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Wimbledon, the mother of all Grand Slams, where great champions have been born and careers have being bookended with the meaning they lacked, is almost upon us. Ahead of the tournament, French Open champion Rafael Nadal decided to forego his usual preparatory grass court tournament, while his semifinal opponent Novak Djokovic has done likewise. French Open absentee Andy Murray is busy getting his season...
Published: June 12, 2013
Tonga’s David Halaifonua has been suspended by the International Rugby Board (IRB), via IRB.com, for six weeks due to a vicious, illegal hit on Canada winger Matt Evans. Bleacher Report covered the initial aftermath of the match, in which Tonga head coach Mana Otai claimed that his players were being targeted by officials and that he could see no reason for any punishment. On June 12, the IRB’s...
Published: June 12, 2013
Cue the panic at Estadio Azteca. Mexico had a chance to make a statement and absolve some of their earlier concerns after a slow start to the hexagonal table in 2014 World Cup qualifying standings, but a scoreless draw against Costa Rica did anything but table early concerns that El Tri are lost under Jose Manuel de la Torre. In fact, Mexico is in dire straits headed into the Confederations...
Published: June 12, 2013
With just five games left in the UEFA European U-21 Championship before we see a champion declared in the 2013 tournament, the time is now for rising stars to make a name for themselves. The international tournament provides clubs and fans with a look at some of the premier young talent throughout all of Europe. While these players do not see the opportunity to shine all that often on the big...
Published: June 12, 2013
It may have taken longer than expected, but the side everyone expected to dominate Tuesday evening’s friendly between Spain and Ireland at Yankee Stadium managed to do so. The top-ranked Spaniards fought through a frustrating 68 minutes against Ireland, ripe with unrequited scoring chances and mediocre form from some top stars, but Roberto Soldado made that wait worthwhile in the ensuing minute. Taking...
Published: June 12, 2013
Argentina remained top of the South American World Cup Qualifying group standings with a 1-1 draw against Ecuador in Quito on Tuesday night. In an entertaining affair, the visitors took an early lead, courtesy of a Sergio Aguero penalty, before the hosts struck back via a Segundo Castillo header. Lionel Messi came off the bench in the second half, but was unable to make a difference on the scoreboard,...
Published: June 12, 2013
The U.S. Open makes its triumphant return to Merion Golf Club after more than three decades, and there’s plenty to look forward to. As is always the case with golf’s major championships, the grass is just a little greener, the sun is just a little brighter, and the fairways are just a little more inviting. Actually, there hasn’t been a whole lot of sun leading up to the tournament,...
Published: June 12, 2013
Rugby Canada will undertake their biggest challenge of the summer this Saturday, when they take on Ireland at Toronto’s BMO Field. The eighth-ranked Irish arrive in Toronto on the back of a narrow 15 – 12 victory over the USA last weekend, in Houston. They will meet a 13th-ranked Canadian team that, although battle-scarred, is riding a three-game summer win streak; having dispatched...
Published: June 12, 2013
The U.S. Open is typically a grueling tournament where players who do their best to stay close to par will be in contention on Sunday, but this year will be different. While there are a few incredibly difficult holes—the gargantuan 256-yard par-three third and unreachable 628-yard par-five fourth come to mind—at Merion Golf Course, it is, on average, very short, stretching to just 6,996...
Published: June 12, 2013
Denmark’s pursuit of qualifying for a second consecutive World Cup suffered a major setback Tuesday after a shocking 4-0 defeat at home to Armenia. The Danes now sit in fifth place in Europe’s Group B, ahead of only last-placed Malta with four matches remaining. The match got off to the absolute worst start for Denmark, as Armenia’s Yura Movsisyan wasted no time in giving the...