UEFA Euro 2012: 4 Reasons Spain Can Make It a Three-Peat of Major Tournaments

For Spain, there’s a genuine sense of continuity and unexplored excitement which makes them real favourites for this summer’s UEFA Euro 2012 tournament. Spanish football has long been damned as being an unspectacular two-team league, or a more glamorous Scottish league, if you want to go for a low blow. But Spain’s performances and dominance in club football, despite the Champions... 

Rafael Nadal: 3 Amazing Stats That Point to Another Win at French Open

Rafael Nadal, like always, is the clear favorite at the French Open. But when you take a look at his ridiculous clay statistics, “favorite” might not even be good enough of a word.  Rafa will have to go up against the two best in the world in Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, and that just makes it all the more amazing how heavily he’s favored. If Nadal somehow lost at the French... 

Nadal vs Djokovic: Rafa’s Italian Open Title Makes Him French Open Favorite

Rafael Nadal may have been the favorite heading in the French Open regardless of the outcome in his Italian Open final match against Novak Djokovic. But after beating the Djoker, he clearly heads into the Roland Garros as the tournament favorite. Let’s keep in mind that he’s won the French Open six of the past seven years. Or that he should glean serious confidence after beating Djokovic... 

Rafael Nadal: Rafa Builds Much-Needed Momentum Rolling into French Open

Rafael Nadal finds comfort in clay. After being dominated by Novak Djokovic over the course of this past year, Rafa has regained his momentum. He will be playing on his favorite surface going into the 2012 French Open. If Nadal has any interest in winning his seventh tournament at Roland Garros, he needed to regain that momentum. According to the Winnipeg Free Press, Djokovic said of Rafa after the... 

Denmark Euro 2012 Roster: Latest on Team’s Starting 11 and More

Denmark head to Euro 2012 facing a trio of gruelling fixtures. To emerge from Group B and make the quarterfinals, they must eclipse the feats of at least two of the world’s top five ranked nations, according to FIFA. Germany, Holland and Portugal will all view Denmark as a vital three points, in what should prove to be the most competitive group at the Euros. Morten Olsen’s men will... 

Euro 2012: Predicting Every Game in Group A

Who will advance from Euro 2012‘s Group A? Glad you asked. As the countdown to Euro 2012 reaches its final days, pundits everywhere will be predicting it all, from the group stage to the knockout stages to the final itself. Today here at B/R, we’ve predicted every Group A match for you, complete with scores and scorers—and what it will mean in the bigger picture. Ready? Thought so.... 

Nadal vs. Djokovic: Rafael Nadal Proves Madrid Was a Fluke with Win in Rome

Rafael Nadal slipped from his world No. 2 ranking after a shocking loss at the Madrid Open, but all doubters were silenced after his win over No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Rome just over a week later. Coming off of a loss to Fernando Verdasco in the third round at Madrid on May 10, Nadal had a lot to prove—mostly that he could still contend with top competition…as long as the courts were to his... 

US Open 2012: 5 Byron Nelson Standouts Ready to Shock at the Olympic Club

With the 2012 US Open just a little more than three weeks away, it’s time to start getting serious about picking the contenders. The Olympic Club in San Francisco will play host to the 112th playing of golf’s toughest test, and the field is naturally an impressive one. Sure, there’s the world’s top-ranked player and defending champion Rory McIlroy. His play at a couple events... 

Nadal vs. Djokovic: What We Learned from Rome Masters 2012 Final

Rafael Nadal has defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2012 Rome Masters Finals. The Spaniard defeated the world No. 1 in straight sets, but the match was much closer than the 7-5, 6-3 score would indicate. Let’s take a look at what the tennis world has just witnessed and what the best players must take away from Nadal’s upset victory over the Djoker.   Djokovic Is His Own Worst Enemy Rafa... 

Euro 2012 Players to Watch: Robbie Keane of Republic of Ireland

The Republic of Ireland’s last appearance at a major international tournament was in the 2002 World Cup, when they progressed to the last 16. Spain needed penalties to knock them out. Then, as now, Robbie Keane was pivotal to their hopes of progression. Keane has had a memorable 10 years since in individual terms, becoming his country’s all-time leading scorer (as well as enjoying several... 

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