Tennis: All Seeds in Open GDF Suez Remain True, Alize Cornet Upset

The ladies are in a  WTA Premier event in Paris this week, and so far, all of the seeds stayed true to their rankings, including first seed Kim Clijsters, second seed Maria Sharapova, third seed Kaia Kanepi, fourth seed Petra Kvitova, fifth seed Nadia Petrova, sixth seed Andrea Petkovic, seventh seed Yanina Wickmayer and eighth seed Dominika Cibulkova. Except for world No. 60, Alize Cornet,... 

Andy Murray, Jurgen Melzer Fall at Rotterdam Tournament

Get the latest tennis news from www.TennisNow.com   So soon after making a run to the Australian Open final, Andy Murray is on a losing streak.  The fifth-ranked Scot, seeded No. 2 in the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, went down without much of a fight—6-4, 6-1—to Marcos Baghdatis on Wednesday in the first round. In his first action since having his bell rung... 

PGA Tour Visits Pebble Beach: 10 Things To Love About Golf

Since the 15th century, when Scottish shepherds first smacked rocks around the sandy links land next to the seas, golf has been a game for the masses. From kings to paupers, people the world over play this wonderful game. The PGA Tour returns to Pebble Beach for one of the classic tournaments on tour, the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro—Am. This tournament, which has been contested on this... 

Political Differences Force Extended Suspension of Egyptian Soccer Matches

Sharp political differences between Cairo arch rivals Al Ahly SC and Al Zamalek SC, as well as opposition from various soccer clubs elsewhere in Egypt, have foiled an attempt by supporters of embattled President Hosni Mubarak to persuade the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) to lift its suspension of professional league matches and ban on training. The EFA was hoping to lift the suspension yesterday... 

Ford Sues Ferrari Over Formula One Team’s Names and Logos

Ford have decided to sue Ferrari because of Scuderia’s choice of name for its 2011 racing car. Traditionally Ferrari, and for that matter most F1 teams, have linked their car names to the year in which they race. So, last year’s Ferrari was the F10, Jenson Button raced in a Honda RA106 in 2006, and Fernando Alonso was crowned Champion in 2005 thanks to his Renault R25 (etc, etc). So, I... 

Is Kim Clijsters Really The Best? Check The Facts.

Is Kim really the best player? In my opinion, she isn’t. It is pure common sense that Kim is not the best player only has charm and fame to her name. That is not what a great tennis player’s aspects are like. The true aspects are determination, the passion to win and sheer skill. Those aspects are what Kim has yet to improve on if she truly wants to BE the best. Those aspects belong in... 

Rugby’s Year Once Again: Are There Any Shocks in Sight for 2011?

My my, how fast time flies. We are now in the second month of a very important year for everyone who loves the game, no matter which side of the world you root for. European rugby has been on for a couple of months, and the IRB Sevens Circuit is making its third stop this weekend in sunny and exciting Las Vegas. Things are certainly moving along, as Super Rugby makes its debut in the southern hemisphere... 

Tiger Woods Moves into Contention Friday With 66 in Dubai

Tiger Woods made a serious charge at the top of the scoreboard in the second round of Dubai Desert Classic when he fired a bogey-free 66 early Friday Morning on Emirates Golf Club. Starting on the day on the back nine, the world’s No. 3 made three birdies to turn in 34 shots, the same as yesterday. This morning Tiger was five shots better on the first nine holes of the course, compared to the... 

Salvador Cabanas: In Spite of Odds, He Plans To Play Football Again

Salvador Cabanas is planning a comeback to football one year after he was shot in the head during an argument in a Mexican bar. He made his declarations in an interview while attending a match between Libertad and Sporting Luqueno of the Paraguayan League. Cabanas has already started to train with Libertad as part of his rehabilitation process. The story of Salvador Cabanas is one that has generated... 

Edgar Pacheco and Jesús Corona Raise Their Hands in Mexico’s Victory

Mexico 2, Bosnia-Herzegovina 0. The José Manuel de la Torre’s era at charge of the Mexican National Team had a good start, getting a deserved victory against an underrated Bosnian side (albeit they did miss two of their best players). It’s still too early to make a complete tactical analysis of the Mexican side. De la Torre started and finished with a 4-4-1-1, using also a 4-2-3-1... 

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