by ldh2013 » Sun Jun 12, 2016 9:00 am
Toronto FC midfielder Michael Bradley will be joining the U. .S. national team for its friendly against Honduras on Oct. 14. The match, to be played in Boca Raton, Florida, follows the U.S. teams 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Oct. 10. Bradley was not named to the squad for that match, which freed him up to participate in two crucial MLS club matches, including Wednesdays 1-0 loss to the Houston Dynamo and Saturdays tilt against New York. The 27-year-old is one of six additions to the squad the U.S. team announced Saturday, alongside Clint Dempsey, Graham Zusi, Jermaine Jones, Matt Besler and keeper Sean Johnson. Bradley has earned 89 caps for the U.S. team, putting him fourth amongst active players. DeMarcus Beasley holds the active record with 120 after the retirement of Landon Donovan, who played his final game for the mens team on Friday. .com) - Sam Gagner and Devan Dubnyk, two former Oilers, led the Arizona Coyotes to a 5-1 win in Edmonton Tuesday. . Koes Calgary squad of third Pat Simmons, second Carter Rycroft, and lead Nolan Thiessen methodically cruised to a 6-3 victory Saturday over Denmarks Rasmus Stjerne. . Bilbao dominated the one-sided match at its New San Mames Stadium, with Malaga never able to counter the hosts up-tempo attack. Aduriz took his first goal four minutes in when he shook his marker to head in Markel Susaetas corner kick at the near post.RIO DE JANEIRO - Kurumi Nara of Japan won her first WTA singles title on Sunday, defeating top-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 4-6, 6-1. The 22-year-old Japanese player was the fifth-seeded player in the tournament and is Japans top-ranked woman at No. 62. She prefers to play on hard courts but has adapted to the heat and clay in Rio. Zakopalova won ttwo WTA titles 10 years ago, but has now lost 12 consecutive singles finals. . In parts of the match she seemed unwell, probably bothered by the 32 degree (90F) heat and intense humidity. In the mens final, top-seeded and No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain faced Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. Nadal is 297-21 on clay, the best record in the Open Era. ' ' '
