three major titles last year, but they’ve been playing at a level far beyond anyone else that they will handle the pressure just fine.

Here’s the full list of seedings for this year’s Australian Open that begins on Jan. 18:

2016 Australian Open Seeds Novak Djokovic 1 Serena Williams Andy Murray 2 Simona Halep Roger Federer 3 Garbine Muguruza Stan Wawrinka 4 Agnieszka Radwanska Rafael Nadal 5 Maria Sharapova Tomas Berdych 6 Petra Kvitova Kei Nishikori 7 Angelique Kerber David Ferrer 8 Venus Williams Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 9 Karolina Pliskova John Isner 10 Carla Suarez Navarro Kevin Anderson 11 Timea Bacsinszky Marin Cilic 12 Belinda Bencic Milos Raonic 13 Roberta Vinci Gilles Simon 14 Victoria Azarenka David Goffin 15 Madison Keys Bernard Tomic 16 Caroline Wozniacki Benoit Paire 17 Sara Errani Feliciano Lopez 18 Elina Svitolina Dominic Thiem 19 Jelena Jankovic Fabio Fognini 20 Ana Ivanovic Viktor Troicki 21 Ekaterina Makarova Ivo Karlovic 22 Andrea Petkovic Gael Monfils 23 Svetlana Kuznetsova Roberto Bautista Agut 24 Sloane Stephens Jack Sock 25 Samantha Stosur Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 26 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Grigor Dimitrov 27 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova Andreas Seppi 28 Kristina Mladenovic Nick Kyrgios 29 Irina-Camelia Begu Jeremy Chardy 30 Sabine Lisicki Steve Johnson 31 Lesia Tsurenko Joao Sousa 32 Caroline Garcia

Source: AusOpen.com

The 2016 Australian Open has not even started, yet there are a litany of health problems on the women’s side that could greatly open up the field.

According to Agence France-Presse (via Yahoo Sports), the list of key women’s players who have been hindered leading up to tennis’ first major is a murderers’ row group of players who would normally be among the list of favorites.

World number one Serena Williams is chief among the injury concerns after she pulled out of the Hopman Cup exhibition tournament with a sore knee. But the 21-time Grand Slam-winner is not alone, with only her sister Venus and Flavia Pennetta — who has retired — unscathed among the women’s top 10. Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Agnieszka Radwanska and Maria Sharapova have all pulled out of build-up tournaments because of injury concerns.

The report also mentioned that Petra Kvitova and Angelique Kerber have been fighting gastroenteritis. Lucie Safarova has withdrawn from the Australian Open with a bacterial infection.

It’s unclear how much injuries to these players were the result of actual problems and how much they felt a twinge and wanted to make sure everything would be fine by the time the biggest major arrived.

If things do work out according to seeds, the quarterfinals will look like this, per the Australian Open:

Sharapova vs. Williams is the headliner in that group, though that’s been one of the most lopsided « rivalries » in sports, with Williams holding an 18-2 edge that includes 17 straight victories.

Williams did end last year on the shelf with injuries, withdrawing from her final two tournaments, so she will be under the microscope. The world’s top-ranked player did say leading up to the event she was feeling good, per the Herald Sun (via Adam Smith of the Daily Mail).

« My body is feeling great now, obviously I had a hiccup but right now it is doing much better. I’ve had a few days of training so it’s looking good, » Williams said.

Ben Rothenberg of the New York Times did include Williams in his list of winners coming out of the draw:

As long as Williams is standing, she will be the favorite to win. But there’s a lot more depth on the women’s side than there has been in a long time, so this could be the year for Simona Halep to get her first major victory or for Garbine Muguruza to advance to her first Australian Open final.

Men’s Draw

The never-ending question in men’s tennis is, when does Roger Federer‘s decline start? He’s going to play most of this year at age 34, which is young by normal standards but ancient in the tennis world.

Federer has been usurped by Djokovic in the rankings, but he’s also gone three full seasons without winning a major. He’s come close many times, losing three finals since 2014, but the fastball has lost a couple of miles per hour.

While no one is specifically writing Federer’s tennis eulogy heading into the Australian Open, there is more of talk around him that the end is coming.

Here’s what former player Younes El Aynaoui told ATP’s YouTube channel (via Gatto Luigi of Tennis World USA) about Federer’s career and future.

« For the way he plays he is near to do it, he is not far away, » El Aynaoui said.  » I hope we will see him playing for a few more years, it’s amazing the way he hits the ball. »

It’s certainly a compliment to have players, both past and present, praise the job you’ve done, but it does sound like the expectation is Federer’s end will come sooner than later.

Last year’s Australian Open was Federer’s worst run in a Grand Slam tournament since 2013. He was knocked out in the third round by Andreas Seppi in four sets. He responded with a quarterfinal run in the French Open and a runner-up finish at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Federer is set up to make a deep run, as ESPN Tennis points out he would have the second-easiest quarterfinal matchup if seeds hold:

Unfortunately, Djokovic would be waiting for Federer in the semifinals if things work out in the quarterfinals for the higher seeds.

Things don’t look easier for Rafael Nadal in his quest for a strong comeback season, with freelance sports writer Simon Cambers noting Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray are on the bottom half of the bracket with him.

Depth isn’t a strength for men’s tennis right now. Djokovic is the best in the world by far. Murray had a terrific bounce-back season in 2015, reaching the semifinals in three majors. Wawrinka, who is seeded behind Federer in this tournament, is arguably the second-best men’s player in the world and was the only person to defeat Djokovic in a major last year.

