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Joachim Loew will hand a host of German fringe players their chance to impress ahead of this summer’s World Cup when his side take on Poland in a friendly fixture on Tuesday. Most of Die Mannschaft’s regular starters are still embroiled in domestic and European campaigns, meaning Loew will pick from a field of less-experienced international names for the warm-up encounter. Although it’s...
Published: May 13, 2014
The World Cup is a celebration of seeing the biggest stars in the game converging on the same nation at the same time. They will battle it out to see who is the best, and as a result, there are plenty who will lose that battle. Form, fitness and sheer bad luck can all be blamed, but there are some global icons who will simply not live up to their reputations in Brazil this summer. Below are five of...
Published: May 13, 2014
Three former winners of the FIFA World Cup have now announced their squads for this summer’s tournament, as Brazil, Germany and England have all declared their intentions. Although most were predictable long before an announcement was made, there were a few talented youngsters that snuck their way into the thinking of Luiz Felipe Scolari, Joachim Low and Roy Hodgson. Whilst most of these bright...
Published: May 13, 2014
Whilst there is usually one World Cup group which looks clearly deadlier than the rest, this year there are a couple that could lay claim to being the deadliest. Australians would certainly have winced as they were drawn alongside Spain, Netherlands and Chile in Group B. There is not much change to be had out of Germany, Portugal, Ghana and USA, the teams that comprise Group G. However, the task of...
Published: May 13, 2014
For much of the 2014 Formula One season, Kimi Raikkonen has struggled to match the pace of his Ferrari teammate, Fernando Alonso. At the Spanish Grand Prix, though, Raikkonen outqualified Alonso and was leading him on track for most of the race. However, a decision by the team to put Alonso on a three-stop strategy—thought by tyre supplier Pirelli to be the best strategy at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya—while...
Published: May 13, 2014
There are all kinds of surprises. Pleasant and unpleasant. Shocking and horrifying. Jimmy Walker has to be the surprise of the year, getting his first three PGA Tour victories after 188 starts. But there are a handful of others who fit into the surprise categories. Here’s a list of my seven surprises thus far in 2014. Begin Slideshow Read More →
Published: May 12, 2014
When juggling involves stairs, the degree of difficulty instantly goes up. These two guys had some fun juggling a golf ball in a store. The amount of concentration that it took to keep the ball from hitting the ground at all is incredible. Between hitting it to the other guy and going upstairs, this juggling act is no easy task. [YouTube, h/t CBS Sports] Read more Golf news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: May 12, 2014
On the floor of our PGA Tour Stock Exchange, shares of the world’s best golfers are trading hands following Martin Kaymer‘s win at the The Players. Kaymer, now a two-time winner on tour, seems to have rebuilt his confidence and returned to form after a period in the wilderness. The former major champion’s stock is on the rise accordingly. Who else are investors bullish on? Continue...
Published: May 12, 2014
In what will be the final French Open tune-up tournament for many of the top players in the world, the 2014 Rome Masters, otherwise known as Internazionali BNL d’Italia, is the second-most-famous clay event behind Roland Garros. The tournament will take place at Foro Italico in Rome, and this event is about so much more than just tennis. In one of the cultural capitals of the world, the best...
Published: May 12, 2014
John Isner, the No. 1 ranked American on the ATP Tour, lost his opening-round match at the Rome Masters to Jurgen Melzer. Meanwhile, Sam Querrey, once ranked as high as No. 17, lost in the qualifiers. Isner and Querrey‘s early exits from Rome punctuate the woeful state of American men’s tennis. The most frustrating part about the demise of U.S. men’s tennis is that there...