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New Zealand will expect to keep alive their perfect record in the Rugby Championship when they host Australia in Wellington in the second round of the 2013 tournament on Saturday. The All Blacks won all six of their games in the first edition of the Rugby Championship last year and opened their 2013 account with a comfortable 47-29 victory over the Wallabies in Sydney last week. Steve Hansen’s...
Published: August 23, 2013
Taking an 18-point aggregate advantage back to Toronto this week, a place in the 2015 Rugby World Cup’s Pool D would appear to be as good as Canada’s. The Maple Leafs eased to a 27-9 win over the USA in Charleston last Saturday, thanks in large part to a non-existent Eagles offence. Although it won’t mean the end of either side’s World Cup qualification hopes, there’s...
Published: August 23, 2013
With the 2014 World Cup on the horizon, plenty of home-based players are gearing themselves up for the season ahead, looking to earn a place in Luiz Felipe Scolari’s Brazil squad ahead of next summer. The Brasileirao has always been a source of strength to the national team, adding depth to the quality that the European-based players provide. Former domestic stars such as Paulinho and Bernard...
Published: August 23, 2013
New Zealand’s dominance of Bledisloe Cup proceedings over the course of the last decade has been so decisive that Australian minds must have dragged way past the stage of weariness at this point. Following Australia’s 47-29 defeat at the ANZ Stadium last weekend, that crumbling record looks likely only to worsen when the two teams meet once again, this time in Wellington. A game that will...
Published: August 23, 2013
Momentum can change hands in an instant in tennis, so when you have it you want to hang onto it. No player in tennis has more momentum heading into the season’s final Grand Slam event than Rafael Nadal, who has won 10 straight matches, including ATP Masters 1000 titles in Montreal and Cincinnati since his upset loss at Wimbledon two months ago. Now, Rafa enters Flushing Meadows as the world No....
Published: August 23, 2013
The 2013 U.S. Open from Flushing Meadows, N.Y., is one of the biggest Grand Slams of the year, and the focus has shifted to the betting odds and which top stars will falter. Some of the biggest names in the sport are heading toward a subpar performance, and all of the following players should be avoided by those looking to make a wager on the event. Rafael Nadal (Odds: 2-1) Rafael Nadal won...
Published: August 23, 2013
The race for the FedEx Cup and its $10 million grand prize is on as Tiger Woods and the world’s best golfers partake in the 2013 edition of The Barclays in Jersey City, N.J. As a launching point for the 2013 FedEx Cup playoffs, The Barclays represent a unique challenge, as the tournament counts for 2,500 points. Plenty of storylines leading up to the tournament were highly publicized,...
Published: August 23, 2013
The Formula 1 season did not roar back into life on Friday morning exactly, as the expected damp start to the weekend in the Ardennes muted the action. However, back the F1 season is, and there’s plenty to chew over before the weekend’s serious running begins. Lewis Hamilton’s victory in Hungary, not to mention the competitiveness of the Lotus, has reignited the title fight after...
Published: August 23, 2013
The 2013 Formula 1 season kicks back into life at the iconic circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. Triple world champion Sebastian Vettel leads the pack going into the weekend, but with a changeable forecast and plenty of questions over tyres and personnel, there is plenty to play for at the Belgian Grand Prix. Practice sessions for the race take place on Friday and Saturday ahead of qualifying, with...
Published: August 23, 2013
The future of Kimi Raikkonen has fallen under a new cloud of uncertainty ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, after Red Bull boss Christian Horner refused to rule out the capture of the former world champion. Raikkonen was believed to be out of the running for next year’s vacant seat, with Daniel Ricciardo expected to be announced this weekend. However, Sky Sports reports a fresh twist from Horner: Has...