Federer has proved he can withstand almost any challenge thrown in front of him. Time is the one thing no athlete can outrun. He’s going to slow down at some point, but this year’s Australian Open will provide the best evidence yet of how much is left in the tank.

Source: Australian Open 2016 Draw Results: Full List of Seedings and Brackets

In his 20th consecutive and final Australian Open appearance, Hewitt will take on fellow Australian James Duckworth.

No. 2 seed Andy Murray takes on emerging German Alexander Zverev, with David Ferrer in the Brit’s quarter.

Awaiting Roger Federer in the first round is Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Rafael Nadal faces a fellow Spaniard to start his campaign, taking on Fernando Verdasco — a player he has beaten on 15 of 17 occasions.

In Nadal’s quarter is Stan Wawrinka, who opens against Dmitry Tursunov.

Notable first-round matches:

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Chung Hyeon

Andy Murray (2) vs. Alexander Zverev

Roger Federer (3) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili

Stan Wawrinka (4) vs. Dmitry Tursunov

Rafael Nadal (5) vs. Fernando Verdasco

Tomas Berdych (6) vs. Yuki Bhambri

Lleyton Hewitt vs. James Duckworth

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) vs. Marcos Baghdatis

Kei Nishikori (7) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber

In his 20th consecutive and final Australian Open appearance, Hewitt will take on fellow Australian James Duckworth.

No. 2 seed Andy Murray takes on emerging German Alexander Zverev, with David Ferrer in the Brit’s quarter.

Awaiting Roger Federer in the first round is Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Rafael Nadal faces a fellow Spaniard to start his campaign, taking on Fernando Verdasco — a player he has beaten on 15 of 17 occasions.

In Nadal’s quarter is Stan Wawrinka, who opens against Dmitry Tursunov.

Australia was thrown a curveball as Lleyton Hewitt, playing the final tournament of his career, drew fellow Aussie James Duckworth in the first round. Hewitt is making a record-extending 20th appearance at the Australian Open and will take on his country’s Davis Cup captaincy upon his retirement.

Should Hewitt get past Duckworth, he could face eighth-seeded Ferrer.

There are two seeded Aussies in the draw with Nick Kyrgios (No.29), who opens against Pablo Carreno Busta, landing in Tomas Berdych’s section and Federer’s quarter, while 16th-seeded Bernard Tomic is a potential dangerous fourth round opponent for Murray.

Federer has a possible daunting third round in his path against No.27 seed Grigor Dimitrov.

Men’s projected quarter-finals

Top half

Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) v Kei Nishikori (JPN x7)

Roger Federer (SUI x3) v Tomas Berdych (CZE x6)

Bottom half

Stan Wawrinka (SUI x4) v Rafael Nadal (ESP x5)

Andy Murray (GBR x2) v David Ferrer (ESP x8)

Women’s projected quarter-finals

Top half

Serena Williams (USA x1) v Maria Sharapova (RUS x5)

Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x4) v Petra Kvitova (CZE x6)

Bottom half

Garbine Muguruza (ESP x3) v Angelique Kerber (GER x7)

Simona Halep (ROU x2) v Venus Williams (USA x8)

Notable first rounds

Men’s singles

Novak Djokovic (1) vs. Chung Hyeon

Andy Murray (2) vs. Alexander Zverev

Roger Federer (3) vs. Nikoloz Basilashvili

Stan Wawrinka (4) vs. Dmitry Tursunov

Rafael Nadal (5) vs. Fernando Verdasco

Tomas Berdych (6) vs. Yuki Bhambri

Kei Nishikori (7) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (9) vs. Marcos Baghdatis

Nick Kyrgios (AUS 29) v Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP)

Jeremy Chardy (FRA 30) v Ernests Gulbis (LAT)

Lleyton Hewitt vs. James Duckworth

Women’s singles

Serena Williams (USA 1) v Camila Giorgi (ITA)

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN 16) v Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)

Kristina Mladenovic (FRA 28) v Dominika Cibulkova (SVK)

NFL’s playoff races almost all come down to Week 17

NFL’s playoff races almost all come down to Week 17

(c) 2015, The Washington Post.

The Denver Broncos’ overtime win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night provided a little bit of clarity in the AFC playoff race, but not enough to render this weekend’s finales meaningless. In fact, there’s still much fun to be had on the final Sunday of the regular season (remember: there’s no Monday night game in Week 17).

Here’s how the playoff field looks in each conference after Week 16’s action. All times EST for Sunday’s games.

AFC

1. New England Patriots 12-3 (at Miami, 1 p.m. , CBS)

The Patriots have clinched a first-round bye. They will be the No. 1 seed with a win over the Dolphins. New England would fall to the No. 2 seed with a loss to Miami combined with a Denver win (the Broncos hold the head-to-head tiebreaker). If the Patriots lose and the Broncos and Bengals both win – giving the AFC three 12-4 teams – Denver would be the No. 1 seed and New England would be the No. 2 seed.

2. Denver Broncos 11-4 (vs. San Diego, 4:25 p.m., CBS)

The Broncos have clinched a playoff berth. They will be the No. 1 seed with a win combined with a Patriots loss. Denver will clinch a first-round bye with a win, a tie combined with a Bengals loss or tie, or a Chiefs loss or tie combined with a Bengals loss. If the Broncos lose and the Chiefs win, Denver will be a wild-card team.

