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Ireland’s slip down the IRB world rankings has seen Samoa rise above their European counterparts in what’s been one of their most successful periods ever. Now the Pacific Islanders travel to Dublin hoping to establish a more visceral difference between them and the Shamrock. Last year, the Samoans travelled to Wales and pulled off an upset against Warren Gatland’s side. They...
Published: November 9, 2013
Australia opened up their autumn tour with a disappointing loss to England last weekend but can look forward to Saturday’s fixture against Italy being a more manageable encounter. The Azzurri have lost each of their last three matches since winning two of their five Six Nations outings earlier this year, but captain Sergio Parisse will hope to lift his side to a surprise win over their Southern...
Published: November 9, 2013
A repeat of 2011’s Rugby World Cup final, France and New Zealand clash once more this Saturday, but it’s Les Bleus that boast home advantage this time around. There is a more recent context to this fixture, however, as France went 0-3 during their tour of New Zealand over the summer, helping the All Blacks prepare for their Rugby Championship tournament and scoring only 22 points across...
Published: November 9, 2013
Oscar Tabarez‘s Uruguay face Hossam Hassan‘s Jordan over two legs for a place at the Brazil 2014 World Cup. The South Americans are the bookmakers pick to win the tie, but do they deserve such heavy favoritism after enduring a somewhat troubled qualifying campaign? Uruguay are at odds of as low as $1.02 to progress to the World Cup finals, while Jordan are unfancied at $13. The first leg...
Published: November 8, 2013
Rafael Nadal reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in the world by beating Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6, 7-6 at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. It completed an impressive year which saw the Spaniard fight his way back from injury and climb to the pinnacle of tennis despite sitting out the calendar’s first Grand Slam tournament. At the tender age of 27, if Nadal can keep his creaky knees intact, he is...
Published: November 8, 2013
Day 5 of the 2013 ATP World Tour Finals was one of the most exciting of the event thus far, and the action in the singles and doubles divisions has really started to heat up. With Stanislas Wawrinka upsetting No. 3 seed David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal holding on for a victory over Tomas Berdych—as well as two of the fiercest doubles battles fans will ever see—this tournament is turning out...
Published: November 8, 2013
On Tuesday, United States Soccer and United States women’s national team head coach Tom Sermanni announced an 18-player roster for the team’s friendly on Sunday against rival Brazil. Here’s a breakdown of the roster. The usual suspects At goalkeeper, the U.S. will have Hope Solo and usual backup Nicole Barnhart. The center of the back line will be well-kept with regulars Rachel...
Published: November 8, 2013
Tiger Woods is playing his best golf in five years, and he’s winning tournaments with ease—they just aren’t the right tournaments. As 2013 comes to a close, Woods can reflect on his PGA Player of the Year award, as he steels himself for a run at an elusive 15th major in 2014. There is ample reason to believe he will get it, even if the all-time record of 18 majors will remain...
Published: November 8, 2013
Mexico and Nigeria played in the final match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2013. It was the second time they faced each other in the tournament, with the African side winning both games. The victory also set Nigeria as the most successful team of the competition—with four titles—since it was founded in 1985. It was also its first since 2007, when they defeated Spain in penalty kicks. For Mexico,...
Published: November 8, 2013
The FIFA World Cup is a global phenomenon and, next summer, it will be the competition’s most successful nation, Brazil, that will play host to the tournament’s latest edition. The South American giants have not hosted since 1950, when they were stunned by Uruguay in the final at the Maracana—a game that, while now less embedded in the country’s psyche than it has been in the...