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The Six Nations championship is one of rugby’s great equalisers, where those names billed as the best and brightest can often crumble under pressure of shouldering their country’s dreams. However, that platform has a flip side, providing some of the competition’s lesser-known participants with an opportunity to impress on Europe’s biggest stages in the Northern Hemisphere’s...
Published: February 12, 2014
Tennis has a lot to look forward to with three more Grand Slam opportunities in 2014. Stars like Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic look to get back to the winner’s circle in the ATP. Serena Williams and plenty of other WTA stars should provide excellent matchups. But if we could choose the most compelling matchups for each of the Grand Slam finals, what would they be? There is one...
Published: February 11, 2014
Ireland have enjoyed their best start to a Six Nations since winning the Grand Slam in 2009. Back-to-back wins hint at a consistency that has eluded them over the last decade of Six Nations tournaments and cost them at least two more titles. If they are to add this year’s trophy to their cabinet, they will do it the hard way with away fixtures to England and France, the latter providing a potential...
Published: February 11, 2014
Mexican clubs Santos Laguna and Leon are ready to play in this year’s Copa Libertadores. To succeed in their quest for the title, both sides will have to rely on key players. From defenders to strikers, these footballers must bring their A-game to have a shot at securing the title, a feat no Mexican team has ever achieved. “Los Guerreros” will make their second appearance in the history...
Published: February 11, 2014
The second round of this year’s Six Nations took a slightly more obscure turn in terms of the biggest blows that were landed, with not too many noticeable collisions actually occurring through the regular mean of open play. Instead, we were treated to a lesson in skullduggery, where cheap shots, headbutts and even abuse of the camera equipment on the sidelines featuring as some of those blows...
Published: February 11, 2014
Toronto FC, coached by former Blackburn, Tottenham and QPR defender Ryan Nelsen, have snapped up one of the world’s top goalkeepers, Julio Cesar. Updates from Friday, Feb. 14 Cesar has agreed to a loan move from QPR and will link up with his new side for the start of the 2014 MLS season. The news was confirmed by Kurtis Larson of the Toronto Sun, who reports: Brazilian international goalkeeper...
Published: February 11, 2014
The jumping to conclusions has already begun. With a victory in the Australian Ladies Masters on Sunday, Cheyenne Woods has been elevated to the next “it” in women’s golf. At least in the minds of some, who believe the niece of Tiger Woods is now on the fast track to superstardom. In an attempt to slow that high-speed train down for just a minute, does anyone remember Michelle Wie,...
Published: February 11, 2014
Brazil manager Luiz Felipe Scolari has called Premier League standouts Willian and Fernandinho into his squad for next month’s friendly against South Africa in Johannesburg, according to Reuters. Initially capped by former Selecao boss Mano Menezes, Willian scored his first international goal in November as Brazil thumped Honduras 5-0 in Miami. That performance, combined with a series of impressive...
Published: February 11, 2014
There is a lot of money in Formula One; that is no secret. According to Reuters, the sport generated more than $1.5 billion in revenue in 2011. But how much of that money finds its way back to the teams? How much is a victory worth? Or the Constructors’ Championship? As with many questions in F1, there are no simple answers. At the beginning of the 2013 season, F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone explained that...
Published: February 11, 2014
If Steve Williams can count Adam Scott’s victories at the World Series of Golf and at The Masters as wins, how many do you think Butch Harmon can count? Butch would probably say one: the 1971 Broome County Open. He is a realist. Yet, looking at the landscape of the PGA Tour, Harmon’s name keeps popping up. You know about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, never mind Greg Norman, who...