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One of the most exciting things about football, aside from kicking your rival’s bottom on the field, is the debates and discussions it generates off the field. Football fans around the world can go on for hours—over dinner, over a drink, during their cigarette breaks and while waiting for the bus—articulating their point of view on how they believe a certain something is...
Published: December 13, 2010
Tennis legend Martina Navratilova was released from a Kenyan hospital on Sunday, three days after illness forced her to abandon her charity climb up Mount Kilimanjaro. The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion was brought to tears with the realization that she would be unable to reach the summit of Africa’s highest peak after her lungs filled with water on the fourth day of the climb. “I...
Published: December 13, 2010
There is an old adage about sports writing that goes something like this: The smaller the ball, the better the writing. When you have one of the oldest sports of all-time—if not the oldest—you get a lot of time for some truly great quotes. There have been some fascinating characters in the world of golf over the years. From Old Tom Morris, to Walter Hagan, to Arnold Palmer; the sport has...
Published: December 13, 2010
Visit www.TennisNow.com for all the latest tennis news. Fashion and sports have always had a bit of a tumultuous relationship. There was a time when Brett Favre’s decision to endorse Wrangler Jeans would’ve been considered normal. But in 2010, when most pro-athletes can be seen sporting a pair of designer jeans, it just seems out of place. As consumers demand aesthetic appeal and...
Published: December 13, 2010
My dog, Bolshoi the Boxer, was saying, “I hear that Rafael Nadal is going to strip for Armani underwear.” I replied, “Hmm. Is that so?” “Yes,” he replied. “I want you to write a letter to the various underclothes manufacturers in India that I am available to model their brands.” “I think I would cut a fine figure for VIP. VIP stands for Very...
Published: December 13, 2010
With one hand, you can grasp but with two you can rule. This best describes the influence that right-handed Roger Federer and left-handed Rafa have had on the sport. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been the most prominent figures to date in the sport of tennis for the past five years and arguably the most dominant duo that the sport has ever seen. Their ambidextrous choke-hold on the sport is...
Published: December 13, 2010
Somdev Devvarman continues to delight his many fans. His expressed desire to coach budding, upcoming players from his home state has the Tripura government agog. “As he belongs to Tripura, he would be very happy if he gets the scope to teach budding and young players from the northeastern states, where there is no dearth of talented and skilled players,” Somdev’s father Pravanjan...
Published: December 13, 2010
This is the first time in many years where the Formula 1 offseason hasn’t provided us with more excitement than the actual racing season. This is a good thing. It means we had a season to remember. It also means there won’t be many changes. I, for one, am in favor of this. We get to see Mark Webber take a second crack at Sebastian Vettel—presumably on equal terms. We get to see if...
Published: December 12, 2010
On Bleacher Report, I’ve noticed that people often compared eras, debating if Federer just capitalised on a low point in ATP tennis. I was perplexed. Did that really matter? After all, how could you measure a weak era? You could judge by slam, masters and title wins, but what if the low numbers were because the person who supposedly capitalised on the ‘weak era’ was just too dominant?...
Published: December 12, 2010
Nearly all media attention usually goes to the tennis player, and rightly so. He or she is the one in the spotlight, the one battling it out with another opponent in order to accomplish something. But behind the tennis player there is someone else; a confidant, a person who is always there to share the highs and lows of a tennis player’s career. This person is “the constant” along...