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The United States men’s soccer team faced Paraguay at the LP Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The star forward for the game was Juan Agudelo after his equalizer against Argentina. The reason was the hope that the USA could win or equalize with Agudelo. The FIFA Coca Cola Classification for the US soccer team is in 19th place with 894 points. Paraguay is in 24th place with 835 points. First Half The...
Published: March 30, 2011
New Zealand rugby has a long history of producing great openside flankers. In almost every era an All Black side has boasted an all time great No. 7, one of the factors contributing to their dominance of the game over the past century. The current side boasts arguably the greatest of them all in Richie McCaw who is also arguably the world’s top player at the moment. But before McCaw we saw the...
Published: March 29, 2011
The Miami morning kicked off with David Ferrer taking out fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers fast in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. The No. 6 in the world easily took out the other coastal Spaniard, Granollers, who is currently ranked at 49. In a closer match, American Mardy Fish and Juan Martin Del Potro butt heads but ultimately Fish stuck it out to end the match...
Published: March 29, 2011
Tennis Now After losing in his first round two weeks in a row to players that are not even in the top 100, Andy Murray took it upon himself to part ways with his coach Alex Corretja in a mutual agreement. There are rumors of Ivan Lendl stepping up to take his place. Murray publicly gave Corretja thanks on his website saying, “I’ve had a really good relationship with Alex over the...
Published: March 29, 2011
What a difference a game makes—or, rather, the difference between Competitive and Friendly Games. On Saturday, England played Wales off the park in a crushing(!) 2-0 defeat, in a European Championship qualifying game. Tonight, seven changes later, they play a friendly against World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana. I was worried before the Wales game, but tonight I’m indifferent if we lose;...
Published: March 29, 2011
In the wake of the Spanish Automobile Federation president Carlos Gracia’s derogatory comments towards Hispania Racing, the pressure is firmly on the team to prove their worth. After a season at the foot of the grid, the Spanish outfit are now required to work towards creating a more worthy existence. The 10-second deficit to the front of the pack in Melbourne was simply unacceptable. They...
Published: March 29, 2011
In some of the best tennis of the Miami WTA and ATP Masters tournament so far, No. 3 seed Roger Federer fought a tie break, deuce after deuce, against No. 32 seed Argentine Juan Monaco, eventually earning his 763rd career match win. The victory put him one match win ahead of Pete Sampras, good for second place all time, and he now trails only Jimmy Connors who...
Published: March 29, 2011
Stefano Domenicali, boss of the Scuderia, says that Australia didn’t prove or disprove anything about the new 2011 regulations. The variance in tire stops promises to create some drama throughout the season as some drivers required three changes, some two changes, and rookie Mexican driver, Perez, stopped just once, which might have made the Pirelli folk sing and dance with surprised joy. The...
Published: March 29, 2011
For more of the author’s work, visit SoccReligious. The 1-1 draw between the United States and Argentina was a fascinating experiment in tactics for the Americans. Argentina entered the match having won 5 of 6 since the World Cup, with wins over Spain (4-1) and Brazil (1-0), most notably. Both lineups were fairly predictable. Sergio Romero was hurt, so Mariano Andjuar took his place between the...
Published: March 29, 2011
Maria Sharapova is back? Given her showings on and off the court in the last few weeks, you’d better believe it. After injuries nearly derailed what was one of the most promising careers women’s tennis has ever seen, a career in which Sharapova netted three Grand Slam titles before she turned 22, the former world No. 1 player is on the comeback trail. While she has just two...