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If you were Nico Rosberg or Lewis Hamilton at this moment in time, with the title on the line, how would you approach the final eight grands prix of the 2014 Formula One season? Would you take each race as it comes, focusing on extracting the utmost from every individual weekend? Or would you drive against the backdrop of the world championship standings, calculating from the cockpit of your car? Would...
Published: August 21, 2014
The 2014 U.S. Open draw will be revealed Thursday, but we already know that only three of the four biggest stars in men’s tennis will be competing at Flushing Meadows in New York. Defending champion Rafael Nadal has been forced to withdraw from the final Grand Slam tournament of the season due to a right wrist injury. That leaves the door open for past winners, such as prospective top seed Novak...
Published: August 21, 2014
The 2014 Formula One season is 11 races old. Only eight remain, starting with this Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. Every team entered the year with targets for the season ahead. Some have been hit, some have been missed and some have been blown out of the water as the teams and drivers made good and bad discoveries about where they stand relative to the opposition. Mercedes and Marussia are...
Published: August 21, 2014
South Africa had a harder time overcoming Argentina than might have been expected in Round One of the Rugby Championship, and Heyneke Meyer’s side travel to Salta in the hopes that things will be easier this Saturday. The wet conditions accounted for a lot of that struggle in Pretoria, but a brighter South American setting will allow for a more entertaining spectacle, logic dictating that...
Published: August 21, 2014
The sixth week of Liga MX is around the corner, and it will be a great opportunity for some players to help their teams in their quest for the title. If there’s something we have learned so far, it is that the youngsters are slowly becoming key figures in their respective clubs. Their speed, hunger and commitment have put them in the spotlight. From goalkeepers to strikers, the Mexican tournament...
Published: August 20, 2014
When Roger Federer was in his prime, predicting him to make the finals of a Grand Slam event was a safer guess than almost anything in sports. He was an absolute machine and racked up more major titles (17) than any male player in the history of the sport. While he hasn’t won a Grand Slam since 2012 as age and a number of younger competitors caught up to him, he has tapped into his old form during...
Published: August 20, 2014
The top 125 in points are in the FedExCup Playoffs. And the No. 126-200 FedExCup point-getters will go into the Web.com Finals, which is the only way to make it to the PGA Tour these days. Players ranked above 200, like David Duval and John Daly, are out of luck and have to go to the Web.com Tour Q- School. “It’s a hard cut,” said Tom Alter, PGA Tour spokesman, regarding the No. 200...
Published: August 20, 2014
The 2014 U.S. Open men’s and women’s draw will be revealed on Thursday during the official draw ceremony at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. As the U.S. Open announced via Twitter on Monday, 2013 champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the tournament with a wrist injury. Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic is the favorite to take the men’s singles title prior to...
Published: August 20, 2014
Who’s going to raise the FedEx Cup in 2014? With the playoffs about to begin with The Barclays, we’re getting closer to an answer to that question. Last year’s champion, Henrik Stenson, won two of the four playoff events (including the Tour Championship). Does the Swede, who played so well at Valhalla, have another playoff victory in him this year? In every edition of...
Published: August 20, 2014
The age-old rivalry between Australia and New Zealand has thrown up plenty of thrills and spills down the years, with a host of memorable matches and fine individual performances. There have also been some headline-grabbing moments of a different sort down the years. From acts of violence to questionable refereeing decisions, the Bledisloe Cup has had them all and these are five of the biggest controversies. Begin...