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The Algarve Cup boasted some of the best players in women’s football today with 14 international sides making the journey to Portugal. Here we take a look at four of the top players over the last week of action. The Algarve Cup is a prestigious invitational event and the first major tournament since the European Championships in July 2013. It featured the top three teams according to the...
Published: March 13, 2014
McLaren CEO Ron Dennis is gambling on his team. No, not in the same way Pete Rose did to earn himself a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball. The McLaren boss told reporters at the team factory last week that, “Our cars will not feature a title sponsor at the first event, but it will definitely feature a title sponsor at some time in the next few races,” per ESPN F1. Dennis continued,...
Published: March 13, 2014
The upset train chugged on in Wednesday’s fourth-round action at Indian Wells, Calif. Two top-10 players were upset, as No. 6 Andy Murray and No. 3 Stan Wawrinka both made their exits from the tournament. Kevin Anderson, the 17th seed, took out Wawrinka 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1. The hard-serving Milos Raonic (10) upset Murray, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Combine that with Tuesday’s shocking loss...
Published: March 13, 2014
Roger Federer continued a strong overall start to the 2014 season by defeating Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. The 17-time Grand Slam title winner improved to 13-3 against Haas head-to-head and will move on to face the formidable Kevin Anderson, who knocked off Federer’s Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka en route to the quarterfinals. In...
Published: March 13, 2014
It’s always interesting to play the “stock up, stock down” game as it relates to the PGA Tour. When you think about it, there’s a loose parallel between watching the stock market and watching the PGA Tour. The stock market, for many people, dictates how their lives might play out financially. Watching the PGA Tour? Well, that can dictate how fantasy picks might do each week....
Published: March 13, 2014
As the Six Nations concludes this weekend with three teams still in with a chance to raise the trophy, we take a look at how the nations match up and predict their outcomes. France vs. Ireland The task for Ireland is simple: A win will almost inevitably seal them their first Six Nations title since 2009. Only a huge performance from England against the Italians, winning by a margin of...
Published: March 13, 2014
Women’s tennis star Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Sony Open in Miami with a nagging foot injury. Courtney Nguyen of Sports Illustrated reported the news Wednesday and included a statement from Azarenka explaining her unfortunate situation: I am very sad not to be able to compete at this year’s Sony Open in Miami. I love playing in...
Published: March 12, 2014
Ireland are in pole position to claim the Six Nations championship on Saturday, but they must be wary of an unpredictable French side. Joe Schmidt’s side will almost certainly claim the crown with a win, as their points difference is 49 better than England’s going into the final round of matches. And France have been woeful for much of this tournament, but somehow they have won three games,...
Published: March 12, 2014
Andy Murray‘s quest for his first title this season will have to wait, as he was eliminated in the fourth round at Indian Wells by Milos Raonic, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. The ATP World Tour announced the results on Twitter following the match: Raonic also won 83 percent of his first-service points. Murray responded to Raonic’s strong service game with just four aces of his...
Published: March 12, 2014
Novak Djokovic‘s 2014 season hasn’t gotten off to the type of start the the No. 2 tennis player in the world would have liked. Djokovic coasted through the early rounds of play at the Australian Open back in January, but he ultimately faltered in the quarterfinals against Stanislas Wawrinka. The Serb then coasted through the early rounds of the Dubai Tennis Championships before running...