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While the northern hemisphere occupies itself with the passion and drama of a thrilling Six Nations tournament in the sunshine, it has started raining tries in the south. Round 4 of the 2014 Super XV saw six in one half of rugby in Queensland (in a game that saw 76 points scored in total), four tries in less than half an hour in Perth and a high-scoring win for one of the hot favourites in South Africa. The...
Published: March 10, 2014
While the northern hemisphere occupies itself with the passion and drama of a thrilling Six Nations tournament in the sunshine, it has started raining tries in the south. Round 4 of the 2014 Super XV saw six in one half of rugby in Queensland (in a game that saw 76 points scored in total), four tries in less than half an hour in Perth and a high-scoring win for one of the hot favourites in South Africa. The...
Published: March 10, 2014
And then there were three. Wales’ hopes of defending their Six Nations title all but came to an end in London this weekend, where England once again defended Twickenham’s borders to whittle the race down to three. Stuart Lancaster’s side now eye up Ireland and France as the three sides tied on six points apiece heading into the tournament’s finale on level pegging. Aside from...
Published: March 10, 2014
The United States women’s national team finds itself in unfamiliar territory. After a draw against Japan and a 1-0 loss to Sweden, the Americans are now guaranteed of missing the Algarve Cup final for just the second time in the last 12 years. Moreover, they are at serious risk of missing out on a top-three finish for the first time during that same span. The team’s official...
Published: March 10, 2014
Maria Sharapova returned to Indian Wells tennis after her Winter Olympics hiatus—and with a vengeance. But she was not the only WTA player serving up dessert. What did this mean for Agnieszka Radwanska? In the ATP, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray staved off second-round challenges, while Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka seem to be having a great time pairing up for doubles, at least for now. There...
Published: March 10, 2014
The BNP Paribas Open is one of the marquee non-Grand Slam events on the entire tennis schedule, and it has lived up to its billing through four days of action. There have been plenty of upsets in the early going, and Day 4 added to the total. No. 4 Tomas Berdych and No. 9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were both eliminated on the men’s side of the draw, while No. 9 Sarah Errani, No. 13 Roberta Vinci and...
Published: March 10, 2014
Maybe you were on the sofa or at the 19th hole or watching on your iPad or phone and hoping for a Tiger Woods charge up the leaderboard at the WGC-Cadillac on Sunday. You weren’t alone. When Woods was done in by a bunker on the sixth hole, you, like many, were disappointed. But let’s give some credit to Patrick Reed. Here’s a guy who works hard on his game, believes in himself and...
Published: March 10, 2014
Novak Djokovic struggled through a competitive first set against Victor Hanescu before dominating his way to an easy win on Sunday night in the second round BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California. The world No. 2 advanced past world No. 87, 7-6 (1), 6-2. ATP World Tour tweeted the news: As you can see, the first set was surprisingly close, and the reality is that if Djokovic...
Published: March 10, 2014
Miguel Herrera has two-and-a-half months to decide the squad he will take to the World Cup, but the draft of the 23-man list is very advanced. Although Club America will provide more players than any other team, the arrival of the European-based footballers will leave some of them on the bench. It will also bring some shockers. Some of the footballers who reside overseas might not be at their best...
Published: March 10, 2014
The golfing world is long accustomed to seeing a man dressed in red and black take charge on the final day of a PGA Tour event and stride off the 18th green with a record-setting victory. It happened again on Sunday at Trump National Doral, but the guy celebrating in a blood-red shirt and pitch-black pants wasn’t Tiger Woods. Instead, 23-year-old Patrick Reed claimed the Cadillac Championship,...