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Roger Federer‘s impressive hot streak suddenly came to an end on Wednesday night. Japanese No. 1 Kei Nishikori defeated Federer 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to end the Swiss great’s shot at a title in Miami. The upset loss shouldn’t be a huge concern to the former world No. 1. He’s been playing some of his best tennis since returning from an injury-plagued 2013 season. His recent surge still...
Published: March 28, 2014
Novak Djokovic has gotten off to a relatively slow start this year, but the world No. 2 is in the process of knocking his game into overdrive. Don’t let the fact that his victory over Andy Murray in the quarterfinals of the Sony Open was heavily assisted by a bad call fool you into thinking any differently. Nole is 12-2 on the year, and he got his first tournament title of the year at Indian...
Published: March 28, 2014
The Dutch FA has confirmed Guus Hiddink will take charge of the Netherlands after the World Cup in Brazil. Joe Wright of Goal.com writes that the managerial veteran will be joined by Danny Blind and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who are to become his assistants. And the Dutch FA also confirmed Blind will succeed Hiddink in 2016, putting him in charge of their next World Cup qualifying campaign. Dutch...
Published: March 28, 2014
On Wednesday, United States men’s national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann named a 22-man roster for next week’s friendly against Mexico with 19 of those players coming from Major League Soccer. Here’s a breakdown of the players he selected and those he didn’t. The Givens As one would fully expect, Klinsmann named the bulk of North American regulars to the squad, many...
Published: March 28, 2014
When UEFA, European football’s governing body, announced on Thursday the unanimous approval for the creation of a new major international tournament starting in 2018, the few details provided gave plenty of reasons to be skeptical. For example, the bulk of the tournament seemed to be dispersed through the busy European club schedule, calling into question the practicality of even more...
Published: March 28, 2014
Even non-Colombia fans were dismayed to hear back in January that Radamel Falcao had injured himself and would likely miss the Brazil World Cup, but there have been indications recently that the Colombian striker may recover in time to play in the tournament. It would be something akin to a miracle recovery if Falcao was fit in time for the June/July championships, as hope was very dim when he first...
Published: March 28, 2014
The Malaysian Grand Prix is the second round of the 2014 Formula One season. Held at the Sepang International Circuit since 1999, the race has become a favourite with fans and drivers alike. Having won the opening race in Australia, Nico Rosberg enters a weekend as championship leader for the first time in his career. McLaren duo Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button are close behind. One could be forgiven...
Published: March 28, 2014
Rafael Nadal withstood an early onslaught to dispatch Milos Raonic, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Sony Open: It sounds cliche, but the best players know how to find a way to win even when they aren’t at their best. In Miami, you saw exactly why Nadal is the best men’s player in the world at the moment. Between the windy conditions and a tough opponent,...
Published: March 28, 2014
The world of professional golf is fine-tuning its sights toward Augusta, Ga., for the annual rite of spring, the Masters. That little get-together has always been thought of as the quarter pole in the PGA Tour season, the first of the four majors, and a time when players take stock of how the early part of the season has gone. It also gives us a chance to think about what golf his given us thus far...
Published: March 28, 2014
Steven Bowditch (-8) won his first PGA Tournament on Sunday at the 2014 Valero Texas Open, outlasting the field on a day in which low scores were few and far between. Will MacKenzie and Daniel Summerhays finished in second place at seven-under par, one shot behind, while Matt Kuchar and Andrew Loupe both dropped from second place into a tie for fourth at six-under par after poor outings on Sunday. Here...