3. Cincinnati Bengals 11-4 (vs. Baltimore, 1 p.m., Fox)

The Bengals have clinched a playoff berth and will play their first playoff game at home, no matter what happens Sunday. Cincinnati will clinch a first-round bye with a win combined with a Denver loss or tie, a tie and a Denver loss, or a Denver loss and a Kansas City win. Otherwise, they will host a wild-card game.

4. Houston Texans 8-7 (vs. Jacksonville, 1 p.m., CBS)

The Texans will clinch the AFC South with a win or a tie or a Colts loss or tie. They can also clinch the division with a loss and a Colts win, provided they win the strength-of-victory tiebreaker. That would mean a Houston loss, an Indianapolis win and a win or a tie from just one of the following teams: New England, Cincinnati, New York Jets, San Diego or New Orleans. Or, alternately, a Houston loss, an Indianapolis win and wins or ties by both Kansas City and Baltimore, provided both teams don’t tie. Got all that?

5. Kansas City Chiefs 10-5 (vs. Oakland, 4:25 p.m., Fox)

The Chiefs have clinched a playoff berth. They will clinch the AFC West with a win and a Broncos loss. Otherwise, Kansas City will be a wild-card team.

6. New York Jets 10-5 (at Buffalo, 1 p.m., CBS)

The Jets will clinch a wild-card berth with a win or a Pittsburgh loss.

7. Pittsburgh Steelers 9-6 (at Cleveland, 1 p.m., CBS)

The Steelers will clinch a wild-card berth with a win combined with a Jets loss.

8. Indianapolis Colts 7-8 (vs. Tennessee, 1 p.m., CBS)

As explained by NFL.com’s Dan Hanzus, the Colts’ chances of making the playoffs are astronomically slim. Basically, it starts with a win combined with a Texans loss. Then the following teams all need to win for Indy to earn the strength-of-victory tiebreaker over Houston: Baltimore, Buffalo, Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Pittsburgh and Oakland. ESPN puts the chances of this all happening at 0.03 percent.

NFC

1. Carolina Panthers 14-1 (vs. Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m., Fox)

The Panthers have clinched a first-round bye. They will clinch the No. 1 seed with a win or a tie, or a Cardinals loss or tie.

2. Arizona Cardinals 13-2 (vs. Seattle, 4:25 p.m., Fox)

The Cardinals have clinched a first-round bye. They will clinch the No. 1 seed with a win combined with a Carolina loss.

3. Green Bay Packers 10-5 (vs. Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., NBC)

The Packers have clinched a playoff berth. They will win the NFC North with a win or a tie.

4. Washington Redskins 8-7 (at Dallas, 1 p.m., Fox)

The Redskins have clinched a playoff berth and are locked in as the NFC’s No. 4 team. Their game against the Cowboys has no bearing on their playoff position. They will host a playoff game against either the Seahawks, Vikings or Packers on wild-card weekend.

5. Minnesota Vikings 10-5 (at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m., NBC)

The Vikings have clinched a playoff berth. They will clinch the NFC North with a win.

6. Seattle Seahawks 9-6 (at Arizona, 4:25 p.m., Fox)

The Seahawks have clinched a wild-card berth and will either be the NFC’s No. 5 or No. 6 seed.

Source : From The Washington Post

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Fifteen best sport female athletes of 2015

Fifteen best sport female athletes of 2015

At The Comeback, we love sports and pop culture all year ’round, including December, so we don’t understand why so many best-of-the-year lists are announced before the year is actually over. This week, the last of 2015, we want to share with you some of our bests. From the best male and female athletes, to the best new TV shows and movies, to the best coaches, the best superheroes, the most memorable moments and storylines, to who had the best year of anyone on the planet, we’re running down the best list of best lists of anyone in 2015.

Next up on the list of lists, the 15 Best Female Athletes in 2015. (Click here for our list of the top 15 male athletes of 2015.)

Rankings are, by their very nature, subjective. Attempting to compare, contrast, and then rank, an incredible group of women who play a variety of different sports? Yeah, it’s safe to say that opinions may vary. So let’s start with something that likely everyone can agree on. 2015 was an incredible year for female athletes. These 15 women, and countless others, accomplished amazing things on the field, the court, the octagon. But then, that’s not hardly new, or novel.

What made this year remarkable, and encouraging, were the strides made in the exposure, the coverage, the recognition that so many of these exceptional women received.

That’s not to be naive of course. Women’s sports still face obstacles, and a steep uphill climb, when compared to the attention, and economic rewards, bestowed on their male counterparts. But many of the women listed below helped this year to demonstrate not only that they could deliver incredible feats of athleticism, but that if given the proper platform, they could certainly attract an audience. So quibble with the specifics of these rankings, (and hey, feel free to send along your thoughts), but there’s really no arguing the impact of these women. Sometimes literally.

15. Flavia Pennetta

Have to give some love to the one non-Serena winner of a Grand Slam in 2015. And Pennetta’s story, winning her first Slam at the age of 33, and then announcing she would soon retire during her victory speech, is the stuff of legend.

14. Erica Enders

In addition to winning her second consecutive NHRA Pro Stock World Championship, 2015 also saw Enders break the record for most wins by a female driver in a single season.

13. Celia Sasic

The 2015 Women’s World Cup wasn’t just about the USWNT, so here’s to Germany’s Golden Boot winner, who scored six goals in six matches, and then announced her retirement, capping an incredible career at the age of just 27.

12. Katie Ledecky

In quantitative, timed sports like swimming, the numbers tend to speak for themselves. So here goes. Five gold medals—and three world records—at the 2015 World Championships, along with being named FINA’s Female Swimmer of the Meet.

