2012 Olympic Soccer: London Olympics a Historic One for Asian Soccer

In the 25 Olympics in which there has been a soccer competition, an Asian nation has only once medaled, when Japan won the bronze in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Only one other time did an Asian nation even reach the bronze medal game, when India finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics. No matter how the final four games of the men’s soccer tournament of the London Olympics turn out, an Asian... 

Super Rugby: Chiefs Beat Travel-Weary Sharks in One-Sided Final

The Chiefs have beaten the Sharks by 37-6 to claim their first Super Rugby championship. It was a one-sided affair that the Chiefs dominated from the word go, with the Sharks hardly firing a shot all night. It was hardly a surprise. Despite the rich vein of form this Sharks side has shown in recent times, the amount of travel they have had to do would have hampered any team. They looked a very tired... 

2012 Olympic Men’s Tennis Singles Final: Can Andy Murray Redeem Himself?

After being the first Briton in 74 years to play in the Wimbledon men’s final last month, this Sunday, Andy Murray will try to become the first British tennis player to win a gold medal at an Olympics since Josiah Ritchie in the 1908 games, which were coincidentally also in London.  Without losing his serve the entire match and beating former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Murray clinched a... 

USWNT vs. New Zealand: 6 Things We Learned from Olympic Quarterfinal Victory

The United States women’s national soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 on Friday morning to advance from the Olympic quarterfinals. They will now meet Canada on Monday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. ET in the semifinals. Here are six things we learned from that game.   Rachel Buehler was much better Buehler, who tends to bear the brunt of fans’ and commentators’ criticism of the USWNT... 

Olympic Football 2012: Early Preview of Semifinals

As you continue to recover from the wreckage that was Great Britain’s football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics (hopefully realizing that it’s just the Olympics and Team GB football), remember that there are still some mouth-watering matchups to come in the run to the medal stand. It all starts Tuesday with the two semifinals. So what should we expect from the two matchups? Here’s... 

Olympics: Federer-Murray, Serena Williams, Djokovic, Knees and Toronto Masters

After a long week, a bit of Olympic tennis and a men’s gold medal match still to be decided, here’s a look at some of the pertinent news stories of the last week:   Federer-Murray In a repeat of last month’s Wimbledon final, Switzerland’s Roger Federer will go head-to-head with host nation Great Britain’s Andy Murray to decide the destination of the gold and silver... 

Brazil vs Honduras: 6 Things We Learned from Olympic Quarterfinal

It was far from a convincing performance, but Brazil outlasted Honduras to move on to the semifinals of the soccer tournament of the Olympics. The Brazilians were helped by Wilmer Cristanto’s early second yellow card and recovered from a 1-0 deficit shortly thereafter to make it 1-1 before halftime. After the break, the game descended into chaos. Honduras briefly made it 2-1 before Neymar’s... 

WGC-Bridgestone 2012: Rory McIlroy and 5 Contenders Who Could Win

At one point on Saturday, the 2012 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational looked like it could be a runaway victory for Jim Furyk. With a birdie at the par-five second hole, Furyk ran his score to 12-under-par and opened a five-shot lead over the rest of the field on this “moving day.” It looked like a continuation of his first two rounds. Furyk’s opening scores of 63 and 66 were highlighted... 

Federer-Murray: Dissecting the Significance of the Olympic Finals

Roger Federer and Andy Murray are set to provide tennis fans around the world with a sense of deja vu that is striking in both its immediacy and significance. As they did just four short Sundays ago, Federer and Murray will engage in what promises to be a clash for the ages on the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon’s Centre Court, the utmost premiere and enshrined stage the tennis world has to offer. But... 

USWNT: 4 Keys to Beating Canada in Olympic Semifinal

The United States Women’s National Team continued their unbeaten Olympic run on Friday morning, beating New Zealand 2-0 in the quarterfinals. Their next match will be against Canada in the Olympic semifinals Monday afternoon at 2:45 ET. Here are four keys for the USWNT to beat Canada and advance to the Olympic gold medal match. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

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