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Storylines are already taking shape for the Australian Open, which gets under way on Jan. 13 in Melbourne. We selected eight issues that seem to be gaining traction as the first Grand Slam event of 2014 approaches. More are likely to arise as the Australian Open nears. Issues involving the stars of the game, including Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal,...
Published: January 2, 2014
The riches of French rugby have lured several big names across La Manche in recent seasons. Jonny Wilkinson leads a large British contingent down in Toulon, while Welsh duo James Hook and Luke Charteris are plying their trade in Perpignan. Then you have Nathan Hines and Lee Byrne at Clermont Auvergne, set to be joined next season by Jonathan Davies, while Racing Metro is home to Welsh trio Jamie Roberts,...
Published: January 2, 2014
The riches of French rugby have lured several big names across La Manche in recent seasons. Jonny Wilkinson leads a large British contingent down in Toulon, while Welsh duo James Hook and Luke Charteris are plying their trade in Perpignan. Then you have Nathan Hines and Lee Byrne at Clermont Auvergne, set to be joined next season by Jonathan Davies, while Racing Metro is home to Welsh trio Jamie Roberts,...
Published: January 2, 2014
The Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA) has announced that Adam Scott was voted the Male Player of the Year, as reported by the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com). Scott’s four world-wide victories, including the 2013 Masters, earned him the award over Tiger Woods by just five votes. Even though Woods won five PGA Tour titles and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year, the GWAA gave extra...
Published: January 2, 2014
Ferrari have planned to celebrate Michael Schumacher’s birthday on Friday by staging a vigil outside his Grenoble hospital in France. Schumacher remains in a critical condition following a serious skiing accident sustained at the Meribel resort on Sunday. Autosport reported on Thursday afternoon that Ferrari’s official Facebook page urged fans of the German to turn up wearing...
Published: January 2, 2014
Golfing in a place that looks like paradise must be amazing. Getting paid for it must be even better. On Friday, the annual Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Maui will commence. The 72-hole tournament runs from Jan. 3-6 and features 30 of the top players in the world. To qualify, each golfer had to win a tournament during 2013, so every player in the field has experienced some level...
Published: January 2, 2014
Aside from the major regulations set to shake up Formula One in 2014, the other major talking point is how Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen will work as Ferrari teammates. On paper, it looks like the strongest team pairing on the grid, but many have speculated that their contrasting characters could be disruptive. Even Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has admitted that the pairing could be a...
Published: January 2, 2014
Roger Federer may be in the last years of his career, but the Swiss star still has that aura about him that makes you believe he can do just about anything. So when he goes for a smash in a doubles match at the Brisbane Invitational in Australia, and it hits the frame of the racquet, loops up in the air, bounces just over the net like a drop shot and then spins back and bounces on his own side...
Published: January 1, 2014
The very nature of sport decrees that sometimes players are just going to have a stinker. Whether they get outplayed by their opposite, drop a massive, unenforced clanger or do something downright stupid, sportsmen have their off-days, even off-seasons. So, picking a XV of men who could and should have done better in 2013 requires us to look for the underperformers, the howlers and the moments of stupidity,...
Published: January 1, 2014
The very nature of sport decrees that sometimes players are just going to have a stinker. Whether they get outplayed by their opposite, drop a massive, unenforced clanger or do something downright stupid, sportsmen have their off-days, even off-seasons. So, picking a XV of men who could and should have done better in 2013 requires us to look for the underperformers, the howlers and the moments of stupidity,...