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Argentina star Lionel Messi has been a talisman for his team as they marched to qualification for the 2014 World Cup. With two games remaining in the South America competition, and thanks in part to 10 goals from La Pulga, the Albiceleste have booked their place in Brazil with ease. Few will feel greater joy than the Barcelona phenomenon, who for years battled with allegations that the national...
Published: September 17, 2013
With the recent announcement that Felipe Massa will no longer be a Ferrari driver after the end of the current season and the fact that it is the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend, I was reminded about one of the great overtaking moves in recent times. Massa was chasing Bruno Senna’s Williams in last year’s event and tracked him for the best part of a lap before the Brazilian made a slight...
Published: September 17, 2013
Less than a year away, the 2014 FIFA World Cup is fast approaching. Alejandro Sabella has taken over the Argentine squad and has helped in securing their ticket to Brazil next summer, guaranteeing Lionel Messi another shot at the World Cup. Whereas 2010’s Argentina—headed by legendary footballer Diego Maradona—struggled in procuring a solid defense and appeared to be overly reliant...
Published: September 17, 2013
The four-tournament FedEx Cup playoffs come to a close this week at the Tour Championship, and what a star-studded soiree it promises to be at storied East Lake Golf Club. There are two titles on the line when the world’s top players tee it up on Thursday. First, there’s the prestigious tournament itself, which will award the winner more than a $1.4 million in earnings and the final trophy...
Published: September 17, 2013
Tiger Woods has definitely regained the form that has made him the most watched and written-about athlete on the planet. The latest incident occurred during the second round of the BMW Championship when a camera caught Woods slightly moving his golf ball while inspecting his lie. Woods was assessed a two-stroke penalty and was once again the center of media attention. Even though cameras and media...
Published: September 17, 2013
Zach Johnson won the 2013 BMW Championship with a 268 16-under par, shooting six-under during the final round. He shot all but one round under 70 and, in turn, secured $1.44 million and 2,500 points in the race for the FedEx Cup, per ESPN. For those who didn’t watch the action transpire, here is what you should take away from the action at Conway Farms. Ten players shot 10-under or better, with...
Published: September 16, 2013
Amplified by his pedestrian final-round showing at the BMW Championship on Monday, Tiger Woods has been anything but money during the first three events of the FedEx Cup playoffs. Yet the world’s top-ranked player is still the odds-on favorite to cash a check for $10 million at the conclusion of the TOUR Championship on Sunday, with or without a victory. Welcome to the PGA Tour’s confounding...
Published: September 16, 2013
As they headed into the backstretch of the FedEx Cup playoffs, PGA Tour players jockeyed for position at the BMW Championship, setting up a ferocious finish at the upcoming season’s finale at East Lake. Zach Johnson zoomed past record-breaker Jim Furyk and a surging Nick Watney to win the tournament and jump all the way from 27th to the fourth spot in the standings, giving him a great shot at...
Published: September 16, 2013
Entering the the BMW Championship, Zach Johnson sat in 27th in the FedEx Cup standing and was simply hoping to stay inside the top 30 to qualify for the final event. After firing a six-under 65 in the final round at rain-soaked Conway Farms Golf Course in Lake Forrest, Ill., the 37-year-old finished the event at 16-under to win the tournament by two strokes over second-place finisher Nick Watney. Johnson’s...
Published: September 16, 2013
With few tournaments remaining to end the year on a strong note, a number of top players will take their talents to Russia for the St. Petersburg Open. This 32-person event is one of the first indoor tournaments of the year. The competitors will play on a hard court in an effort to win their share of the prize money as well as 250 points toward the World Rankings. Running from Sept. 16 to Sept. 22,...