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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: July 5, 2014
Roger Federer will take the court Sunday at the All England Club in the Wimbledon final with history on his mind. A victory would clinch him a record eighth championship at the prestigious event and a flat-out ridiculous 18 Grand Slam singles titles in 25 men’s final appearances. All that stands in his way is arguably the best tennis player in the world and No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic. No pressure,...
Published: July 5, 2014
Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling British Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon to close the gap on his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the drivers’ standings after the German was forced to retire at Silverstone. Hamilton—whose victory was the 27th of his Formula One career, moving him alongside compatriot Jackie Stewart in seventh place on the all-time winners’ list—began...
Published: July 5, 2014
Argentina did just enough to defeat Belgium 1-0 in the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals, but coach Alejandro Sabella will need to coax more consistent performances from his attackers if they are to achieve their ultimate goal of a World Cup title. Lionel Messi hasn’t just demolished the argument that he doesn’t perform well for his country in this tournament; he’s also literally dragged...
Published: July 5, 2014
The current World Cup campaign for Argentina could not be more different from that which preceded it four years ago. In South Africa, the whole world was talking about Diego Maradona’s antics on the side of the pitch, as well as a team with an almost kamikaze attitude to the game. The 2010 Albiceleste had one setting, attack at all costs. Like their coach, they lived, and eventually died...
Published: July 5, 2014
After a long and arduous road that winded past a bevy of talented opponents, No. 6 Petra Kvitova and No. 13 Eugenie Bouchard squared off on Saturday for the right to become the 2014 Wimbledon champion. When the dust settled on Centre Court, it was Kvitova emerging victorious by a score of 6-3, 6-0 in a brilliant performance. Just how good was Kvitova on Saturday? ESPN Stats & Info tweeted this...
Published: July 5, 2014
On Saturday, Belgium were knocked out of the World Cup by Argentina, who shoved the Rode Duivels aside by scoring the goal of the match early in the first half, consequently qualifying themselves for the semi-final of the tournament. In this suspenseful, but for Belgium unfulfilling, quarter-final, Argentina showed they possessed what their opponents have so desperately lacked this World Cup: a star...
Published: July 5, 2014
Petra Kvitova’s complete dominance over Eugenie Bouchard in the 2014 Wimbledon final, provided answers to many questions surrounding the up-and-coming players on the WTA Tour. Bouchard’s first Grand Slam final and Simona Halep’s French Open final appearance signaled the future is now for the next generation of superstars. However, Kvitova’s hammering serve and powerful...
Published: July 5, 2014
Three years ago, Petra Kvitova was poised to take over women’s tennis when she won Wimbledon at the age of 21. Fast forward to 2014, with a couple of semifinal appearances under her belt, the 24-year-old appeared to hit a crossroads in her career. It turns out all the young star needed was a clear head and return trip to the All England Club, because Kvitova proved beyond a shadow of doubt...
Published: July 5, 2014
LONDON—The French had their era and their group. “Les Quatre Mousquetaires” (The Four Musketeers) were tennis champions in the late 1920s and ‘30s. The most famous was Rene LaCoste, nicknamed “The Crocodile,” a logo that went on his clothing line. Australia took over in the 1950s and ‘60s with Frank Sedgman, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Roy Emerson, Lew Hoad...
Published: July 5, 2014
Petra Kvitova didn’t just win her second Wimbledon title Saturday—she completely dominated and secured her legacy at the All England Club in the process. Kvitova dismantled Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-0, in a match that took less than a single hour to complete. It was the most one-sided final in more than 20 years, when Steffi Graf destroyed a young Monica Seles in 1992, 6-2, 6-1. Kvitova went...