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The first Grand Slam tournament of 2014 got underway on Monday, Jan. 13, as the Australian Open made its return with the giants of tennis congregating in Melbourne. Novak Djokovic stepped back onto the famous hard court in Rod Laver Arena to begin the defence of his 2013 title, while Serena Williams began her search for a sixth Australian Open crown. Below we list all of the scores and recap the highs...
Published: January 13, 2014
With any luck, Day 2 of the Australian Open will build upon what was a thrilling Day 1 and provide even more big-name upsets. The first rounds of Grand Slams always have a few surprises here and there, but down in Melbourne, the upsets come hard and fast. Having the tournament so early in the season means that players don’t have a ton of time to prepare. That levels the playing field and results...
Published: January 13, 2014
The first Grand Slam of the 2014 tennis season is the Australian Open, and the excitement surrounding the start of the major has fans focused on which stars will falter in the first real competition of the year. While top players like Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have played well leading into this tournament and through the first round, there are well-known names that will struggle under the...
Published: January 13, 2014
May 1, 2014 will be the 20th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna, the last driver to die in a Formula One grand prix. In the early years of the sport—the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s—such a gap between fatalities would have been unimaginable. F1 was just too dangerous. In 1: Life on the Limit, the new documentary by Paul Crowder, three-time world champion Jackie Stewart relates a story...
Published: January 13, 2014
Serena Williams marched into the second round of the 2014 Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-1 straight-sets win over Ashleigh Barty. Williams, who will be hoping to secure her sixth Australian Open singles title during this year’s championship, was typically powerful from the back of the court and eased into the next round with 31 winners and six aces, per the tournament’s official website. Despite...
Published: January 13, 2014
During a period of relative quiet in the Formula One paddock, stars of the F1 world gathered at the annual Autosport International Show at Birmingham’s NEC over the weekend to chew the fat over all things F1. Amongst today’s news from the show, Martin Brundle gives his forthright thoughts on the pay driver situation, Marussia complete their driver line-up and McLaren’s test driver...
Published: January 13, 2014
The last eight in the Heineken Cup is now taking shape with just one round of pool matches remaining. The knockout stages are promising to throw up some fascinating fixtures as the qualified sides start jockeying for home advantage in the quarter-finals. That’s the beauty of this competition, there is hardly a dead game with just one weekend left. Those already qualified need to make sure they...
Published: January 13, 2014
Cameroon, Brazil and Croatia will bring out the best of El Tri at the 2014 World Cup, but so far Mexico only have one friendly scheduled. They challenge South Korea on Wednesday, January 29. Although Miguel Herrera and his staff had reached out to Italy and Spain, the answer was not encouraging. Herrera told Mexican football website MedioTiempo: We tried to play with Spain and Italy, both said...
Published: January 12, 2014
For the 2010 Formula One season, the FIA allowed three new entrants to join the grid. With the addition of Lotus, Virgin and Hispania Racing (HRT), the number of constructors expanded to 12, the first time since 1995 that more than 11 teams participated in a season. At the time, Virgin boss Richard Branson bragged that, “This will be the lowest-budget team in Formula One. Money’s not everything,”...
Published: January 12, 2014
It was another busy week for Americans playing abroad with Michael Bradley’s shock transfer to Major League Soccer topping all the headlines. In addition to Bradley’s move, Oguchi Onyewu announced a club move this week and Clint Dempsey got his first league start since returning to England. Jozy Altidore made several important contributions to Sunderland‘s win, Julian Green scored...