Brazil vs. New Zealand: Olympics Live Score, Analysis, Recap

2012 Summer Olympics—men’s football tournament, Group C Brazil vs. New Zealand (kickoff 9:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, Aug. 1) Can Brazil close out group play with a perfect record? New Zealand will be the opponent Wednesday at St. James’ Park in Newcastle, England. With a victory, Brazil would close out Group C with a 100 percent record. Kickoff is set for 9:30 a.m. ET, and I’ll... 

USA Women’s Olympic Soccer Team: Winners and Losers So Far

The United States Women’s National Team has gotten their Olympic tournament off to a rousing start as only two matches into their group stage campaign has seen them qualify for the quarterfinals and are almost guaranteed a medal of some precious sort. However, while there have been great stories of players rising to the occasion, there are also those that have managed to bring less attention... 

Behold the Maria Sharapova Hitting Novak Djokovic Tennis Ball Crotch Shot Video

Things could have gone better for Novak Djokovic in this video featuring Maria Sharapova launching a tennis ball toward his, well… You can pretty much see for yourself what takes place in this video posted over at Bob’s Blitz, and picked up by a myriad of other websites.  Deadspin cites a couple international news agencies, including this Italian website, which states... 

Olympic Soccer 2012: 3 Thoughts from USWNT Win over North Korea

The United States women’s national team defeated North Korea 1-0 on Tuesday, rounding out group play undefeated. In the process of winning the game, the USWNT put on a thoroughly dominating display, despite the low score, controlling possession for the overwhelming majority of the game. Here are three thoughts on the win.   The US Dominated Possession but Had Little Final Product While the... 

Marta: Could the Brazil Superstar Cut It in the Men’s Game?

Marta is a woman without equal in football today. Sure, others have won more trophies. And another stole her thunder last summer at the Women’s World Cup and later took her title as FIFA World Player of the Year. All the same, there’s still only one Marta. When she’s on her game, not a player in the world can match her. That is, not a women’s player. Now 26, Marta began building... 

Olympic Soccer Scores: What Spain’s Elimination Means for Rest of Tournament

Spain entered the 2012 London Olympics as one of the teams to beat in the men’s football competition, but after successive losses in their opening two matches to Japan and Honduras respectively, they will be eliminated from the competition. The result is one that simply nobody predicted. Spain’s squad—packed full of talent and boasting some of the players that won the recent 2012... 

Great Britain Olympic Soccer Team: 5 Areas to Improve Against Uruguay

It was yet another unconvincing display by Stuart Pearce’s men as they struggled past the UAE, yet they find themselves in a surprisingly strong position in Group A. With Uruguay inexplicably falling to Senegal, GB now only need a draw in their final game to guarantee qualification to the knockout stages. They owe thanks to two much needed substitutions that refreshed a side who had run out of... 

Venus and Serena Williams: More Olympic Gold in Their Future

Serena and Venus Williams have participated in the Olympics since the 2000 Summer Games were held in Sydney. London marks the fourth Olympic appearance for Venus, the third for Serena. At the the next Olympics, Venus will be 35 and Serena 34. It stands to reason that the London Games could be the last time the sisters appear on such an international stage. The sisters, along with most in the tennis... 

Super Rugby: 10 Most Promising Players of 2012

As is the case every post-World Cup year, 2012 has seen a clean-out of many veterans from their Super Rugby franchises and has opened the door for a handful of young stars of tomorrow to ply their trade. This time around though, it seems as though this young talent is exceptional and there have been plenty of newcomers and youngsters who show they could be the future of the game.  Many ranked... 

How Andy Murray Can Get Back on Track

There is no point dwelling on the past for Andy Murray, especially with so much ahead of him to look forward to. After losing an emotional match to Roger Federer at Wimbledon, Murray needs to use that as a learning experience for what lies ahead. There are still the Olympics and the U.S. Open left to finish off the season, and these are important competitions to do well in heading into next year. Andy... 

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