Venus Williams Upsets Victoria Azarenka at Pan Pacific Open

Venus Williams upset No. 2 Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 6-4, at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. It’s a huge win for the No. 63 Williams, who defeated No. 34 Mona Barthel in the first round. Williams is unseeded at this tournament.   It’s another sign that the former No. 1 may be getting back to form. Williams also upset then No. 15 Kirsten Flipkens in the first round of the U.S. Open. Azarenka,... 

European Team of the Week

It was a week to behold for European fly-halves this week as playmakers from France in particular showed that there’s more to their craft than just the kicking game. That being said, hundreds of players from dozens of the Continent’s top teams stood out as particularly powerful, all for a range of reasons. Read on for a breakdown of this weekend’s strongest European XV, with the Aviva... 

Analysing Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull: Is the Car Flattering the F1 Champion?

The title of this piece would suggest that either Sebastian Vettel has not won his titles on merit, or has been flattered by the quality of his car. His booing on several F1 podiums this year further reinforces that idea. True, the Red Bull Racing machines he has used to claim more than 30 wins and three titles by the age of 26 are works of technical art. But is it all down to his car? That’s... 

Why Sebastian Vettel Is Formula 1’s Best Driver

Sebastian Vettel remains on course to win a fourth successive world championship title after he cruised round the streets of Singapore in imperious fashion on Sunday. The German’s win took him 60 points clear at the top of the drivers’ standings, and, barring a huge upturn in fortunes, he won’t be caught. Vettel may not be the most popular driver in Formula 1—or even the quickest—but... 

Why Has Singapore Succeeded Compared to Other Asian F1 Tracks?

While it’s fair to say that Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix did not throw up a classic in terms of the battle for ultimate victory, the event was once again a huge success with full crowds and an electric atmosphere making it another race to remember. Although Sebastian Vettel’s romp to victory was somewhat predictable, the race also threw up its fair share of incident behind, with... 

Home Guard: USMNT Stars Sit Out This Week’s Key MLS Games

The USMNT Home Guard took to the field for their MLS teams last week as the playoff race and the CONCACAF Champions League group stage come down to the final rounds.  Or some of them did anyway. The premier matchup between Landon Donovan’s LA Galaxy and Clint Dempsey‘s Seattle Sounders was contested without the two USMNT stars.  Donovan is nursing a rolled ankle... 

Odds for 2013 PGA Tour Player of the Year After the FedEx Cup

And then there were five. The PGA Tour announced on Monday the final five candidates for Player of the Year honors and will reveal the winner of the coveted award on Friday. As a surprise to few, Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson are the headliners in a race that promises to be one of the closest in recent memory. The voting PGA Tour rank and file will also have the opportunity... 

What Tiger Woods Must Fix in 2013 Offseason to Return to Winning Majors in 2014

Another PGA Tour season has come to a conclusion. Another PGA Tour season has come to a conclusion without Tiger Woods winning a major championship. Did the world come to an end the day after the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup money-grab concluded? Nah, we’re still here, the world’s still spinning and Woods continues to be a very wealthy man. But there is the wailing and gnashing of teeth... 

Andy Murray Tweets Picture from His Hospital Bed After Back Operation

Andy Murray won Wimbledon this year, which effectively means the Scot could retire from tennis tomorrow and simply bask in the glory of achieving something no Brit had managed since the 1930s. But his year has been effectively ended by a back operation just days after he led Britain back into the World Group of Davis Cup tennis for the first time since the era of Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski. At the... 

Will Jurgen Klinsmann’s Experience with Germany Help USA in the World Cup?

As a player and coach, Jurgen Klinsmann participated in four World Cups with the German national team, playing in the tournament in the 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Cups and managing the team in the 2006 World Cup. His two best finishes were in 1990, when he was a major part of the team that won the tournament and in 2006, when he managed the Germans to a third place finish. Now the coach of the United... 

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