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If Tiger Woods‘ first two rounds at the Farmers Insurance Open are any indication of what’s coming during the 2013 PGA season, every golfer not named Rory McIlroy may want to consider turning in his tour card. Despite another relatively slow start to the day, Woods navigated the North Course at Torrey Pines brilliantly throughout the round. He drilled six birdies and...
Published: January 25, 2013
Roger Federer was eliminated from the Australian Open after a semifinal loss to Andy Murray. There’s no doubt that Federer must be disappointed, but that’s a feeling the four-time Australian Open champion better get used to. Federer has had his time at the top of the tennis world. He’s won almost 80 singles matches, 17 Grand Slam titles and six year-end titles. It’s no...
Published: January 25, 2013
Nigeria were denied a victory by Zambia in a result that could serve as a sign of things to come. Missing a penalty and then seeing the same goalkeeper earn Zambia a point isn’t going to instill a lot of confidence in the team. And being without a win is going to make a lot of people nervous, even at this early stage. Captain Vincent Enyeama’s decision to rail at the referees in both games...
Published: January 25, 2013
Roger Federer‘s quest for a fifth Australian Open championship came to an end in the semifinals at the hands of Andy Murray. The U.S. Open champ eliminated Federer in five sets, leaving plenty of questions about what the rest of 2013 will bring for the Swiss star. It’s the third straight year Federer was sent packing in the semifinal round Down Under. He also has just one title in the last...
Published: January 25, 2013
Andy Murray’s victory over Roger Federer proved that his swift path to the semifinal of the Australian Open had no effect on him as the game stretched to five sets. Now, the five sets will work to his advantage as he takes on Novak Djokovic in the final. Murray had played all his games in the heat until the semis, when he played in the cooler temperatures of the evening. Getting the daytime games...
Published: January 25, 2013
Nigeria and Zambia played to a 1-1 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday. The result leaves both Group C countries with two points heading into their final group matches early next week, which means they both have a chance to advance. Emmanuel Emenike opened the scoring for Nigeria in the 57th minute. The Super Eagles missed a golden opportunity in the first half when John Obi Mikel couldn’t...
Published: January 25, 2013
Roger Federer‘s loss to Andy Murray in the Australian Open semifinal on Friday should not be any cause for alarm about the 17-time Grand Slam champion’s form moving forward. A perfect storm of factors caused Federer to drop his third straight match at this juncture in Melbourne, and he will undoubtedly bounce back to have yet another exceptional 2013 campaign. Murray had not dropped a set...
Published: January 25, 2013
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will enter the hard court at Melbourne Park to determine who wins the Australian Open in a matchup that will become all too familiar to tennis spectators over the next few years. Two of the youngest and brightest stars will square off in a Grand Slam final for the third, but doubtfully the last, time. These two sensational players could spur the sport’s...
Published: January 25, 2013
Numbers normally don’t lie in golf. It’s easy to figure out who’s playing well and who isn’t by looking at the statistics. The same thing goes for courses. Players can name this course or that one as the most difficult they’ve ever played, but the numbers make it crystal clear as to which courses are the most difficult. And they also make great indicators as to how courses...
Published: January 25, 2013
Quietly going under the radar at the Australian Open is the announcement that 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer will skip his home country’s Davis Cup match against the defending champion Czech Republic next month in Geneva. Everyone involved is playing the news off as business as usual because Federer has missed the early rounds of Davis Cup competition in past years. This year’s...