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Adam Scott passed Tiger Woods to become No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday, even though neither player competed in last week’s HP Byron Nelson Championship. ESPN.com reported the formula used to decide the rankings pushed Scott to the top to begin the week. He had a chance to achieve the top-ranked status at the Players Championship with a top-16 finish,...
Published: May 14, 2014
Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez announced his 23-man list for the 2014 World Cup and there were no surprises. He called up 10 footballers from the Honduran National Professional Football League, while the rest have been based in Europe and Asia for a while. Honduras will start their preparation period in the United States where they face Turkey on Thursday, May 29. Five days later they’ll...
Published: May 14, 2014
For this week’s Google+ Hangout, we asked Stan Collymore to pick his England starting XI for their World Cup opener against Italy, on June 14 in Manaus. Not only did Collymore oblige, but he also named the team he thinks Roy Hodgson will send out. Watch the above clip to hear both XIs. Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: May 14, 2014
Romain Grosjean finished eighth at the 2014 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix to give Lotus their first four points of the season. At this point last year, they had 111. It’s a remarkable fall from grace for the Enstone team, but one which was not entirely unexpected. The loss of lead driver Kimi Raikkonen (who had 85 of those 111 points) was always going to be costly, as were other key departures...
Published: May 14, 2014
Niko Kovac finally announced his selection of Croatia’s 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Of course, seven of them will not make the final cut. It seems that Kovac waited until the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision on Josip Simunic’s 10-match ban was announced, which confirmed that the Dinamo Zagreb defender will have to miss the World Cup. The veteran...
Published: May 14, 2014
Roger Federer seemed poised to cruise to victory over Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia Wednesday after jumping out to a big lead, but the world No. 4 shockingly dropped a three-set thriller 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), as Christopher Clarey of The New York Times shares: Not only does the surprising loss send the three-time Rome Masters finalist home early, but...
Published: May 14, 2014
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has revealed he isn’t feeling any pressure ahead of the upcoming World Cup and told reporters he believes it’s very likely Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone will one day coach the Argentina national team. The star forward spoke on a wide range of topics, including his team’s title-deciding fixture against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, as reported by...
Published: May 14, 2014
The 2013-14 Aviva Premiership campaign has been as thrilling as any before it, with Saracens, the Leicester Tigers, the Northampton Saints and Harlequins emerging as its deserving playoff contenders. Stars from all corners of England’s top flight have made the season a roller coaster journey right up until last weekend’s curtain call, and some glorious tries have come along the way. There’s...
Published: May 14, 2014
In a team with so many great talents and such fierce competition, some players are bound to miss out. Even so, the naming of Argentina’s World Cup preliminary list did not fail to raise a few eyebrows. Some of their great competitors will be watching Brazil 2014 from the comfort of their own homes after failing to win a place in Alejandro Sabella’s initial group of 30. From goalkeepers...
Published: May 14, 2014
Byron Nelson won $2,000 from a total purse of $10,000 in 1944 when this event was called the Texas Open. Sam Snead won in 1945, and Ben Hogan won it the next year in 1946. This week, 156 players are vying for the $1.242 million check that goes to the winner from the total purse of $6.9 million. Byron Nelson’s name was added to the tournament in 1968, and it has raised over $121 million for local...