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Phil Mickelson remains one of the most formidable golfers on the pro tour. Golf fans probably think they have seen Mickelson grow up in front of their eyes, as he has played in PGA tournaments since 1988. Mickelson, 43, is one of the top five most recognizable golfers in the world. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are ahead of him in the recognition category, but Mickelson does not have to take a back...
Published: November 22, 2012
Sol Campbell and Rio Ferdinand. Ferdinand and John Terry. Terry and Joleon Lescott. England have consistently and frequently in their most recent past been able to partner two solid, strong central defenders in their national team as they qualify for and compete in major tournaments. Stretching back even further, the likes of Tony Adams, Gareth Southgate, Terry Butcher and Des Walker all provided great...
Published: November 22, 2012
On the back of the release of the CAF’s shortlist of 10 for the confederation’s player of the year award, the BBC has also released the names of five nominees for the corporation’s own award. After another stunning year of achievement for African players both on their own continent and in Europe, the shortlist of nominees is once again of the highest calibre, but who will win...
Published: November 22, 2012
Who’s better—Brazil of 1970 or Spain of 2012? That’s a debate that graces a conversation between football fans all over the world, but the truth is not many know the ins and outs of Mario Zagallo’s famous World Cup win in Mexico. On June 21, the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City housed over 100,000 people who simply stood and stared for 90 magical minutes. Many back home, too, were...
Published: November 22, 2012
Although the European Tour title has already been wrapped up by golf sensation Rory McIlroy, there’s plenty of reason to tune into this weekend’s 2012 DP World Tour Championship and Thursday showed us exactly why. Some of the world’s best players took to Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai to showcase their talents and fight to win the European Tour’s final event. After one day of...
Published: November 22, 2012
Michael Schumacher will race his last race this weekend at the Brazilian Grand Prix before returning to a retirement that he should never have left. When Schumacher returned to Formula One in 2010 after a three-year layoff, there was much interest in seeing whether the champ still had it and whether he would add to an already staggering array of F1 records. He didn’t and he wouldn’t. While...
Published: November 21, 2012
Rafael Nadal’s 2012 season ended both prematurely and on a bit of a down note. He had a strong start to the season, making it all the way to the Australian Open final for the second time in his career, in which he lost quite possibly the most memorable match of 2012 against Novak Djokovic. He followed that with his usual strong clay season, in which he broke Djokovic’s streak of seven consecutive...
Published: November 21, 2012
Martin Kaymer has officially become the latest European take up membership on the PGA Tour in 2013. The 27-year-old, who captured his first major title at the 2010 PGA Championship, joins what seems like an ever-growing list of players choosing to jump over to this side of the Atlantic in pursuit of higher purses, more lucrative endorsement deals, better practice weather and of course, the opportunity...
Published: November 21, 2012
The great thing about televised golf is that viewers get to see and hear a variety of opinions and viewpoints from professional broadcasters who know more about the game than those tuning in from their living rooms. Sometimes we agree with those opinions, sometimes we don’t. Sometimes we like those delivering the opinions, sometimes we don’t. There are some people who won’t watch...
Published: November 21, 2012
Rory McIlroy gets to enjoy a victory lap at the DP World Tour Championship. The golf superstar has already locked up the European Tour title heading into the season’s final event, meaning he’ll add at least one piece of hardware to his trophy case regardless of the result. While his dominance eliminates some of the buzz around the tournament, the star-studded field should make for an intriguing...