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For someone who is widely regarded as a Formula One world champion in waiting, Nico Hulkenberg has done an awful lot of waiting around. In an era in which teenagers such as Max Verstappen are fast-tracked to the top, Hulkenberg‘s progress has been stopped in its tracks. The German has, in his three-and-a-half seasons of F1, made a career out of dragging relatively average cars toward the...
Published: September 2, 2014
England’s less than triumphant return to action following the World Cup finals in Brazil comes on Wednesday night when they face Norway in a friendly at Wembley. The match serves as a warm-up for Roy Hodgson‘s men ahead of a tricky looking Euro 2016 qualifier against Switzerland in Basel, and the Three Lions boss will hope to use the former clash as a chance to get things right following...
Published: September 2, 2014
Following a thrilling race in Belgium, Formula One makes its final European stop this season for the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The Monza circuit, located in a royal park north of Milan, is a relatively simple design that allows for extremely high speeds. It is also located just 200 kilometres from Ferrari headquarters in Maranello and is always packed full of Tifosi—the...
Published: September 2, 2014
Update from Wednesday, Sept. 3 Paul McGinley named Team Europe’s Ryder Cup vice-captains on Wednesday, 24 hours after he confirmed the 12 names charged with the job of beating their US counterparts. Sky Sports provided news of McGinley‘s appointments: Original Team Europe captain Paul McGinley has made his picks for this year’s Ryder Cup, naming Ian Poulter, Stephen Gallacher...
Published: September 2, 2014
Serena Williams is the No. 1 seed at the 2014 U.S. Open and is acting like it. After a disappointing Grand Slam season to date, Williams is on track to finish the year strong with her 18th major singles title. A number of upsets have afforded Williams a clear path to the final. The highest seed remaining other than Williams in the quarterfinals is No. 10 Caroline Wozniacki, a former top-ranked player...
Published: September 2, 2014
Novak Djokovic hasn’t always been at his best in 2014, but when he’s anywhere near it, the rest of the tennis world just can’t keep up. So far at the U.S. Open, he’s been awfully close. It will have to continue through a tough quarterfinal match against Andy Murray, a likely semifinal against No. 3 Stan Wawrinka and the assumed final against No. 2 Roger Federer. But if recent...
Published: September 2, 2014
It’s time for the cream to start rising to the top at the 2014 U.S. Open, and Tuesday’s action will separate more of the contenders going into the later rounds. With that in mind, here is a look at the entire slate of singles action for Day 9 in Flushing Meadows before we look at predictions for a couple of matches to watch. A complete bracket for the Grand Slam event can be found here. No....
Published: September 2, 2014
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg‘s collision during the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix provoked a huge reaction from fans and the media. Mercedes reacted by fining Rosberg, and the German apologised to both the team and Hamilton. But both were relatively empty gestures and won’t have placated Hamilton one little bit. Their relationship now looks beyond repair. The two men will spend the rest of...
Published: September 2, 2014
Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named the new captain of the German national team, replacing Philipp Lahm in the role after he retired from international football this summer. The national team’s official Twitter account revealed on Tuesday that Schweinsteiger would take the armband and seek to improve further upon the side’s recent triumphs after winning the 2014 World Cup in Brazil: Schweinsteiger...
Published: September 2, 2014
This summer, the Netherlands did remarkably well during the World Cup in Brazil, finishing third and beating well-respected nations like reigning world champions Spain along the way. Off the back of that World Cup, some of the Dutch players have earned transfers to bigger leagues. Other Dutch players—like Stefan de Vrij—were already very close to a move. Now, some of the talent...