11. Breanna Stewart

Connecticut Women’s Basketball has been so strong, so consistent, that we almost take it for granted. It is saying something, then, that the incredibly well-rounded Stewart will bid to become the first player in women’s hoops history to win four national titles in four years.

10. Sasha Banks

Yes, the outcomes in professional wrestling are predetermined. Sure, WWE is “sports entertainment” rather than pure competition. But if you’re going to deny the athleticism of Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado, well, then you just haven’t seen her work. And we highly recommend you remedy that right away. Banks is at the forefront of a group of women whose physical abilities are changing what people think is possible for female talent in pro-wrestling. When you combine that with the electric, compelling, charismatic, “Boss” persona that she has created, you begin to understand why so many have her pegged as one of the foundational stars that WWE will build around in the future.

9. Abby Wambach

Admittedly, Wambach’s selection is something of a « lifetime achievement award, » given that she was undeniably past her prime by the time she took the pitch in Canada. That’s all fine, but Wambach deserves a place on this list, not only because of 255 appearances for the national team, or her 184 goals, an international record for women or men. The retiring captain of American soccer belongs here because 2015 was the year in which she finally achieved the only goal that had thus far eluded her, a World Cup victory, and she did it by virtue of her dedication, her longevity, and her leadership, allowing an incredible group of young teammates, players that she helped inspire, and grow, to carry her to soccer’s ultimate prize.

8. Crystal Dunn

Striker Crystal Dunn was one of the final cuts for the USWNT’s World Cup roster, a moment that would be undeniably crushing for any athlete. “I think as soon as I got that news, I went through my venting stage,” she told Laken Litman earlier this year. By her own admission, Dunn had seen very little adversity in her career to that point. She handled it about as well as anyone could, turning in a standout season for the Washington Spirit in the National Women’s Soccer League, scoring 15 goals to lead the league, and take home the Most Valuable Player award. She joined the USWNT after the World Cup and doesn’t look likely to relinquish that spot anytime soon.

7. Lydia Ko

– New Zealand’s Lydia Ko wasted no time in letting the golf world know that, yes, the high expectations placed upon her were justified, and great things are in store. Back in September, Ko took home a six-stroke victory in the Evian Championship. It’s the first major win of her career, and it’s probably a pretty safe bet that it won’t be the last. Much has been made, and justifiably so, about the new wave of young guns on the PGA Tour, from Rory McIlroy, to Jordan Spieth, to Jason Day, to Rickie Fowler. But oh, by the way, at just 18 years old, it’s Ko who is the youngest No. 1-ranked player, man or woman, in golf history.

6. Holly Holm

When Holly Holm delivered the leg kick that ended Ronda Rousey’s reign as the UFC’s women’s bantamweight champion, she did more than simply win a fight. She also pulled off one of the biggest upsets in combat sports history, made herself immediately into a household name, and perhaps most importantly, demonstrated the next evolution of women’s MMA. It remains to be seen if Holm can attain anything close to Rousey’s crossover stardom, or, for that matter, if she can even keep the belt from “Rowdy” in the inevitable rematch. But no matter what happens moving forward, Holly Holm is a sign that women’s MMA is getting stronger, and deeper.

5. Megan Rapinoe

It’s hard to imagine a more indispensable piece of the USWNT than Megan Rapinoe. From her midfield position, Rapinoe was, quite literally, the center of everything for the American women in Canada. When the team looked somewhat listless in early matches, much of the conversation centered on how she could better facilitate the attack. But after missing the team’s quarterfinal match thanks to a second yellow card, the U.S. finally ignited in Rapinoe’s return, posting overwhelming wins over Germany and Japan, two of the team’s biggest international rivals.

Those wins ensured that Rapinoe would become one of the biggest breakout stars of the World Cup, with casual fans getting to know her guitar stylings, her boisterous personality, and her obvious comfort in her own skin. (Let’s be honest, she probably deserves a place in the Top-5 for this Vine alone.)

Sadly, Rapinoe’s most recent headlines came as a result of a torn ACL suffered in training. But it undoubtedly won’t be long before the U.S. star is back in form, anchoring one of the most impressive teams in all of sports. And in the meantime, because, well, nothing can contain Rapinoe’s positive vibes, she decided to find some new training partners.

4. Elena Delle Donne
The story of Elena Delle Donne’s journey away from basketball, and back again, is well chronicled. A highly touted recruit who was expected to become UConn’s next generational star, Delle Donne instead stepped away from the game, enrolling at Delaware to remain closer to home, and taking a break from hoops to play volleyball. On a human level, one couldn’t help but applaud her decision to do what was best for her, personally, despite outside pressures and expectations. But as a fan of basketball? One can’t help but be grateful she found her way back again.

Delle Donne elevated her game to a whole new level in 2015, posting a PER of 32.7. (Psssst …. that’s higher than LeBron has ever managed in the NBA.) She took the Chicago Sky to the playoffs for the third straight season, won her first WNBA MVP, and basically asserted herself as the best women’s basketball player in the world, in an era that also features Maya Moore, Tina Charles, Brittney Griner, and Candace Parker. In short, she commands her sport as well as any athlete in the world, and the only question that remains is if she has an even higher level still to achieve.

3. Ronda Rousey
Yes, she was defeated. And yes, the woman who ended her title reign sits below her in these rankings, which, admittedly, is a little counterintuitive. But Holly Holm has a lot of work to do, not simply to equal the length of Ronda Rousey’s reign, but also to equal her cultural impact. Because let’s be honest, calling Rousey an exceptional athlete, while true, almost shortchanges what she was able to accomplish in 2015.

