London 2012: How Long Will Roger Federer Last as World No. 1?

The day after his Wimbledon victory saw Roger Federer return to the world No. 1 position for the first time since June 2010. However, going into the London Olympics, he leads world No. 2 Novak Djokovic by a slender margin of just 75 ATP ranking points. So, will this lead be extended, or Federer be overtaken by his younger rivals in the coming months? Olympic Challenge The winner of the London 2012... 

2014 FIFA World Cup: Why CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Should Merge

As the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers heat up, I have a proposal to make that would make future qualifying campaigns better and more entertaining. Let’s combine CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. CONCACAF has a reputation of being an easy region to qualify in, and if the United States ever fails to qualify in North America, where it is by far the largest country, it would be no less than an utter disaster.... 

Formula 1: German Grand Prix Preview

The German Grand Prix is the tenth stop of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship. Held at the Nurburgring last year, this season the race returns to Hockenheim for the 33rd time in F1 history. Fernando Alonso goes into the weekend with a 13-point lead in the drivers’ standings. Mark Webber’s Silverstone victory leaves him second, with Sebastian Vettel third. Last time F1 visited Hockenheim,... 

Donald Young and Alex Bogomolov Jr.: 2011 Seems Like a Lifetime Ago

In 2011, years of struggle on the ATP World Tour seemingly came to an end for Donald Young and Alex Bogomolov Jr. Both of them cracked the top 50 of the rankings and Bogomolov was even named Most Improved Player of the Year, an award voted on by his peers. Unfortunately, 2012 hasn’t been as kind up to this point in the season. Young and Bogomolov lost in the opening round of this week’s... 

Ranking the Top 10 International Teams in History

The debate about where exactly the current Spain side sits among the pantheon of great international football sides opened up again earlier this month when Vicente del Bosque’s side won Euro 2012. What with it being La Furia Roja’s third consecutive tournament triumph—the first nation to achieve such a feat—they have a very strong case for being regarded as the best international... 

Roger Federer: World No. 1 Will Fail in Bid for Olympic Singles Gold in London

Tennis star Roger Federer will fall short in his bid to win his first Olympic gold medal in men’s singles this summer at the 2012 London Olympic Games.  Despite winning his seventh career Wimbledon championship in early July and reclaiming the world No. 1 ranking, Federer will turn 31 during the London Games, and will have to run the table against the same stiff competition he faced at the... 

Wimbledon 2012: 4 Key Points of the Men’s Tournament

The fortnight of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships in London was a truly remarkable thing to experience. Roger Federer met and defeated Andy Murray in the men’s final, but it did not lay out as simply as that. The two faced several obstacles on their way to the deciding match and had to come up clutch in every pressure moment. The other members of the Top Five challenged the two athletes but were... 

Bold Tennis Predictions for Olympic Glory at the All England Club

As fans of the great game, we love to speculate about winners and losers at any major tennis event on the horizon. Moreover, 2012 gives us the Year of the Summer Olympics—in addition to the regular four Grand Slam tennis extravaganzas. During the last summer Olympics in 2008, Federer fans suffered through his unexpected loss to American James Blake at the Summer Games in Beijing. This defeat,... 

Andy Murray: The Making of a Champion, Part 2

Continued from Part 1 2005 started off poorly for the 17-year-old Murray, who made little impact on the South American Challenge clay-court circuit, on which he and coach Pato Alvarez had decided he should compete. Because of these poor results, and partly because of the age difference between them, he then decided to split with Alvarez. Having turned 18 years old, Murray lost to Marin Cilic in... 

Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray: Who Is Hungrier for 2012 Olympics and Slam Title?

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were finalists at the 2012 French Open and Wimbledon respectively, but once again, they had to watch rivals Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer hoist championship hardware. Djokovic and Murray are hungry. They run along baselines for countless miles, whacking tennis balls and hunting for winners as if they were starving predators. But they won’t find answers listening... 

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