Try the powerful search:
Selected WPSN searches:
Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 27, 2014
Lewis Hamilton remains convinced Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg deliberately sabotaged his final qualifying run at the Monaco Grand Prix. Niki Lauda is hoping to play peacemaker in the feud. Elsewhere, James Allison thinks he has found the cause of Ferrari‘s recent struggles, Flavio Briatore wants another Bernie Ecclestone and Magny-Cours is unlikely to return in 2015. Away from the F1 race...
Published: May 27, 2014
Brazil is in a good place right now. In a football sense, at the very least. Sixteen days from the World Cup curtain-raiser against Croatia at the Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo, the Selecao Brasileira are in as good a form as they could hope to be. The statistics all add up: 13 wins from 14. Forty-two goals scored in those outings at a rate of three per game. Six wins on the bounce. But statistics,...
Published: May 27, 2014
French rugby has a reputation for erring on the physical side of things, so when Top 14 finalists Toulon met Aviva Premiership finalists Saracens in the Heineken Cup final last Saturday, things were anticipated to get messy. But the Millennium Stadium was the scene of an even more tremor-inducing European crescendo than the most forward-thinking of minds might have expected in what was a high-profile...
Published: May 27, 2014
Former England international Mick Channon has delivered a scathing attack on England’s striking options ahead of the 2014 World Cup. The former Southampton forward—who netted 21 goals in 45 appearances for the Three Lions—dubbed Wayne Rooney England’s “weak link” and questioned the credentials of both Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck ahead of the Brazil showpiece. Speaking...
Published: May 27, 2014
Football fans can all remember their first World Cup moment. It becomes such an important part of growing up and your shared experience with the rest of the nation and the world that it happens to us all. But if you’re of a certain age, nothing will make you feel older than Luke Shaw‘s revelation that the earliest World Cup he remembers is the last one—in South Africa, in 2010. The...
Published: May 27, 2014
Stanislas Wawrinka’s bid for the 2014 French Open title was over just as it began. In a year of surprises on the ATP tour, he has now been the biggest and most disappointing. His Australian Open triumph to defeat Rafael Nadal was his career’s defining moment. His French Open disaster to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez might be his lowest. The intervening action has also featured up-and-down...
Published: May 27, 2014
Adverse weather conditions may have disrupted play on Day 2 of this year’s French Open, but that didn’t prevent Gael Monfils from wowing the Roland Garros crowd. As per Stuart Fraser of the Daily Mail, Frenchman Monfils “is renowned as one of the biggest entertainers on the tour,” and he certainly proved that during Monday’s rain delay. Monfils was due to begin his...
Published: May 27, 2014
The 2014 French Open is in full swing, and Day 3 at Roland Garros will provide viewers with some very compelling matchups. Stars such as Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Agnieszka Radwanska have all taken care of business early, but which stars will move on after a full schedule on Day 3? Lleyton Hewitt, Caroline Wozniacki, Andy Murray and plenty of other big names will begin their roads to...
Published: May 27, 2014
France begin their World Cup 2014 preparation with a friendly against Norway at the Stade de France on Tuesday night, where they’ll be looking to lay the foundations to banish the painful memories of recent major tournaments. The French endured a nightmare campaign in the last World Cup in South Africa, with off-field scandals ruining what could have been a fruitful tournament for the star-studded...
Published: May 27, 2014
With Mexico just four matches away from their opening World Cup 2014 clash against Cameroon in Brazil, Miguel Herrera’s side will be looking to continue their impressive run and carry some form into the tournament with victory over Israel on Wednesday. Estadio Azteca will host the night’s action, where up to 105,000 fans will be expecting to see nothing less than a stroll in the park for...