In addition to becoming one of the most bankable stars in the UFC’s history, Ronda Rousey appeared in major film franchises, became a regular on the talk show circuit, stole the show at Wrestlemania, and basically became a pop-culture icon. In the wake of her stunning loss to Holm, plenty are wondering what happens now, if Rousey will be able to retain the same cultural cache and star power without that same air of invincibility. It’s a fair question, but in this space, we’re taking a moment to acknowledge and honor just how incredible it is that “Rowdy” grew to this stature in the first place. Just a few years ago, Dana White claimed we’d “never” see women in the UFC. Today, there are two divisions, as compelling as any in the sport. All hail the power of Ronda Rousey.

2. Carli Lloyd
When you hold the world at rapt attention, you deserve a place near the top of any list. And on July 5th, all eyes were on Carli Lloyd, as she authored one of the great championship performances in history. A hat trick, in the early stages of the World Cup final, turned what many had expected to be a tense, dramatic, tightly contested affair, into essentially a coronation for the USWNT. American women’s soccer had gone 16 years since their last World Cup win, and it only took 16 glorious minutes for Carli Lloyd to ensure that the waiting was over.

Our nation’s national team has never been more stocked with talent. Hope Solo. Becky Sauerbrunn. Alex Morgan. Tobin Heath. Ali Krieger. Christen Press. Julie Johnston. Morgan Brian. Head Coach Jill Ellis had arguably the easiest and hardest job in the world, trying to figure out how to effectively employ such an embarrassment of riches. And it’s a testament to Carli Lloyd that even alongside such phenomenal teammates, she left no doubt of her status as the best of the best, something recently reinforced, as she was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year and was put on the short list for Fifa Women’s Player of the Year.

1. Serena Williams
In the end, there was a controversy. Of course there was a controversy. When Serena Williams was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year, her decision to pose for the magazine’s cover seated on a throne came in for criticism, in at least one writer’s mind, because, well, because it was too powerful? Because she was too sexy? Because it wasn’t tennis-ey enough? (To be perfectly honest, we’re still not entirely sure.)

But it still somehow seemed fitting, because let’s be honest, Serena Williams is quite used to this sort of thing. She’s heard literally every form and fashion of criticism in her illustrious career, from her fashion choices, to her priorities in life, to her fitness level, to her choice of celebrations. Serena Williams has been through it all, and in fact, 2015 saw her, in one of the most powerful moments of the year, forgive some of the most ludicrous and painful treatment she ever received, returning to Indian Wells for the first time since the brutal treatment she and her family received back in 2001.

This time, even as she was forced to withdraw with an injury, Serena was hailed by the crowd as a conquering hero. And why not? Serena has been under scrutiny, much of it wholly unfair, for her entire career. But she has always manage to overwhelm it, overpower it, through her performance, and 2015 was no exception.

Her 19th, 20th, and 21st career Grand Slam titles.

A record of 53-3.

A wire-to-wire No. 1 ranking, for the second year in a row.

This.

It’s accomplishments like these that allow Serena Williams to tune out all the noise, to live her life, and chart her career, on her own terms. Chances are there will be some new Serena Williams “controversy” in 2016. And chances are, she’ll run right through it, like she’s been doing for almost two decades now, as one of the most iconic athletes in history.

Plus i greatly wanted to add our French female cycling athlete Pauline Ferrand-Prévot for her remarked 2015 year.

Fifteen best sport male athletes of 2015

Fifteen best sport male athletes of 2015

At The Comeback, we love sports and pop culture all year ’round, including December, so we don’t understand why so many best-of-the-year lists are announced before the year is actually over. This week, the last of 2015, we want to share with you some of our bests. From the best male and female athletes, to the best new TV shows and movies, to the best coaches, the best superheroes, the most memorable moments and storylines, to who had the best year of anyone on the planet, we’re running down the best list of best lists of anyone in 2015.

First up on the list of lists, the 15 Best Male Athletes in 2015.

When we set out to rank only the 15 top male athletes of 2015, we realized the task was nearly impossible. Is winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is a bigger deal than capturing the American League MVP award, or is being the college player of the year enough to earn a place among the greatest pros? Is this from an American-centric perspective or a global one, and with that, should the popularity of a sport matter? Is there such thing as lifetime achievement points? Do off-field factors matter?

After some healthy debate and plenty of rough drafts, we’ve come up with a pretty solid list of the top 15 male athletes of 2015.

Before we get to our final 15, here are 15 guys who just deserve honorable mention:

Jason Day — the world’s second-best golfer doesn’t quite make our list despite a fantastic 2105
Russell Westbrook — his injury and the Thunder’s overall performance hurt his standing
Usain Bolt — he had perhaps the best week of anyone in sports in 2015, but he wasn’t a yearlong headline-maker
Aaron Rodgers — he was not as good in 2015 as he was in 2014
Kyle Busch — the NASCAR champ surely deserves at least a little love
Lewis Hamilton — absolutely dominant in an under-the-radar sport in America
Cristiano Ronaldo — he is going to hate it when he sees how many Barcelona players made the list and he didn’t
Patrick Kane — off-ice allegations mitigate a great on-ice year
Frank Kaminsky — a great college season, and winning the title would have likely earned him a spot
Derrick Henry — the Heisman winner this season, but let’s talk about the Playoff
Zack Greinke, Clayton Kershaw and Jake Arrieta — it was impossible to pick just one, so we didn’t pick any
Floyd Mayweather — he’s a bad guy and a boring fighter
American Pharaoh — we decided to go humans only here
15. Conor McGregor

McGregor’s remarkable 13-second knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194 catapulted the MMA star onto the list after solidifying himself as the face of UFC.

