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It’s been less than two months since the World Cup final, but on Sunday qualification will begin for the next European Championship, which will be held in France from June 10 to July 10, 2016. For the first time, 24 nations will compete in the tournament proper, and over the next 14 months the 23 sides that will join the hosts in the group stage draw will be determined. The first and second-place...
Published: September 6, 2014
New Zealand dispatched Argentina 28-9 in Napier to move to the top of the Rugby Championship. Four tries, including two more from the prolific Julian Savea, were enough to suppress a gritty but subdued Pumas side, and the result also means the Blacks bagged a bonus point for their win. Daniel Hourcade’s men remain winless since their arrival in the competition and will need to find an answer...
Published: September 6, 2014
First Rafael Nadal had to withdraw. Then No. 4 seed David Ferrer fell in the third round. No. 5 Milos Raonic and No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov followed suit in the fourth round. Then No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and No. 6 Tomas Berdych fell in the quarters. And now, in a tournament full of upsets and one where we’ve seen big names dropping like flies, perhaps the biggest shocker...
Published: September 6, 2014
Marin Cilic def. Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 This time around, Roger Federer could not muster a comeback from two sets down. Federer fell in straight sets to Marin Cilic on a day that saw two upsets in the men’s semifinals. Cilic will face Kei Nishikori in Monday’s final after he took down Novak Djokovic earlier Saturday. Cilic dominated from start to finish, as he allowed Federer...
Published: September 6, 2014
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was a big favorite at the 2014 U.S. Open coming off his previous Grand Slam triumph at Wimbledon, but his heartbreak at Flushing Meadows continued. Djokovic strung together another deep run but was defeated in the semifinals by Kei Nishikori in a stunning upset. This comes after the Serbinator lost the previous two U.S. Open singles finals. HuffPost Sports provides...
Published: September 6, 2014
On Friday, No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki became the women’s finalists for the 2014 U.S. Open. With two men’s matches already underway on Saturday, the final two competitors from the men’s draw will be realized. No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 10 Kei Nishikori kicked things off on Day 13, and Nishikori got the best of the top-seeded player right out of the gate,...
Published: September 6, 2014
It took seven grand prix weekends and almost four months, but Lewis Hamilton has finally secured pole position for a Formula One event. The British driver will start Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix from the No. 1 grid slot, alongside his Mercedes teammate and championship rival, Nico Rosberg, who qualified over two tenths of a second adrift of Hamilton, according to the official Formula One website. For...
Published: September 6, 2014
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won Sunday afternoon’s Italian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg, with Felipe Massa completing the podium places after coming home third in the Williams. However, the British driver—who has now reduced the gap at the top of the drivers’ standings to 22 points after his second win at Monza—had to recover from a terrible start to the...
Published: September 6, 2014
As the many of the biggest names in golf fell from contention, a group of young guns took advantage of the opportunity to etch their name in history during Round 3 of the BMW Championship in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Florida’s Billy Horschel shot a seven-under 63 to take a three-shot lead over the rest of the field at 13 under par. His impressive round also moves him to a projected first-place...
Published: September 6, 2014
No. 10 Kei Nishikori def. No. 1 Novak Djokovic, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 No one thought the improbable run of Kei Nishikori at the U.S. Open would continue into the men’s final, but that’s exactly what happened. Nishikori advanced to his first Grand Slam final with a four-set victory over No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic. The 10th-seeded Japanese player took the first set, but he was on...