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The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix was one of the best races of the last 20 years. Lewis Hamilton won after a nail-biting duel with teammate Nico Rosberg. The two men almost touched on numerous occasions as Mercedes once more proved they’re the team to beat. The fighting down the field was no less spectacular. Red Bull, Force India, McLaren, Williams and Ferrari provided us with exciting battles for...
Published: April 7, 2014
Roger Federer saved the Swiss team from a shocking upset at Davis Cup. But is everything OK with his teammate Stanislas Wawrinka? Andy Murray failed to be perfect, and Italy’s clay feet proved to be the difference. It helps to have a solid team as demonstrated by one country in Davis Cup play this week. Find out which country continues to fly under the radar. There was also the very pleasant...
Published: April 7, 2014
During Formula One preseason testing, the two midfield teams with the most buzz were Williams and Force India. After three races, though both teams have performed significantly better than they did in 2013, they are headed in opposite directions. In Bahrain, Force India secured their best result of the season when Sergio Perez came home third. In fact, it was the team’s best finish since Giancarlo...
Published: April 6, 2014
Sure, hockey and football are physical, but rugby is a sport that more closely resembles a scene out of Gangs of New York than a competitive activity. Adding to the insanity is the fact that these guys don’t wear pads. So, these athletes are just smashing against one another like bloodthirsty lunatics. In sum, rugby—with the exception of The Hunger Games—is the most violent...
Published: April 6, 2014
The Bahrain Grand Prix witnessed Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, the Mercedes teammates and overwhelming world title favourites, go head-to-head for the first time in the 2014 Formula One season. We were robbed of a close battle at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, when an engine failure ended Hamilton’s race after two troublesome laps, leaving Rosberg to claim a straightforward, dominant...
Published: April 6, 2014
It was another busy week for Americans playing abroad with goals for Aron Johannsson and Danny Williams and an injury for Julian Green. Oguchi Onyewu and Michael Orozco are also on the trainer’s table after suffering weekend injuries. Read about all that and much, much more in this week’s edition of the Americans Abroad Wrap. The English Premier League Boys Tim Howard and Everton...
Published: April 6, 2014
Lewis Hamilton passed his teammate into the first corner of a very entertaining Bahrain Grand Prix and then just held him off for his second-straight victory. Nico Rosberg had qualified on pole and, unlike last weekend in Malaysia, managed to stay in touch with Hamilton for the early part of the race. The two teammates went wheel-to-wheel several times until Rosberg switched to the harder tyre and...
Published: April 6, 2014
With Munster, Clermont and Saracens already booking their spots in this season’s Heineken Cup semi-finals, Toulon and Leinster meet on Sunday in an attempt to decide who completes the last four. Both teams have very respectable credentials in Europe. Toulon stand as the reigning champions of the competition. Meanwhile, it wasn’t so long ago that Leinster sealed back-to-back triumphs in...
Published: April 5, 2014
Mercedes’ domination of the 2014 Formula One season continued in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Nico Rosberg secured his first pole position of the season ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, setting up what should be a fascinating battle between the top two men in the Drivers’ Championship. Daniel Ricciardo qualified third, but has a 10-place grid penalty from Red Bull’s disastrous...
Published: April 5, 2014
Ulster fought bravely down to 14 men for 76 long minutes but fell near the end as Saracens came away with a 17-15 win in the late game of the 2014 Heineken Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Munster convincingly dispatched of Toulouse, 47-23, before Clermont won a thriller against visitors Leicester by a score of 22-6. In the last quarter-final on Sunday, Toulon defeated Leinster 29-14...