14. Cam Newton

Who was even sure a year ago that Cam Newton would even be playing football after his horrific car crash. He stormed onto this list this season, leading a 14-1 Panthers team back to the playoffs and making a strong case for NFL MVP.

13. Neymar

Neymar broke out for Barcelona in 2015 in Lionel Messi’s absence, earning a spot on stage for the Fifa Ballon D’or, and earning a place as one of the best athletes in the world … and almost the best player on his team.

12. James Harden

Harden had the best year of his career in 2014-15, finishing second in NBA MVP voting and lifting the Rockets to second place in the Western Conference.

11. Carey Price

The NHL’s MVP in 2014-15, Price has the Canadiens back in first place for the second straight year.

10. Josh Donaldson

Donaldson batted .297 with 41 home runs and played stellar defense to help the Blue Jays to the playoffs for the first time since 1993. For that performance he won AL MVP, though some of us would have voted for someone else…

9. Mike Trout

With a better average, OBP, slugging percentage and OPS than Donaldson, Trout deserved another AL MVP, as he continued what could be the best start to a career in MLB history. The 24-year-old has played four seasons and finished top-two in MVP voting four times.

8. J.J. Watt

2015 has seen Watt win his second defensive player of the year award in three seasons (a reward for his 2014 performance) and follow up with an almost-as-impressive output this year, one game away from leading the quarterback-less Texans to the playoffs. Off the field, he has shifted from an NFL fan’s hidden treasure to a mainstream superstar/folk hero, with national endorsements and network TV cameos.

7. Lionel Messi

Messi looks likely to reclaim the Ballon D’Or award after putting up huge stats (43 goals, 18 assists in La Liga last season) for a Barcelona team that won the Champions League, La Liga and Copa Del Rey. He also led Argentina to the Copa America final, a national team achievement more notable than any of his best-in-the-world competitors can claim. Messi’s recent ankle injury knocked him down a few spots here, but he was 2015’s best soccer player.

6. Bryce Harper

2015 began with debate over whether Harper was overrated and ended with conversation about whether he is the best player in baseball. That’s what happens when you bat .330/.460/.649 with 42 home runs and win the MVP award unanimously. Given the year he had, it was hard to keep Harper out of the top five. Blame Matt Williams for that.

5. Tom Brady

At one point in 2014, Brady was considered yesterday’s news, playing out the string of a great career. But his play picked up in November and December, and by the time the ball dropped he was back to his former-MVP self, throwing for 921 yards in three playoff games, including 328 (with four touchdowns) in the Super Bowl.

Brady further stepped up his play this season, ranking among the NFL leaders in just about every passing category and establishing himself as one of two or three legitimate candidates for the league’s MVP. A Super Bowl title to start the year and MVP-caliber performance to end it makes 2015 one of the better years of Brady’s remarkable career, flat balls, suspensions, appeals and court-room drama notwithstanding.

4. LeBron James

LeBron didn’t win an MVP award or a title in 2015, but it’s still hard to keep him too far from the top of this list. For one thing, King James has continued to be among the NBA’s best players, averaging 25-6-7 in 2014-15 and upping his stats to 26-8-6 so far this year. He finished third in MVP voting and could have been higher, and he will likely rank up there again in the spring.

But it was LeBron’s playoff performance that earns him a top-five slot here. James dragged a beaten-up Cavaliers team all the way to the Finals and by some miracle stole two games when he got there. The Warriors won the title, but our enduring memory of the series will be LeBron carrying a team starting Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavadova to within two wins of a championship.

3. Jordan Spieth

Few players in golf history have had year like the one Spieth carded in 2015. First, the 25-year-old crushed the Masters field, tying Tiger Woods’ course record at Augusta. Then he won the U.S. Open, becoming the first golfer in 13 years to win the year’s first two majors back-to-back. He “slacked off” with a fourth-place finish at the Open Championship and a runner-up result at the PGA Championship—either or both of which he could have, and maybe should have, won—ascending to the top spot in the world rankings along the way.

All in all, Spieth won six PGA Tournament events in 2015, dominated the earnings leaderboard, won the FedExCup in virtually wire-to-wire fashion, was named tour Player of the Year and established himself as the future face of golf. For good measure, he also signed a 10-year extension with Under Armour worth untold millions of dollars.

2. Novak Djokovic

Djokovic’s dominance has become almost routine, but it’s hard not to marvel at all he accomplished in 2015. Djokovic spent the entire year ranked No. 1 in the world and fended off all challengers with relative ease. He won three Grand Slam events and finished second in the other one, becoming on the third player ever to reach all four major finals. Overall, he was 82-6 in 2015.

This was also the year that elevated Djokovic into the Greatest of All-Time Conversation. He now ranks 10th all-time in tournament titles and tied for 7th in Grand Slam championships, and, at age 28, has plenty of time to add to his trophy case. We might remember 2015 as the absolute peak of one of the best players ever, but there’s little to suggest he can’t do the same or better in 2016.

