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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: July 5, 2014
The stage was all set for Karim Benzema. Coming off the joy of lifting the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid, the injury to Franck Ribery meant that in an attacking sense, the team was his. With the increased responsibility on his shoulders, it was going to be make or break for his international career. If we were to give Benzema a grade for his performances in Brazil, you would have to say...
Published: July 5, 2014
Wimbledon 2014 saw many of the big names in women’s tennis dispatched from the tournament early on, which means two players now have a golden opportunity to force their way into the public consciousness with a title in London. Unlike the current epoch in men’s tennis, where the Grand Slams are routinely dominated by a select Big Four—although this iteration of Wimbledon has upset...
Published: July 5, 2014
The 2014 Formula One season is nearing the midway point, with the British Grand Prix at the legendary Silverstone Circuit next on the schedule. Mercedes have dominated the racing season so far, and Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will resume their rivalry for the world title on Sunday. All but one of the grands prix so far has been won by someone not driving a Mercedes (Daniel Ricciardo took advantage...
Published: July 5, 2014
Two of the best tennis players in the world will battle in the 2014 Wimbledon final on Sunday, a competition that will likely come down to the wire. Novak Djokovic has impressed to this point as the No. 1 seed in the tournament. He has dropped a few sets, but he has the mentality of a champion and refuses to give up when he is down. Things will get tougher in the final against Roger Federer, who has...
Published: July 5, 2014
Eugenie Bouchard has blasted her way through two straight higher-ranked opponents and hasn’t dropped a set yet in the tournament. She has snatched the spotlight with her play and poise. If she wins it all on Saturday, her story will easily be the most memorable of this year’s tournament—on either side of the draw. Petra Kvitova hasn’t grabbed all of the spotlight that...
Published: July 5, 2014
The United States men’s national team’s 2014 World Cup run seemed interminable until its frenetic, then sudden end. All three of the Americans’ group-stage matches were tightly contested. Their encounter with Belgium was as lopsided as any match that finished scoreless through regulation time could be, but American goalkeeper Tim Howard’s historic performance extended the American...
Published: July 5, 2014
All eyes were on the ingenue but in the end, the veteran prevailed. With a masterful performance, sixth-seeded Petra Kvitova dominated No. 13 Eugenie Bouchard to win her second Wimbledon title on Saturday by a score of 6-3, 6-0. The 24-year-old played a near-perfect game, backing up her powerful serves and returns with impressive agility as she moved around the court, limiting Bouchard’s opportunities...
Published: July 5, 2014
The Netherlands continue their World Cup journey on Saturday, taking on Costa Rica in the quarter-finals in Salvador. On paper, it looks as if Louis van Gaal’s Dutch side have an easy ride into the last four, but the Costa Ricans will big to differ. Having progressed through Group D as winners at the expense of Italy, Uruguay and England before defeating Greece on penalties, Costa Rica have proved...
Published: July 5, 2014
Mexico had their best performance in a World Cup held outside of home turf at Brazil. Miguel Herrera is widely responsible for it, because he accomplished the feat just seven months after one of El Tri’s worst qualification processes. Herrera’s coaching career includes one Liga MX title in 13 years, but he has always been a changing factor in the teams he has coached. El Piojo has been...
Published: July 5, 2014
There is a special relationship between Neymar and Brazil. In the 22-year-old, the world’s most passionate football nation sees itself, perhaps not as it is, but as it wants to be seen. Neymar is an idyllic figure—successful, good-looking, rich. But he also encapsulates the intensity and emotion of his homeland. You can see it on his face when the national anthem is sung, or when he breaks...