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July 8, 2015 Vol. 8 No. 53
USA Wins World Cup! A tournament that broke all records, the USA Women’s team brought home the World Cup! By Desert Star Staff The seventh FIFA Women’s World Cup™ began in recordbreaking style, with 24 teams lining up for the very first time in the competition’s history, and ended on a similarly momentous note, as USA became the first nation to lift the Trophy three times. Just for good measure, Canada 2015 also yielded an all-time-high of 112 goals, one
more than the previous best, set at Germany 2011. The tournament ended on a suitably spectacular note, as the Stars and Stripes swamped defending champions Japan 5-2. The contest was effectively over by the 16th minute, by which time the Americans had surged into a 4-0 lead, three of those goals coming from the talismanic Carli Lloyd.
It was appropriate that the 32-year-old midfielder should prove USA’s hero. Lloyd missed a penalty in the shootout that decided the Germany 2011 Final between the same two sides, which ended with the Nadeshiko celebrating their first world title. She and 13 other members of the USA squad were on duty that fateful night in Frankfurt, a defeat they have now avenged in style.
By Desert Star Staff After beating Manny Pacquiao in the fight billed as ‘The Fight of the Century’, Mayweather has lost his WBO title for failing to comply with the organization’s match regulations. Floyd Mayweather has been stripped of the welterweight world title he won against Manny Pacquiao last month for failing to pay his ‘sanctioning’ fee on time. Boxers who compete in
World Boxing Organization (WBO) matches are obliged to pay three times their purse up to a limit of 200,000 dollars (180,000 Euros). Mayweather claimed the welterweight title with a win over Pacquiao in the richest fight of all-time in Las Vegas on May 2. The American made a reported sum of 200 million dollars for the fight, which generated 400 million dollars, the biggest payper-view revenue in the United States.
But the 38-year-old, who topped a recent Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest-paid celebrities, could be set to lose the championship after missing the Friday deadline. “The WBO World Championship Committee is allowed no other alternative but to cease to recognize Mr. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as the WBO Welterweight Champion of the World and vacate his title,
Floyd Mayweather stripped of WBO title
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Awarded the adidas Golden Ball as the tournament’s most outstanding player, Lloyd later described her side’s performance as “historic”, while goalkeeper Hope Solo said it was the greatest moment of her career. The seven-goal encounter was the highestscoring final in the history of the competition and drew an enthusiastic response from US
President Barack Obama, who tweeted his congratulations to the victors: “What a win for Team USA! Great game @CarliLloyd! Your country is so proud of all of you. Come visit the White House with the World Cup soon.” Records for Sawa, Formiga and Marta Despite failing to retain Continues on Page 13