1. Stephen Curry

This was the only spot on the list that didn’t require a lot of deliberation. In Steph’s first game of 2015, on Jan. 2, he dropped 32 points and 12 assists on the Toronto Raptors, and he never looked back. He won the 2014-15 MVP by averaging 23.8 points and 7.7 assists per game for the Warriors, then upped his game in the playoffs, putting up 28.3 points a game, leading Golden State to the NBA title.

Last season’s performance alone would have put Curry in the top five on this list, but what he’s done these past few months earns him the top spot. Curry is the best player in the league and the leader of a team that began the season on a historic 24-game winning streak. He’s leading the NBA in scoring by more than 3 points and seems to have the 2015-16 MVP all but locked up before New Year’s. Start to finish, it was truly the year of Steph Curry.

As Rugby Union and handball aren’t very popular in the USA i have and greatly want to mention Dan Carter and Richie McCaw for great 2015 year with All Black New Zealand Rugby Union Team World Champion and also Nikola Karabatic for handball for good year with France Team.

Plus i wanted to add Teddy Riner in Judo, Florent Manaudou in swimming, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi in Moto GP, Sébastien Ogier in World Rally Championship, Christopher Froome in Cycling for Tour de France winner again.

Golf – Calendrier PGA Tour 2015 et les vainqueurs

Golf – Calendrier PGA Tour 2015 et les vainqueurs

VAINQUEURS

FedExcup points

Oct 9 – 12

Frys.com OpenSilverado CC-North, Napa, CA • Purse: $6,000,000

Sang-Moon Bae KOR

500

Oct 16 – 19

Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenTPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, NV • Purse: $6,200,000

Ben Martin USA

500

Oct 23 – 26

The McGladrey Classic Seaside Course, Sea Island, GA • Purse: $5,600,000

Robert Streb USA

500

Oct 30 – Nov 2

CIMB ClassicKuala Lumpur Golf & CC, Kuala Lumpur, MAS • Purse: $7,000,000

Ryan Moore USA

500

Nov 6 – 9

Sanderson Farms ChampionshipCountry Club of Jackson, Jackson, MS • Purse: $4,000,000

Nick Taylor USA

300

Nov 6 – 9

World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions World Golf Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, CHN • Purse: $8,500,000

Bubba Watson USA

550

Nov 13 – 16

OHL Classic at MayakobaEl Camaleon, Playa del Carmen, Mex • Purse: $6,100,000

Charley Hoffmann USA

500

Dec 4 – 7

Hero World ChallengeIsleworth Golf & CC, Windermere, FL • Purse: $3,500,000

Jordan Spieth USA

Dec 11 – 13

Franklin Templeton ShootoutTiburon GC, Naples, FL • Purse: $3,100,000

Jason Day AUS & Cameron Tingale USA

Jan 9 – 12

Hyundai Tournament of ChampionsPlantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, HI • Purse: $5,700,000

Patrick Reed USA

500

Jan 15 – 18

Sony Open in HawaiiWaialae CC, Honolulu, HI • Purse: $5,600,000

Jimmy Walker USA

500

Jan 22 – 25

Humana Challenge in partnership with the Clinton Foundation Humana PGA West (Palmer), La Quinta, CA • Purse: $5,700,000

Bill Haas USA

500

Jan 29 – Feb 1

Waste Management Phoenix OpenTPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ • Purse: $6,300,000

Brooks Koepka USA

500

Feb 5 – 8

Farmers Insurance OpenTorrey Pines (South), San Diego, CA • Purse: $6,300,000

Jason Day AUS

500

Feb 12 – 15

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AmPebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, CA • Purse: $6,800,000

Brandt Snedeker USA

500

Feb 19 – 22

Northern Trust OpenRiviera CC, Pacific Palisades, CA • Purse: $6,700,000

James Hahn USA

500

Feb 26 – Mar 1

The Honda Classic PGA National (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, FL • Purse: $6,100,000

Padraig Harrington IRL

500

Mar 5 – 8

Puerto Rico Open Trump Intrntl GC – Puerto Rico, Rio Grande, PUR • Purse: $3,000,000

Alex Cejka CZE

300

Mar 5 – 8

World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship World Golf Trump National Doral, Miami, FL • Purse: $9,250,000

Dustin Johnson USA

550

Mar 12 – 15

Valspar ChampionshipInnisbrook Resort – Copperhead, Palm Harbor, FL • Purse: $5,900,000

Jordan Spieth USA

500

Mar 19 – 22

Arnold Palmer -invitational-002774/toute-discipline-0/annee-0/tout-%25//’> Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard Arnold PalmerBay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando, FL • Purse: $6,200,000

Matt Every USA

500

Mar 26 – 29

Valero Texas OpenJW Marriott, TPC San Antonio, San Antonio, TX • Purse: $6,200,000

Jimmy Walker USA

500

Apr 2 – 5

Shell Houston OpenGolf Club of Houston, Humble, TX • Purse: $6,600,000

JB Holmes USA

500

Apr 9 – 12

Masters Tournament Masters TournamentAugusta National GC, Augusta, GA • Purse: $9,000,000

Jordan Spieth USA

600

Apr 16 – 19

RBC Heritage RBC HeritageHarbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, SC • Purse: $5,900,000

Jim Furyk USA

500

Apr 23 – 26

Zurich Classic of New OrleansTPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA • Purse: $6,900,000

Justin Rose ENG

500

Apr 29 – May 3

World Golf Championships-Cadillac Match PlayTPC Harding Park, San Francisco, CA • Purse: $9,250,000

Rory McIlroy ILN

550

May 7 – 10

THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIPTPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL • Purse: $10,000,000

