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After Roger Federer‘s straight-set loss to Daniel Brands in the Swiss Open on Thursday, the 17-time Grand Slam singles champion has now lost in back-to-back warm-up events for the 2013 U.S. Open. What were supposed to be events that would boost the 31-year-old’s confidence have turned into consecutive losses to unseeded foes. Federer also lost to Federico Delbonis is straight sets in Hamburg. Much...
Published: July 25, 2013
The United States Men’s Soccer team has had quite a summer. The Yanks have won their past 10 games, setting the mark for the best streak in the team’s history. With a combined score of 34-8, the USA has battered its way to both World Cup Qualifying and Gold Cup successes by absolutely destroying virtually every team in its path. However, while the unprecedented run has been a nice ride...
Published: July 25, 2013
Fred Couples notched a huge win in last year’s Senior Open and entered this year’s tournament the favorite to lock up another major senior title. But instead of a repeat performance, Couples struggled in the opening round at Royal Birkdale en route to a four-over 74 and a tie for 59th place following Day 1 of action. Then again, that might not be such a bad thing given his...
Published: July 25, 2013
For the third time in as many Gold Cup appearances, the United States men’s national soccer team is headed to the final. Before a packed house at Texas’ Cowboys Stadium, the United States handily defeated Honduras 3-1 Wednesday night. Forward Eddie Johnson started the comfortable victory off with a goal in the 11th minute and the resurgent Landon Donovan capped the score with two more of...
Published: July 25, 2013
Roger Federer was defeated in the first match at the Swiss Open, losing to Daniel Brands 6-3, 6-4. It’s his third loss to a low-ranked opponent since his ouster at Wimbledon and brings up greater concerns as he heads to Montreal, Canada for the Rogers Cup. The difficulties for Federer have been highlighted by media members as losses to unimpressive players have become more common. The losses...
Published: July 25, 2013
Roger Federer has suffered yet another surprise defeat at the hands of a much lower ranked player after losing in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to Daniel Brands of Germany. The world No. 5 succumbed to his second defeat in his second tournament since Wimbledon, losing in 65 minutes to the 55th ranked player in the world. His previous defeat, at the clay court tournament in Hamburg, was to world No. 114 Federico...
Published: July 25, 2013
After seven months of compelling action, the field in the 2013 Super Rugby season has been whittled down to just a few teams left to vie for the championship in Round 22. Kicking off the action this weekend is a promotional relegation contest between the Southern Kings and the Golden Lions. The two teams will play their first of two games on Friday, July 26 to determine which of them will be...
Published: July 25, 2013
The Hungarian Grand Prix comes on the back of a three-week break between races. In the middle of that break was the Young Driver Test, which this year doubled up as an opportunity to test some new construction tyres. The race has been a fixture on the calendar every year since 1986, when it became the first-ever Formula One race behind the Iron Curtain. This was seen as a huge coup in broadening the...
Published: July 25, 2013
The 2013 Super 15 Rugby Draw is in full swing, as some of the top teams in the world have come together to fight for league supremacy. While all have dreams of winning the title, some are simply looking to remain afloat. Two of those teams, the Southern Kings and MTN Lions, will be playing in a relegation fixture to determine who remains in the standings for the Super 15 table. Both squads have...
Published: July 25, 2013
Expectations can be very difficult. They define how we assess success, where we identify failure and how we classify accomplishments. In golf, one man’s four-win PGA Tour season isn’t enough to qualify for a great year, while a single-win campaign for another is deemed a huge success. Who you are, what you’ve done and where the bar has been set has as much to do with how a golfer’s...