The US world cup team advances to the round of 16 with a goal by star Landon Donovan Tate in the 91st minute to stave off elimination and win its pool.
The US world cup team advances to the round of 16 with a goal by star Landon Donovan Tate in the 91st minute to stave off elimination and win its pool.
“star Donovan Tate” should be “star Landon Donovan”
AAAck. You’re right. I’m an idiot.
That goal was so awesome. Why do we have to score an extra goal in each game?
It’s them dam furriners!
We got jobbed on another garbage call that cost us an earlier goal, but that Donovan goal was dramatic!
Yeah we did get jobbed. Thank god this time the US team made up for it, unlike that goal that was taken away in the Slovenia game.
Stoppage time, oh man my heart cannot take these guys. Now if Australia and Ghana both win and pull off the miracle, we’d face the Aussies and…not the Germans, who will squish us.
That would probably be asking for too many miracles in one day. Right now I’ll take this game result and be happy. Martini lunch anyone?
I’m working from home today…I’m game!
If you insist.
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England leads Slovenia 1-0. USA in extra time scored the goal (Donovan).
Algeria playing with 10 men, after their captain was red carded.
CONGRATULATIONS!!
US advances at World Cup as Landon Donovan scores
in stoppage time for 1-0 win over Algeria
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"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence.".
The Wimbledon match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut is so improbable, so thoroughly preposterous, one searches for comparisons. Suffice it to say that the fifth set of last year’s classic Wimbledon final — Roger Federer over Andy Roddick, 16-14 — looks rather paltry just now.
Try 59-59 in the fifth — and that’s right, it’s still not over.
Isner and Mahut strolled onto Court 18 this afternoon at the All England Club to resume a first-round match that had been suspended by darkness Tuesday evening, tied at two sets apiece. They spent seven hours and six minutes trying to finish — and failed. Around 9:10 p.m., pretty much the cutoff point for any Wimbledon match, it was suspended once again — tied at two sets apiece.
In case your eyes glazed over the first time, you read it correctly: 59-59. That doesn’t even register in tennis; it sounds like halftime of an NBA game.
The supervisor suspended play at 59-59 inthe fifth set due to bad light (Getty Images)
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Isner is one of the biggest-serving guys on tour, and Mahut proved he’s no slouch, either. As the match totals stand right now, Isner owns 98 aces (20 more than the previous record), Mahut 95, including a blistering bullet down the middle with a match point against him at 59-58.
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."Whoa!! That’s insane.
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The 2006 defending World Cup champions Italy are sent packing by Slovakia: Slovakia – Italy 3-2 .
The other match ended in a 0-0 draw between Paraquay and New Zealand.
Corriere della Serra: Disastro Italia,
addio al Mondiale Fuori da ultimi del girone
Earlier Les Misérables were kicked out of the World Cup: World Cup Sensation: France – RSA 1-2
Raymond Domenech's reign as French manager came to asorry end with a 2-1 loss to South Africa (Reuters)
"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."I’m sad to see Italy go. They really were lifeless until Andrea Pirlo came on in the 56th minute.
This is an amazing feat by the USA team… The World Cup this year have been totally different in most people’s expectation with many formal champions out…