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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 28, 2014
That’s one way to get off to a nice start. During the third round of the Quicken Loans National, Peter Hanson was teeing off on the No. 2 hole, which was arguably one of the hardest on the course. However, Hanson hit a beautiful shot, rolling the ball into the bottom of the cup for a hole-in-one. [PGATour.com] Read more Golf news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: June 28, 2014
Hulk thought he had scored for Brazil against Chile on Saturday, but referee Howard Webb had other ideas. Webb ruled the goal out for handball, prompting angry Brazilian reaction and a slew of debate on Twitter: Do you think the goal should have stood? Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: June 28, 2014
South Africa vs Scotland was expected to be a one-sided affair, and after 16 minutes this interpretation seemed beyond debate. The Springboks were 19-3 up by this point, after adding their first score inside four minutes. Despite a Scottish stabilisation in the period approaching half-time, South Africa rarely seemed truly troubled. When Tim Swinson was sin-binned for holding a player off the...
Published: June 28, 2014
Maria Sharapova received an early challenge from Alison Riske before finding another gear and earning herself a spot in the fourth round of Wimbledon with another very strong showing (6-3, 6-0). Sharapova has looked supremely focused coming off her triumph in the French Open. She cruised through the first two rounds while losing no more than two games in any set en route to quick victories over Samantha...
Published: June 28, 2014
The Argentina national team’s worst fears were confirmed on Wednesday when Manchester City‘s Sergio Aguero pulled up with a sharp pain in his left leg. Having failed to show anywhere near his best form in the opening two games, “El Kun“ was withdrawn in the first half as the Albiceleste fought to a 3-2 victory over Nigeria. The diagnosis was as bad as expected. As reported...
Published: June 28, 2014
Another World Cup match for Brazil, another rousing version of the hosts’ national anthem. As usual, David Luiz gave it everything. So did Brazil’s fans, who are packed in for their team’s World Cup last-16 clash with Chile. [Twitter] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com Read More →
Published: June 28, 2014
LONDON, England — Novak Djokovic didn’t do it in the Australian, where he usually does it. He didn’t do it in the French, where he’s never done it. And so this Wimbledon, to him and many others, the most important tournament in tennis, Djokovic has to win. Or else, his reputation will take a hit. The Brits have a phrase for those who are in the battle but never triumph....
Published: June 28, 2014
No matter what a player’s goal was coming into the tournament, reaching the second week at Wimbledon is a big deal. There are 32 individuals looking to accomplish this feat in Day 6 at the All England Club. With stars like Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer already going down in the earlier rounds in the men’s bracket, as well as Li Na and Victoria Azarenka on the women’s side, everyone...
Published: June 28, 2014
As we near the end of Wimbledon’s first week, all that we can take away from the results so far is how predictable most of the event has been. There have been some notable upsets, but mostly chalk has advanced. Li Na, the No. 2 seed on the ladies’ side, is the highest-ranked player to fall so far. She’s the only top-five player on either bracket that went home before Saturday....
Published: June 28, 2014
Another tournament, another disappointment for the England national football team. The (twenty) Three Lions have performed at a low not experienced since 1958 by exiting the competition at the group stages, despite some positive performances. Now that their World Cup is over, thoughts will inevitably turn to how to prevent such underachievement again. Former FA chairman David Bernstein condemned his...