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Formula One produced another great spectacle on Sunday; the German Grand Prix was filled with action and drama all the way from the opening lap to the last. And to think, a few months ago some people were calling the sport dull. Valtteri Bottas confirmed his status as F1’s brightest rising star with another faultless drive to second. The Finn, who has yet to compete in 30 grands prix, will surely...
Published: July 21, 2014
The 2014 British Open payout totaled an astounding £5.4 million, with no golfer getting a bigger share than history-making champion Rory McIlroy. It’s definitely not all about the Benjamins—or in this case, pounds—for these players, but padding the wallet with a few days of links golf never hurt anybody. Here is the final leaderboard from the tournament, followed by the...
Published: July 21, 2014
Rory McIlroy has won major championships two other times, but his win at the 2014 Open Championship was his biggest. The 25-year-old led wire-to-wire as he outlasted a strong challenge from Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler. Here’s a look at the final leaderboard. As good as McIlroy was during the tournament, he wasn’t smart enough to know that he shouldn’t mention the fact that...
Published: July 21, 2014
Rory McIlroy didn’t save his best for last, but it didn’t matter. He held off a slew of threats and posted a wire-to-wire victory in the 2014 British Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club for his third major championship. Rounds of 66 on Thursday and Friday blew open a huge lead for the Northern Irish star, but a furious run in Sunday’s final round by Sergio Garcia made things interesting....
Published: July 21, 2014
Rory McIlroy learned from his past, so when a six-stroke lead dwindled to two on the final day of the 2014 British Open, he didn’t panic. McIlroy finished with a score of 17-under to win his third major championship in wire-to-wire fashion. Before his ascension in late 2011 and early 2012, McIlroy had become synonymous with final-round collapses. But you couldn’t tell by watching on Sunday....
Published: July 21, 2014
During this part of the rugby calendar, it’s all about quality instead of quantity, with this week’s collection of the biggest hits taking its influence exclusively from our Super Rugby qualifiers. With a championship at stake, the Brumbies overcame the Chiefs in a fixture that saw both sides land their fair share of pain on the opposition before the Sharks edged past the Highlanders in...
Published: July 21, 2014
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 British Open with a wire-to-wire victory that surely proves he will be in the conversation as one of the game’s top talents for many years to come. He finished with a remarkable 17-under, which sounds ridiculous until you realize it was only two strokes better than Sergio Garcia and Rickie Fowler, who tied for second place and bested McIlroy‘s Sunday scores. As...
Published: July 21, 2014
Felipe Massa is becoming the poster child for ever-improving Formula One safety standards after he emerged unscathed from yet another dramatic accident on Sunday at the German Grand Prix. Going into the first corner at Hockenheim, Massa slowed slightly to avoid hitting his Williams teammate, Valtteri Bottas. As he turned in to follow Bottas through the fast right-hander, Massa was unaware McLaren’s...
Published: July 21, 2014
Although the 2014 British Open is over, the discussion surrounding the tournament will drag on for some time. Rory McIlroy won his third major tournament with an impeccable four-day performance that saw him go wire-to-wire. His name had been written on the Claret Jug by Saturday night, as he carried a six-shot lead into the final day. As with any Grand Slam, plenty of questions are begging to be asked...
Published: July 20, 2014
It was an interesting week for surprises and comebacks at Hamburg, Bogota and Istanbul. Additionally, Rafael Nadal picked up an award without swinging a racket. Perhaps the real star of the week was the emergence of young German Alexander Zverev. What kind of game does he have, and what can we expect in the future? And how has Bernard Tomic responded to the hot attention on young Australian tennis? In...