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The Bleacher report editing team and awards committee fell asleep at the wheel today when they admitted VJ Singh into the tennis forum and the tennis awards show that was held last night. Not only did VJ Singh inexplicably appear on the B/R Tennis website, he swept numerous awards at the B/R Tennis Awards. Both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were stunned at being shut out by the golf player...
Published: May 19, 2010
There’s no rugby side in the world today with a more prominent legacy than the mighty All Blacks of New Zealand. Perenially, the ABs are found atop the International Rugby Board’s ranking system; and have a winning record against every international rugby team with whom they’ve competed. The All Blacks were named the IRB’s team of the year in 2005, 2006 and 2008; and...
Published: May 18, 2010
Tiger Woods is lulling his opponents into thinking he is finished being competitive. This summer, he will win the US Open at Pebble Beach. Then he will win the British Open at St. Andrews. He might enter in a few events afterwards, and probably play the FedEx Cup Playoff Events and will win the FedEx Cup. Just another average year from the soon-to-be best golfer of all time. After 2010, two majors...
Published: May 18, 2010
It has to be the dream of a lifetime if you are 12 years old and in love with the game of tennis, playing against other top-ranked juniors from around the world on the renowned red clay of Stade Roland Garros in Paris during the upcoming French Open. As 12-year-old Lauren Fishbein of Livingston, New Jersey, heads off to Paris next week, her dream has become a delicious reality. After winning the Longines...
Published: May 18, 2010
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to walk out onto Court Philippe Chatrier? The ambiance, the expectation, the chance of a lifetime, all blowing around in the meaningful Parisian wind. Tennis’ biggest court could very well be the most intimidating for those who enter it. Although Ashe Stadium in New York allows for the most cheers; Chatrier court provides the grandest canvas (per...
Published: May 18, 2010
Every year in late May, the tennis season receives a welcome shot of adrenaline. It’s all about Paris in the spring time, it’s all about tennis’ ultimate test of physical and mental endurance, it’s all about the French Open. Whenever we’re talking clay court tennis, glorious images of the past flood the mind. The crushed red brick, the sliding (or slipping), the...
Published: May 18, 2010
News broke on Monday that Vijay Singh, once the world’s top golfer, officially fell out of the Top 50 of the rankings after he missed the cut at last weekend’s Texas Open. The fall marks the first time since 1992 that the “The Big Fijian” is not among the best 50 golfers in the world. The drop is especially poignant considering Singh is the only golfer in the last decade not...
Published: May 18, 2010
Mercedes GP have decided to walk away from appealing against the draconian 20 second penalty handed out to Michael Schumacher in the wake of last Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix. For anyone who has been on another planet for the last couple of days, a collision between Jarno Trulli and Karun Chandhok brought the safety car out with two laps to go. While everyone assumed that the race would end under...
Published: May 18, 2010
On Sunday night, the South Korean National Football team played an International Friendly against Ecuador here in Seoul. A sold-out crowd of 65,000 watched the home side defeat their opponents by a score of 2-0; a solid win in South Korea’s first game of preparation for next month’s World Cup. However, even with World Cup signage plastered on every corner convenience store and shirts,...
Published: May 18, 2010
“It’s unfortunately, or fortunately, like that”, stated Federer after his loss to Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open Masters event, when pointing out the lack of importance of the major tournaments leading up to Roland Garros, in comparison with that Parisian Slam: “If we win all the tournaments like Rafa, and then go out in the first round of the French, everything will be...