Indian Wells 2013: Finals Win Shows Maria Sharapova Is Ready to Dominate 2013

Maria Sharapova has had plenty of good days over her career, but her latest win is a good sign for the future. The 25-year-old star dominated the WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. She not only won all six of her matches in straight sets, but she beat some solid competition on the way to a title. In the quarterfinals, Sharapova won a tough match over sixth-seeded Sara Errani. While she was fortunate... 

Six Nations 2013: Team of the Tournament

The 2013 Six Nations is done and dusted after seven weekends that sum up the good, the bad and the ugly of European rugby. Sometimes it was exhilarating, sometimes it was downright awful but it was always immensely physical and hugely intense. Every team had its fair share of high and lows, and there was a host of players who stood out in every position. Here are my picks for the Team of the Tournament. Begin... 

Paula Creamer Needs to Win That Difficult Second Major in 2013

When Paula Creamer won her her first major title at the tender age of just 24, it was thought that that would be the first of many major championships that she would go on to win. Unfortunately for Creamer, it hasn’t proved to be the case. In fact, ever since she won her first major, she has struggled to win any sort of tournament at all, never mind one of the big four. However, the truly bizarre... 

Jairzinho and the 15 Most Iconic Brazil World Cup Goals

As is to be expected of five-time champions, Brazil have contributed greatly to the rich tapestry of the FIFA World Cup, including some of the most iconic goals in its history. Iconic, of course, doesn’t always mean best. Some goals have gone down in World Cup folklore for the moment that they captured, or the story behind the goal. There are many reasons. From Pele in 1958, via Garrincha, Jairzinho,... 

Manchester United: Why Roy Hodgson Is Treading a Fine Line over Rio Ferdinand

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will link up with the England squad this week for the first time since June 2011. It is hardly a surprising move, considering national manager Roy Hodgson has lost the services of John Terry to international retirement, Phil Jagielka’s ankle injury and the fact Joleon Lescott is not playing regularly for Manchester City this season. Ferdinand... 

Rafael Nadal vs. Juan Martin Del Potro: Why Delpo Is Primed to End Rafa’s Run

It’s a little ironic to witness a giant in the midst of giant-slaying. Watching Juan Martin Del Potro play this week in Indian Wells has been just that. While the media has swirled incessantly around Rafael Nadal‘s show-stopping comeback to the hardcourts after seven months away from tennis due to injury, Del Potro was busy making quiet swells on his side of the draw, eliminating Andy... 

Formula 1: Four Standout Performances from the Australian Grand Prix

A new season has started down under in Melbourne, and already you get an echoing of the multi-faceted and multi-talented field that took the 2012 campaign into a million different directions. The weather made it all the more interesting, with a rare occurrence of qualifying being completed on race Sunday, a few hours before the main spectacle unfolded. It was a stormer of a race too, which in the end... 

Australian Grand Prix 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

Team Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen stunned the racing world and won the 2013 Australian Grand Prix to open the series season on the best possible note for the 33-year-old star (h/t CNN’s official coverage). Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso managed to finish second (12.4 seconds behind the race winner) and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel stole the last spot on the award podium with a third-place... 

5 Players Building the Most Momentum as 2013 Masters Approaches

In addition to long, accurate driving, precise iron play and steely nerves on the devilish Augusta National Golf Club greens, players who are going to contend for that coveted green jacket will need to come into Masters week on something of a roll. Momentum is a fickle entity, but the player who comes in at near top form has at least a chance to win. Struggling players won’t find their games... 

Nadal Tops Berdych, Will Face Del Potro in Surprising Indian Wells Final

With sweat streaming down his face under the hot desert sun, Rafael Nadal served himself into the finals at the BNP Paribas Open.  And by doing so he simultaneously served up an enticing matchup in the finals at Indian Wells that almost no one was expecting when the tournament first started.   Juan Martin del Potro made his own splash Sunday by beating Novak Djokovic in three highly entertaining... 

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