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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 27, 2014
Although we are still getting through the first round of the 2014 French Open, there have been plenty of head-turning results in both the men’s and women’s draws. The first two days featured upsets of Stanislas Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori, two top-10 players who have performed extremely well in 2014. While the men’s tournament at Roland Garros has been considered a two-person race...
Published: May 27, 2014
Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was bounced from the first round of the 2014 French Open on Tuesday, falling in three sets to unseeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-2. The New York Times‘ Ben Rothenberg confirmed the shocking scoreline: The loss, which marks Wozniacki’s first opening-round exit at Roland Garros since her debut in 2007, comes just days after her engagement...
Published: May 27, 2014
Caroline Wozniacki’s struggles in major tournaments continued at the 2014 French Open as she was eliminated by Yanina Wickmayer in the first round. Beyond the baseline passed along word of her latest early exit: Even though Wozniacki has proven herself as a very talented player over the past handful of years, including a stint at No. 1, her results at Grand Slams have been underwhelming....
Published: May 27, 2014
Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the 2014 French Open but not before he received a solid test from Andrey Golubev (6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3). Murray arrived at Roland Garros with a cloud of questions hovering above his head. He’s been unable to find top form after dealing with a back injury at the end of last season. The result was a lackluster record of 17-7, including a 6-3 mark on clay,...
Published: May 27, 2014
So where does the competition between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg stand against the great rivalries of Formula One? After a Monaco Grand Prix weekend which saw tensions reach a boiling point, some would have you believe that it already comes close to the bitterness between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which is widely recognised as F1’s finest feud. Even...
Published: May 27, 2014
Atsuto Uchida scored the only goal as Japan ran out 1-0 winners against Cyprus at the Saitama Stadium on Tuesday, as the Samurai Blue continued their preparations for this summer’s World Cup in Brazil. Despite the one-goal swing, Japan were clearly the better team in their last pre-tournament match on home soil before jetting off for further warm-up matches. They will be playing two more friendlies,...
Published: May 27, 2014
The 2014 French Open is officially underway, and there will be plenty of action to watch during Day 3 at Roland Garros on Tuesday. The first round featured some interesting matches, but arguably the biggest story from the first two days was No. 10-ranked Kei Nishikori going down to Martin Klizan in straight sets. A number of players had to wait on Tuesday with matches suspended due to rain, and according...
Published: May 27, 2014
International Friendly—Stade de France, Paris FRANCE 4-0 NORWAY (15′ Pogba, 51′ Giroud, 67′ Remy, 69′ Giroud) Referee: Padraigh Sutton (Republic of Ireland) France XI: Ruffier; Debuchy, Koscielny, Sakho, Evra; Cabaye, Pogba, Matuidi; Valbuena, Giroud, Griezmann Norway XI: Nyland; Hogli, Linnes, Hangeland, Johansen; King, Nordtveit, Elyounoussi,...
Published: May 27, 2014
Japan 1-0 Cyprus Atsuto Uchida offered a timely reminder to Arsenal of his goal-scoring qualities with the only strike of the game against Cyprus. The Schalke right-back, who has been linked with the Gunners (according to Ross Dunbar of the Daily Mirror), was on hand to slot home the winner in the World Cup warm-up game in Saitama, Japan. Uchida struck in the 43rd minute of a disappointing...
Published: May 27, 2014
Brazil’s football team are going to be under incredible scrutiny during the World Cup on home soil, so they might as well start embracing it. Their plane during the tournament is going to be anything but discrete: os gemeos graffiti team brazil’s plane for world cup travel: http://t.co/3GXP3Yzo7u #graffiti pic.twitter.com/bTfj3peup6 — remic (@remic) May 27, 2014 The exterior of...