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The stage is set for a memorable ATP World Tour Finals in London. This year, Rafael Nadal reclaimed the spotlight and upstaged former No. 1 Novak Djokovic. Stanislas Wawrinka, an understudy most of his career, is vying for a starting role on the tour. Andy Murray qualified but had to bow out after undergoing back surgery. Meanwhile, the great Roger Federer returns in hopes of reviving his game. With...
Published: November 1, 2013
Roger Federer is having a strong finish after struggling for most of this year, but he isn’t going to be able to get past Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the 2013 BNP Paribas Masters. In his quarterfinal match against Juan Martin del Potro, Federer hit his first official snag of the tournament. He coasted through the first few rounds, but dropped the second set against del Potro, winning...
Published: November 1, 2013
Having begun their end-of-year Test run with a third successive Bledisloe Cup win over Australia, New Zealand move on to Japan this weekend. After a disappointing 2013 stretch, the Cherry Blossoms have won all of their last three matches, morale boosting wins coming against Wales, Canada and USA. That being said, the All Blacks hold a different proposition entirely, and this summer, they established...
Published: November 1, 2013
The 2013 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is this weekend, and predicting F1 has become relatively easy of late. Pole and the win for Sebastian Vettel. But Romain Grosjean has been threatening to mark his upsurge in form with a victory, and the tyre situation in the UAE could well play into his hands. Elsewhere, the battle between Caterham and Marussia for 10th in the constructors’ championship...
Published: November 1, 2013
For one of the most successful team principals in the history of Formula 1, the sun is setting on a glittering career. Current Mercedes Motorsport boss Ross Brawn will quit the team at the end of the season, at least according to reports on BBC Sport earlier in the week. Should Brawn walk away from the sport, he can do so with his head held high. He has been instrumental in the success of practically...
Published: November 1, 2013
Mika Hakkinen remains a part of modern McLaren history. Today marks 15 years since the Flying Finn earned his first Formula One world title, and alongside David Coulthard he forms the last partnership to deliver the Woking squad the Constructors’ title, in 1999. Hakkinen is rightly spoken of as a popular champion. He was incredibly quick and often delivered single-lap efforts which beggared belief,...
Published: November 1, 2013
In the latter stages of what has been a disappointing 2013 golf season, Rory McIlroy‘s recent play is a sign that things are looking up for the 24-year-old, two-time major champion. McIlroy‘s one-shot victory over Tiger Woods in China’s much-ballyhooed “Match at Mission Hills” this past week produced more than just bragging rights—and a lucrative pay day—in...
Published: November 1, 2013
With Halloween falling this week, let’s take a look at a situation that will frighten every Italian soccer fan: an injury to Gianluigi Buffon. Fans of the Azzurri have gone through this harrowing situation before. At the World Cup in 2010, Buffon injured his back before Italy’s opening match and had to be withdrawn at halftime. The result was abysmal. Buffon‘s understudy—whom...
Published: November 1, 2013
Sebastian Vettel may have already been crowned world champion for a fourth consecutive year, but there’s still the matter of three remaining races to contest. The next stop is Abu Dhabi, hosting its fifth Formula 1 event. Vettel has taken two of the previous four races, with Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen also taking the champagne. Having won the championship in style, Vettel can...
Published: November 1, 2013
Even though Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel wrapped up a fourth consecutive constructors’ and drivers’ championship double in India last weekend, there are several other storylines bubbling under the surface that make Abu Dhabi compulsive viewing. Vettel himself may be able to relax and simply enjoy himself now, but the same cannot be said of many other drivers on the grid, who have their...