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While most of the field at the Deutsche Bank Championship is trying to improve their standings in the FedEx Cup playoffs, a few players are trying to earn a spot on one of the teams. The Presidents Cup will be held October 4-6, at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio. The United States Team has won seven of the nine previous competitions, and the International Team is beginning to feel the pressure. The...
Published: August 30, 2013
As much as the current state of affairs might entertain, it’s human nature to always look for the next biggest, the next brightest: the next best thing. In the Aviva Premiership’s current state, Leicester, Saracens, Harlequins and Northampton Saints have been the division’s big wigs, dominating domestic silverware between them. However, rugby, like any other major sport, is cyclical...
Published: August 30, 2013
Very soon, one of Formula One’s greatest characters will be immortalised in international cinema. Rush, the Hollywood depiction of the 1976 title battle between James Hunt, a man who barely followed his own rules, and Niki Lauda, then a two-time world champion, will hit cinema screens before the year’s end. And with yesterday being Hunt the Shunt’s birthday (he’d have been 66),...
Published: August 30, 2013
When Dani Alves buried a stunning header at the wrong end of the pitch, Luiz Felipe Scolari would have been forgiven for questioning where the Selecao of a few months previous had gone. The score was 1-0 to Switzerland, and the hosts handed the 2013 Confederations Cup winners a brutal wake-up call upon their return to international football. Just six weeks earlier, the Selecao were celebrating...
Published: August 30, 2013
The 2013 Deutsche Bank Championship gets off to its annual unconventional Friday start for Labor Day weekend, serving as the the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs in Norton, Mass. TPC Boston is once again the venue for the tournament, where world No. 4 Rory McIlroy is the defending champion. McIlroy, though, has struggled. He’s gone winless this season and hasn’t been ranked this low...
Published: August 30, 2013
Phil Mickelson has set the bar high in the second FedEx Cup playoff event of the year. That’s because he fired a 63 in the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston and that has given him the top spot on the leaderboard. Tiger Woods wants the championship himself, and he fired a solid 68, but he has a lot of ground to make up if he is going to catch Phil. Adam Scott, the Masters...
Published: August 30, 2013
It has been one heck of a week for rugby fans in the southern New Zealand province of Otago. After claiming the Ranfurly Shield for the first time since 1957, the province has well and truly caught a dosage of Shield Fever, with anyone and everyone wanting to join in on the celebrations. Last Friday night’s 26-19 win over Waikato might mean more to Otago than most other regions, simply by virtue...
Published: August 29, 2013
When a player has won five PGA Tour events, owns eight top 10 finishes and makes $8,215,119 in one season, it’s safe to say they’ve been successful. That’s the story for Tiger Woods, who leads the world in wins and money earned in 2013, all the while ranking second in top 10 spots earned. Even with this glory established, Woods needs a win at the TPC Boston Pro-Am to recover his lost...
Published: August 29, 2013
After seven matchdays we have seen some unforgettable performances in the Liga MX. Mexican and foreign players have battled to take their teams to the top of the general table. Several have stood out for their consistency and leadership on the pitch. Some have surprised us with amazing goals; others with creativity and strategy. Let’s find out who are the footballers that have made the cut in...
Published: August 29, 2013
USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann today named his 23-man roster for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Costa Rica and Mexico. In addition to the usual considerations about player form, positional needs and the opponent, Klinsmann had to consider the large number of American players carrying yellow cards into the seventh and eighth rounds of the Hex. Ten Americans currently carry a yellow card...