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It doesn’t matter how well Tiger Woods plays during non-major tournaments any more. Woods will forever be judged by how many majors he wins, and until he breaks his five-year majors drought, he’ll never silence his doubters. Really, it’s Woods’ own fault. He’s the one who declared his intentions from the start—he has always made surpassing Jack Nicklaus’...
Published: June 18, 2013
The two hottest players on grass courts at the moment also happen to be two members of the fabled Big Four in tennis: Andy Murray and Roger Federer. Both Murray and Federer have been two sides of the same coin in some ways throughout 2013 so far. Where one has been up, the other has likely been down. Federer, the older, more experienced campaigner of the two, has had a tepid, uninspiring, un-Big-Four-like...
Published: June 18, 2013
Roger Federer won his first title of the year on Sunday and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Wimbledon—which Federer has won a record seven times—begins next week and the aging 31-year-old doesn’t have many more opportunities to capture another Grand Slam singles title. The Swiss great defeated Mikhail Youzhny in Halle on Sunday 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. It came on grass, his preferred...
Published: June 18, 2013
For Rafael Nadal, it’s not a question of talent or ability on the grass—his five career Wimbledon finals appearances and two titles are evidence of that—but of rust. Not overall rust. In nine tournaments since returning from a seven-month injury hiatus, Rafa has made a staggering eight finals in a row, including wins in Barcelona, Madrid and Rome before emerging victorious at...
Published: June 18, 2013
Venus Williams was hoping to get redemption after suffering through the worst Wimbledon finish of her career in 2012. Unfortunately, she is going to have to wait. According to Sky Sports News, the five-time Wimbledon champ and seven-time major winner will miss the action this year at the All England Club with a back injury: Williams confirmed the news on her Facebook page: Unfortunately, I...
Published: June 18, 2013
As if a first-half hat-trick in the final itself didn’t make him a stand-out already, Thiago Alcantara headed into the UEFA European under-21 Championships final having already proven himself head and shoulders above most of his peers. The Spain captain and attacking midfielder used the final to give one final top-drawer showing, netting a perfect treble in the process—header, left foot,...
Published: June 18, 2013
Something about the game of golf appeals to athletes from all kinds of other sports, and football is no exception. We caught up with former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino to talk about his favorite aspects of golf and how he got started playing. Questions? Comments? Hit us up below! Read more Golf news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: June 18, 2013
The U-21 European Championships have finished, Spain are the victors once more. That’s consecutive titles for Thiago Alcantara and co., and the Barcelona midfield schemer rightfully features in our ultimate XI for the tournament. Who joins him? Read on to find out, but be warned: It’s La Roja-centric! Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: June 18, 2013
Thiago Alcantara’s hat-trick sealed a second successive European U-21 crown for both himself and his country Tuesday, as Spain beat five-time winners Italy 4-1 in Jerusalem. The treble took the 22-year-old Barcelona midfielder to within a goal of teammate Alvaro Morata’s tournament-leading tally and capped a performance that will surely see his value rise beyond the £18 million the...
Published: June 18, 2013
Spain’s Under-21 side showed they have similar talent, consistency and desire for silverware as their senior counterparts on Tuesday as they waltzed to a 4-2 European under-21 Championships victory over Italy in Israel. The proud youngsters add that title to a long list accumulated over the past five years by the senior side—who are themselves hoping to win the Confederations Cup this...