Woods Six Back, Comments on Dubai Round One and Being Number One

Tiger Woods, playing with current world No. 1 Lee Westwood and current world No. 2 Martin Kaymer, fired a -1 and is six shots back of leader Rory McIlroy.  Westwood and Kaymer are both -3. “The last time I played in a pairing like this was the U.S. Open in 2008, the top three guys, and we had a lot of fun,” Woods said. “It was fun competing and playing in a group. I think tomorrow... 

Sparta Prague Fined After Pretending White Ex-Tottenham Player Was Black

Sparta Prague are facing disciplinary action after lying about the fitness, and skin colour, of former Tottenham striker Tomas Pekhart.  The Czech top-flight champions withdrew Pekhart, as well as Manuel Pamic and Vaclav Kadlec, from representing their countries for “fitness reasons” this week. They then fielded all three in a friendly against Zenit St Petersburg in Spain on Wednesday. And... 

Women’s Tennis: The U.S.’s Fed Cup Chances Against the World

If the United States women are to remain an elite part of the 2012 Fed Cup, they’ll have to prove it on the road in Germany come April. At the official playoff draw for World Group and World Group II in London on Wednesday, the U.S. learned its fate. There is no word if top Americans Serena or Venus Williams will take the court to help the Americans defend their spot in the... 

Pebble Beach National Pro-Am: Dustin Johnson and 10 Golfers Who’ll Be In The Mix

This week features some staunch competition, both for amateurs as well as professionals. While the top three golfers in the world are in Dubai, the field to be assembled at Pebble Beach is nothing to scoff at. Dustin Johnson is returning to Pebble Beach, where he will be defending his title for the tournament. However, it is the US Open at Pebble Beach that people will remember of Johnson, not the... 

No Cap Wonders: The 15 Greatest English Footballers Never To Play For England

England’s friendly match with Denmark came and went without either of their non-capped squad members making their international debuts. David Stockdale and Kyle Walker remain on zero caps after their call-up to the squad this week, but there are many people who have gone before them and played out their entire careers without ever experiencing the honor of wearing the 3 Lions on their chest in... 

Tiger Woods, Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony and Thursday’s Top Sports Buzz

Tiger Woods, Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony and Thursday’s Top Sports Buzz is here and you should be tickled pink that it is. If that may not be your color, tickle yourself with something because this is going to be a fine news day in sports.  Tiger Woods is back in the fold. Gladly, this has nothing to do with another woman or his former wife. Woods is actually making news in the world of golf.... 

Roger Federer and the Top 15 Shot-Makers of the Last 25 Years

When we talk about  the best “shot-makers” in men’s tennis, not all of us will be defining the term the same way. For our purposes here we blend pure aesthetics with compulsory success.  Each man selected won at least one major. Britain’s Tim Henman, for example, played superlative tennis, but he did not succeed on the biggest stages where ultimately all tennis players... 

Freddy Adu: Trevor Moawad Talks About the Career of the U.S. Soccer Player

Since he entered MLS as the youngest American athlete to sign a contract with a professional sports team, a lot has been said about Freddy Adu—some of it good, some of it bad. Adu has had some highs and some seemingly low lows. He’s bounced around from club to club, unable to establish himself anywhere. Still, he’s only 21 years old, so there’s still time for him to make his... 

Al Ahly Opposes Resumption of Egyptian Matches in Support of Protesters

Crowned Cairo soccer club Al Ahly SC, in line with the key role its most fanatical fans played in the mass protests wracking Egypt, has publicly rejected plans by the Egyptian Football Association to restart suspended league matches behind closed doors. Al Ahly’s opposition to the EFA proposal highlights the sharp social and political differences that underlie its bitter rivalry... 

Golf: A Great Move by Dubai Sending Out Westwood, Kaymer and Woods Together

The organizers of the Dubai Desert Classic has done what a lot more tournaments should do: They have put out the cream of the crop together on the first day of play. For as long as television has dominated golf, the golden rule has been to make some attractive TV-pairings, but at the same time to spread the top players between morning and afternoon draws. The theory has been that viewers would log... 

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