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This weekend, teams around Europe begin their campaign to achieve qualification to the 2016 European Championships in France. Serbia’s clash with France may be a friendly, but it is an important step in both sides’ development. France come off the back of a very important victory over Spain at the Stade de France and this is likely to be the last game before Didier Deschamps begins to make...
Published: September 6, 2014
It has been a depressing drought for Wasps fans the last few years, a far cry from the glory days under Dallaglio and Gatland. However, there are signs of encouragement that Wasps could return as a major force in both the Aviva Premiership and in Europe. A year after claiming seventh in the league, and defeating Stade Francais in a play-off for the 2014-15 European Champions Cup, a revival has taken...
Published: September 6, 2014
New Zealand did just enough to outlast Argentina in a defensive and mistake-ridden 2014 Rugby Championship clash. The All Blacks eventually won 28-9, although the game proved a lot closer than the 19-point difference would suggest. The All Blacks found it tough to break down a resolute Argentina defensive line, as well as dealing with treacherous conditions, marked by heavy rain in the first half. The...
Published: September 6, 2014
Brazil beat Colombia 1-0 in the Sun Life Stadium in Miami on Friday night, with new captain Neymar the difference between the sides in a typically tempestuous all South American clash. It was this same fixture that ended Neymar‘s World Cup campaign through injury in July, and while both he and aggressor Juan Camilo Zuniga appeared to bear no animosity for those events, it hadn’t softened...
Published: September 6, 2014
The dust has finally settled on the controversial Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix and as the pack heads to the legendary track of Monza for the Italian leg of this year’s championship, all eyes will be on Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team. Belgium belonged to Red Bull and Daniel Ricciardo, and the Australian will be as relaxed as can be as he prepares for one of the fastest...
Published: September 6, 2014
Two teams hoping to put the disappointment of what might have been at the 2014 World Cup behind them will face off on Saturday as Chile entertain Mexico in California. Levi’s Stadium will host the American continent pair in a friendly setting, but Miguel Herrera and Jorge Sampaoli will be fully intent on ensuring their sides lay on what promises to be an explosive encounter. Both Chile and Mexico...
Published: September 6, 2014
Roger Federer is up against more than your average No. 14 seed when he faces Marin Cilic in Saturday’s 2014 U.S. Open semifinal. His Croatian opponent has torched his competition in Flushing Meadows, emerging as one of the biggest surprises of the tournament. Making it to the semifinal matches is his best result at a Grand Slam, but he proved in a straight-set romping of No. 6 Tomas Berdych in...
Published: September 6, 2014
The week of international football continued on Friday night, into Saturday’s early hours, as Brazil and Colombia fought out an entertaining match in Miami, Florida. A fast-paced and frenetic match was well worth watching, regardless of its “friendly” nature, though bad tackles and cards were in more plentiful supply than chances on goal. Neymar scored the only goal of the game in...
Published: September 6, 2014
NEW YORK — She’s rolling now, crushing opponents and symbolically all those who doubted her. (Blush!). A season that seemed destined to go nowhere for Serena Williams, a season that made some of us suggest that at almost 33 years old her best days were over, is now headed to the stars—and the record books. Was she ever any better than she was Friday afternoon in a semifinal of...
Published: September 6, 2014
Money heals all wounds. That’s the quote, right? Something like that. Money makes the heart grow fonder? Swish. Spain’s Sergio Garcia, our resident most-notable-player-to-never-win-a-major, is running with the bulls all the way to the top of the BMW Championship leaderboard with his six-under 64 that put him at eight under overall. Maybe a win here, and winning the FedEx Cup Playoffs at...