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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: August 17, 2014
Only one try was scored in the opening two fixtures of this year’s Rugby Championship, with South Africa the beneficiaries en route to a 13-6 win over Argentina, while New Zealand and Australia drew 12-12 in Sydney. The heavens opened over both ANZ Stadium and Loftus Versfeld, with wet weather creating miserable circumstances in which none of the Southern Hemisphere’s mightiest powers could...
Published: August 16, 2014
Moving day at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, New York, at the 2014 LPGA Championship lived up to its name as the leaderboard took one last significant shuffle before Sunday’s final round. Brittany Lincicome was able to fend off the rest of the field and sits alone in the lead. She should in no way feel safe, though, as last year’s winner, Inbee Park, and a red-hot Suzann Pettersen sit...
Published: August 16, 2014
Kevin Sutherland may be golf’s 861st-ranked player, but he sure didn’t play that way on Saturday. The one-time PGA Tour winner set a new Champions Tour single-round record with an improbable 59 on Saturday at the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, according to PGA.com: A newcomer to the tour, Sutherland turned 50 years of age in July, and this tournament marks just his third start. Needless...
Published: August 16, 2014
It wasn’t the demolition that many expected, but South Africa will be happy nonetheless to have opened their 2014 Rugby Championship campaign with a 13-6 win over Argentina on Saturday. Heyneke Meyer’s men struggled to pose the attacking threat of more recent results, the conditions in Pretoria resulting in the scrappiest of victories. Daniel Hourcade may have taken a losing bonus...
Published: August 16, 2014
New Zealand began their Rugby Championship title defence with a tense draw on Saturday, with Australia managing to hold their own and share the spoils with a 12-12 result that left neither side with cause to celebrate. Steve Hansen’s men came to ANZ Stadium as reigning champions and their perfect record in this competition was halted at 12 successive matches, ESPN Scrum confirming the result: The...
Published: August 16, 2014
Formula One has changed a lot over the last decade. Conspicuous consumption has given way to token attempts at cost-cutting, Hermann Tilke’s creations dominate a landscape once filled with variety and the “racing incident” has all but disappeared. The cars themselves have changed too. Superficially, a 2014 car looks the same as its equivalent from 2004—they still have front...
Published: August 16, 2014
The Bledisloe Cup is back for 2014, as Australia and New Zealand face off over three Tests, with the famous trophy and Australasian blagging rights going up for grabs. Saturday sees the first Test get underway at the ANZ Stadium, Sydney, with the hosts looking to end their recent, dismal record in the competition. As Ruckin Good Stats revealed, the Wallabies haven’t won the Bledisloe Cup since...
Published: August 16, 2014
The rugby powers of the Southern Hemisphere will once again duel for dominance as the 2014 Rugby Championship gets underway on Saturday. The first round of action will see New Zealand begin their title defence with a trip to Australia, while Argentina journey to Pretoria in search of a maiden victory over South Africa. A long seven weeks lies ahead before a 2014 champion emerges, but Week 1 will serve...
Published: August 16, 2014
Heyneke Meyer will seek to see his South Africa side open the floodgates in South Africa’s 2014 Rugby Championship opener against Argentina, as they need to take advantage of their home fixture against Argentina. New Zealand’s meeting with Australia in Sydney may garner most of the Week 1 attention but for the Springboks to stage any genuine bid to dethrone the All Blacks, a strong showing...
Published: August 16, 2014
Roger Federer‘s renaissance moves on with yet another big win for the Wimbledon runner-up. He defeated Andy Murray, 6-3, 7-5, at the Western & Southern Open Friday night in Cincinnati, Ohio. With the victory, Federer tied up their head-to-head record at 11 wins apiece. More importantly, he built some nice momentum going into the 2014 US Open. Even if he doesn’t advance past the semifinal,...