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Serena Williams may be just the fourth seed in the 2012 U.S. Open, but she enters the finals as a decided favorite over top-seeded Victoria Azarenka. Williams hasn’t lost a set thus far in the tournament and holds a 9-1 career mark over her next opponent. When Williams is on top of her game, as she’s been since her shocking first-round ousting at the French Open, she’s virtually...
Published: September 8, 2012
The 2012 U.S. Open is down to only four competitors and any of the men remaining could take home the trophy. With Roger Federer out of the tournament, the field is wide open. The Swiss legend lost to Tomas Berdych, who now must face Andy Murray to continue his surprising run. On the other side of the bracket, Novak Djokovic faces David Ferrer for a chance to reach the finals. Djokovic is the highest...
Published: September 8, 2012
By far, Serena Williams is the hottest tennis player on the planet and No. 1 ranked Victoria Azarenka will have to overcome that as well as history to beat her. Not only has her successful year been a great indicator, Williams’ effortless path to the U.S. Open final further proves she’s primed to win the tournament. Granted, Williams hasn’t played anyone like Azarenka on her way to...
Published: September 5, 2012
Rain, rain, go away. Flushing Meadows lived up to its wet name on Tuesday as showers took over Day 9 of the 2012 U.S. Open. Those who got play started early in the day were able to complete their matches, but then Mother Nature took over. Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick and Maria Sharapova were all unable to get past their first set and will have to finish play on Wednesday. Check out USOpen.org...
Published: September 4, 2012
England’s qualification campaign for the World Cup 2014 in Brazil gets underway this week with Roy Hodgson’s men facing their first group match away to Moldova. After the Moldova game, England also play at home to Euro 2012 opponents Ukraine as the second part of the double header, and Hodgson will be looking for six points to start his first full tournament campaign in the best possible...
Published: September 4, 2012
Can Mexico remain perfect in Group B during the third round of World Cup qualifying? That will be put to the test when El Tri travels to San José to face a Costa Rican side currently sitting second in the group and hoping to solidify its chances to move on to the next round of qualifying with a win. However, they’ll face a tall task when they take on Javier Hernandez, Andres...
Published: September 4, 2012
England will contest their first competitive international fixture this Friday, heading across Europe to Moldova where they will kick off World Cup 2014 qualification. Manager Roy Hodgson—named to the post weeks before the past European Championships,e where England bowed out on penalties to Italy in the quarterfinals—has named a strong 23-man side for the set of two games (England face...
Published: September 4, 2012
On Friday, CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying swings back into action with the first of two matches for each team left in qualifying. In Group B, Costa Rica and Mexico will face each other twice over the next five days, starting with Friday’s clash in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mexico has been in the news all summer after the Olympic victory that its U-23 team captured in London. El Tri were also...
Published: September 4, 2012
The club season takes a break this weekend as the international game returns to the world football spotlight. Qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup resumes in earnest this weekend. European qualification begins, while other confederations around the world continue to knock out fixtures. With so many matches set for Friday and Saturday, it’s hard to know what to look for. Here are six matches...
Published: September 4, 2012
The Republic of Ireland will take on Oman next Tuesday (September 11), in an international friendly to be played at Fulham‘s Craven Cottage. The game will come four days after Ireland begin their World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign against Kazakhstan, and it will provide coach Giovanni Trapattoni with an excellent chance to give his squad further playing time ahead of the next round of matches. After...