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This September, 53 European nations will set out on the road to Euro 2016 as the qualifying campaign commences. After yesterday’s draw, this will be an enlarged tournament with the amount of qualifiers increasing from 16 to 24. What will happen over the qualifying period? What surprises lay ahead of us? Here I make 10 bold predictions about the Euro 2016 qualifiers. 1. Belgium emerge as...
Published: February 24, 2014
A weekend that could have decided one trophy and send us a strong signal as to the destination of the other ended up doing neither. England’s win over Ireland and Wales’ triumph over France have blown the Six Nations wide open. With four sides locked on four points each and only England in with a shout of the Triple Crown, there is all to play for with two rounds left. The old championship...
Published: February 24, 2014
Since it was announced that Julian Green would be joining the United States men’s national team for their training camp prior to the team’s March 5 friendly against the Ukraine, many American fans have been talking about how his addition to the team could affect the U.S.’s World Cup hopes. But adding Green to the roster would mean someone else gets left off. Here’s who it’s...
Published: February 24, 2014
England manager Roy Hodgson has touted Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney as his next captain, as reported by David Woods of the Daily Star. Woods reports that Hodgson has hinted current captain Steven Gerrard may retire from international football in the near future, and he discussed the merits of Rooney as his replacement. Commenting on this and the player signing a new deal with United,...
Published: February 24, 2014
Now that the new wraparound schedule and west coast swing have concluded, the PGA Tour moves to Florida. Professional golfers profess that early season tournaments are used to work out the kinks and get back into tournament mode after their winter layoff. A renewed sense of urgency seems to hit the golf circuit, however, as the tour moves into the “Florida Swing.” Fourteen tournaments are...
Published: February 24, 2014
The second Formula One 2014 preseason test at Bahrain is now behind us. Mercedes-powered cars followed up their good form from Jerez, Spain. Mercedes, McLaren and Williams led the way, doing more laps than anyone and backing up their reliability with promising displays of speed. Renault also carried over their form, which was bad news for the teams using their engine. Red Bull, Toro Rosso and Lotus...
Published: February 24, 2014
Tornado Alicia Black will be playing her debut WTA match at Mexico’s Abierto Mexicano TELCEL. For awhile, her name may gather more attention than tennis, which is what was intended years ago for her and younger sister, Hurricane Black. “They wanted us to be tennis stars so they picked storm names,” Black explained to The New York Post. “I used to hate it because a lot of kids...
Published: February 24, 2014
These guys really are young. Their birth certificates will verify their age. The question is: How in the world can players so young be so good in the very difficult game of professional golf? The latest example of this was on display under the setting sun in the Arizona desert, where it took 22 holes to determine a champion in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. The combatants...
Published: February 24, 2014
Captain Paul McGinley’s European Ryder Cup team added another great young player to his already strong roster. With his runner-up finish at the WGC-Accenture Match Play, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson announced himself as a serious match play specialist. The Europeans have had the Amercian’s number in recent years, winning seven of the last nine Ryder Cups. Dubuisson will be a nice addition...
Published: February 24, 2014
Nobody was surprised to see Rafael Nadal win the Rio Open in Brazil, but it was not so easy. A Williams sister won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, but it was not World No. 1 Serena. There were several star-laden comments this week coming from Juan Martin del Potro, Pete Sampras and Uncle Toni Nadal. Which one of them was dealt our weekly Burnt Bagel award? This week’s edition of “Winners...