Ricky Fowler USA

600

May 14 – 17

Wells Fargo ChampionshipQuail Hollow Club, Charlotte, NC • Purse: $7,100,000

Rory McIlroy ILN

500

May 21 – 24

Crowne Plaza Invitational at ColonialColonial CC, Ft. Worth, TX • Purse: $6,500,000

Chris Kirk USA

500

May 28 – 31

AT&T Byron Nelson ChampionshipTPC Four Seasons Resort, Irving, TX • Purse: $7,100,000

Steven Bowditch AUS

500

Jun 4 – 7

Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide InsuranceMuirfield Village GC, Dublin, OH • Purse: $6,200,000

David Lingmerth SWE

500

Jun 11 – 14

FedEx St. Jude ClassicTPC Southwind, Memphis, TN • Purse: $6,000,000

Fabian Gomez ARG

500

Jun 18 – 21

U.S. OpenChambers Bay, University Place, WA • Purse: $9,000,000

Jordan Spieth USA

600

Jun 25 – 28

Travelers ChampionshipTPC River Highlands, Cromwell, CT • Purse: $6,400,000

Bubba Watson USA

500

Jul 2 – 5

The Greenbrier ClassicThe Old White TPC, White Sulphur Springs, WV • Purse: $6,700,000

Danny Lee NZL

500

Jul 9 – 12

John Deere ClassicTPC Deere Run, Silvis, IL • Purse: $4,700,000

Jordan Spieth USA

500

Jul 16 – 19

The Open ChampionshipSt. Andrews Links (Old Course), Fife, SCO • Purse: $9,200,000

Zach Johnson USA

600

Jul 23 – 26

RBC Canadian OpenGlen Abbey GC, Oakville,Ontario, Can • Purse: $5,800,000

Jason Day AUS

500

Jul 30 – Aug 2

Quicken Loans NationalRobert Trent Jones GC, Gainsville, VA • Purse: $6,700,000

Troy Merritt (USA)

500

Aug 6 – 9

World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC (South), Akron, OH • Purse: $9,250,000

Shane Lowry (IRL)

550

Aug 13 – 16

PGA ChampionshipWhistling Straits, Sheboygan, WI • Purse: $10,000,000

Jason Day (AUS)

600

Aug 20 – 23

Wyndham ChampionshipSedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC • Purse: $5,400,000

Davis Love III (USA)

500

Aug 27 – 30

The BarclaysPlainfield CC, Edison, NJ • Purse: $8,250,000

Jason Day (AUS)

2,500

Sep 4 – 7

Deutsche Bank ChampionshipTPC Boston, Norton, MA • Purse: $8,250,000

Rickie Fowler (USA)

2,500

Sep 17 – 20

BMW ChampionshipConway Farms GC, Lake Forest, IL • Purse: $8,250,000

Jason Day (AUS)

2,500

Sep 24 – 27

TOUR Championship by Coca-ColaEast Lake GC, Atlanta, GA • Purse: $8,250,000

Jordan Spieth (USA)

2,500

Oct 8 – 11

The Presidents CupJack Nicklaus GC Korea, Songdo IBD, Incheon City, KOR

2015 : la saison historique de Novak Djokovic

La saison du numéro un mondial serbe est l’une des toutes meilleures jamais réalisées : explications.

Source: 2015 : la saison historique de Novak Djokovic

Rugby: le All Black Dan Carter est arrivé à Paris – vidéo Dailymotion

On a le meilleur joueur du monde dans notre championnat de rugby le Top 14. Quelle fierté !!! Merci et bienvenue en France Dan Carter​ 🙂 !!!

 

2015 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – Djokovic v Federer final highlights

Djokovic a battu Federer 6-3 6-4 et a remporté son 4ème Masters d’affilée.

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Djokovic defeated Federer 6-3 6-4 and has won his 4th ATP World Tour Finals Masters in a row.

Robbie Keane voted MLS Player of the Week after his second-straight hat trick « The Beast 980

Robbie Keane voted MLS Player of the Week after his second-straight hat trick « The Beast 980.

Barcelona Beats LA Galaxy 2-1 Before Record Crowd At Rose Bowl « CBS Los Angeles

Barcelona Beats LA Galaxy 2-1 Before Record Crowd At Rose Bowl « CBS Los Angeles.

Former Detroit Shock WNBA Franchise To Move From Tulsa To Dallas « CBS Detroit

Former Detroit Shock WNBA Franchise To Move From Tulsa To Dallas « CBS Detroit.

Lynx F Maya Moore Named Western Conference Player Of The Week « CBS Minnesota

Lynx F Maya Moore Named Western Conference Player Of The Week « CBS Minnesota.

Chris Froome questions `strange` doping scrutiny

Chris Froome questions `strange` doping scrutiny.

Zach Johnson Wins Open Championship In Four-Hole Playoff « CBS DC

Zach Johnson Wins Open Championship In Four-Hole Playoff « CBS DC.

Séance Extraordinaire de la Fifa : Sepp Blatter « aspergé » de dollars

Séance Extraordinaire de la Fifa : Sepp Blatter « aspergé » de dollars.

Dempsey’s 3 Goals Lift US Over Cuba 6-0, Into Gold Cup Semis « CBS Baltimore

Dempsey’s 3 Goals Lift US Over Cuba 6-0, Into Gold Cup Semis « CBS Baltimore.

England’s Danny Willett Makes Power Move Up British Open Leaderboard « CBS New York

England’s Danny Willett Makes Power Move Up British Open Leaderboard « CBS New York.