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The last salvos have been fired for 2013 with a few big French guns failing. Toulon, Toulouse and Castres all lost in the last action of 2013 in the Top 14, while England’s big hitters all recorded healthy wins, as did Munster and Leinster. With the Heineken Cup’s last pool-stage matches looming early in the new year, each side still in with a shout of qualification will need to hit the...
Published: December 29, 2013
With most of the European leagues on their respective winter breaks, most of the action for Americans playing abroad was in England, highlighted by a particularly disastrous performance from Sunderland striker Jozy Altidore. There were also assists from Tim Ream and Duane Holmes and new transfer rumors regarding Aron Johannsson and Michael Bradley. Here’s how this week’s action went down. The...
Published: December 29, 2013
The 2014 Brisbane International signals the dawn of a new season for the ATP and WTA, serving as part of the preparation for the first Grand Slam event of the year in the Australian Open. Stars from both of the top circuits in pro tennis will be in action, with Roger Federer headlining the men’s side as the No. 1 seed and Serena Williams garnering the same designation for the women. Williams...
Published: December 29, 2013
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was injured in a skiing accident on Sunday. As reported by Jennie Gow of BBC Radio 5 Live, Schumacher was airlifted to a hospital but was conscious, according to the resort director in Meribel, France: #F1 Hearing from director of Meribel that although head injury “not thought to be very serious.” MSC was wearing a helmet. Response...
Published: December 29, 2013
It is perhaps something of a shame that Kimi Raikkonen will no longer be pitting his wits against Romain Grosjean in the same team in 2014. Whilst the Finn undoubtedly started the 2013 season as the senior driver, Grosjean ended the season the stronger and it would have been fascinating to see what developed in 2014 had Raikkonen not moved to Ferrari. In the first of a series of driver comparisons...
Published: December 29, 2013
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will miss the Brisbane International with a right shoulder injury. Sports Illustrated’s Beyond the Baseline Twitter feed provides the news: Caroline Wozniacki withdraws from Brisbane with a right shoulder injury. #wta — Beyond The Baseline (@SI_BTBaseline) December 29, 2013 Wozniacki, the current world No. 10 and No. 6 seed in Brisbane,...
Published: December 28, 2013
Lewis Hamilton has the pop star girlfriend in the form of Nicole Scherzinger, but has denied that he has the pop star record, featuring on a track by vocalist Ana Lou. The 2008 F1 world champion’s name was linked with the record, which appeared on YouTube, but has taken to social media to deny any involvement: Hey all. Have just heard that someone has put a song out saying it’s me..LMAO...
Published: December 28, 2013
Novak Djokovic defeated David Ferrer 7-5, 6-2 to win his third consecutive title at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships. Although this exhibition will not impact the world rankings, the current No. 2 player in the world will take home a hearty $250,000 (€181,000) for the win. Ferrer got off to a strong start early in the first set, winning a number of games with his strong serve...
Published: December 28, 2013
It was a disappointing 2013 season for Roger Federer. The 17-time Grand Slam champion fell to No. 7 in the world and failed to make a Grand Slam final for the first time in 11 years. Apparently, this marked the time for a change. Federer announced via Facebook on Friday that six-time Grand Slam champion and childhood hero Stefan Edberg would be joining his coaching team for the upcoming Australian...
Published: December 27, 2013
Five African teams will represent the continent in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup next summer. Among these sides are a number of players capable of stealing the show; the draw has given several nations a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out rounds, perhaps one or two of these figures will be contesting the business end of the world’s greatest tournament. Read on to discover Bleacher...