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Andy Murray’s Wimbledon victory in front of British fans pleading for a home-country champion demonstrated his ability to perform in a pressure situation. But does that place him among the most clutch players in tennis history? Being a clutch performer means playing at the highest level in the biggest matches when the pressure is greatest. In rankings the 16 most clutch players we relied heavily...
Published: July 31, 2013
This past weekend, the Landon Donovan-led United States Mens National Team beat Panama 1-0 on a late goal from Brek Shea. It was clear that Jurgen Klinsmann’s strategies and tactics were on the field, despite watching from the sky box. While many thought that the competition was far inferior to any real competition the United States have played, American fans need to understand that a win is...
Published: July 31, 2013
It has not been an easy 2013 for the English women’s rugby program. Once seen as a near unstoppable power in global rugby circles, England’s women have suffered a series of disappointing results that will leave many of their supporters asking questions about the state of the national women’s game. Last February, England lost a pair of matches in the 2013 RBS Six Nations, both...
Published: July 31, 2013
There is around one month left of the European transfer window, with clubs looking to complete their squads ahead of the coming campaign. For Brazilian sides, though, that opportunity has passed. They can no longer recruit players from outside of Brazil and, thus, they will now be very cautious about selling their assets. Some clubs, though, will find themselves unable to resist offers, while others...
Published: July 31, 2013
The second round of the 2013 ATP Citi Open begins today, and a sizable group of Americans on both the men’s and women’s side will be taking the court. While there are a few bigger names scattered throughout, many players are just trying to establish themselves as premier competitors on the international stage. Here are a few to keep an eye out for: Alison Riske Riske has mastered...
Published: July 31, 2013
Christian Benitez, one of Ecuador’s most successful strikers, passed away on Monday due to a cardio respiratory arrest. “Chucho”, as everybody knew him, started his professional career in Ecuador with El Nacional. Later he joined English club Birmingham. He was one of the best players of Liga MX, where he played for Santos Laguna and America. In Mexico, he won two local league titles...
Published: July 31, 2013
It is hard to disagree with a sizeable number of Australian fans who believe that, had Quade Cooper been playing for the Wallabies over the summer, the Test series with the British & Irish Lions would have gone the other way. The Wallabies may have been thumped in the final Test, but the first two were settled by a matter of points, and had the maverick Cooper been pulling the strings for...
Published: July 31, 2013
No driver in the history of Formula One can come as close to winning the world drivers’ title without actually doing it as Felipe Massa. Rewind almost five years to the final round of the title decider in Sao Paulo and Massa had tears in his eyes, celebrating becoming a world champion on his home soil. In the pitlane, his father was also crying tears of joy, tears that would become those of despair...
Published: July 31, 2013
Following on from his maiden victory for Mercedes at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton has seemingly launched himself firmly back into title contention. We’ve known Hamilton has been a stellar qualifier for quite some time, and his four pole positions and a handful of front-row slots prove this. The problem is, his Mercedes W04 chassis has had a horrible tendency to eat rear rubber fast,...
Published: July 31, 2013
The 2014 Formula One season could bring with it a substantial face-lift after German newspaper Bild claimed that Ferrari has made Kimi Raikkonen an offer to return to the team (h/t Motorsport.com). Raikkonen currently drives for Lotus and sits second in the championship standings—38 points behind leader Sebastian Vettel—following the Hungarian Grand Prix. He has been linked...