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For the second consecutive match, Serena Williams overcame early struggles to survive and advance at the Australian Open. The top seed on the women’s side won 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 over 26th-ranked Elina Svitolina. This result was almost a carbon copy of what happened to Williams in the second round. She got behind early, in this case dropping the first set, before kicking things into...
Published: January 24, 2015
Avram Grant’s Ghana were one of the biggest disappointments of the first round of Africa Cup of Nations group-stage matches. The Black Stars started well against Senegal, exploiting the space ahead of the Teranga Lions’ defence and enjoying large spells of possession. However, despite opening the scoring through an Andre Ayew penalty, they were unable to capitalise on their early dominance. In...
Published: January 24, 2015
As the sun began to set over Honolulu, three men walked into a wine bar to blow off some steam following a tough day at the office. Two would return home safely, while the other would arrive back at his hotel bloodied, broke and disoriented…and boy did he have a tale to tell. Couldn’t you just see Keith Morrison opening up an episode of Dateline with a similar statement? Right from the...
Published: January 24, 2015
Guillermo Ochoa hasn’t started a single La Liga game since he arrived in Malaga last summer. The man who was Mexico’s hero during in the 2014 World Cup should be getting a lot more playing time and not just Copa del Rey matches. Ochoa started his career with Liga MX heavyweights America. He made his professional debut in 2004, at age 18. That same year he became the first choice of then-newly...
Published: January 23, 2015
Dustin Johnson’s hiatus from the PGA Tour appears to be over. According to Jason Sobel of GolfChannel.com, the 30-year-old will play in the Farmers Insurance Open, which will tee off on Feb. 5 at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California: During last summer, Johnson announced he would be taking an extended break from golf. Some speculated that the PGA suspended him for violating a drug test,...
Published: January 23, 2015
As the focus shifts toward Day 6 at the 2015 Australian Open, some thoughts probably continue to linger about Andreas Seppi eliminating Roger Federer yesterday. It’s surely a warning sign to all of the other top players as they look to punch their tickets to the fourth round. Federer arrived to Melbourne Park amid high expectations after he won the warm-up event in Brisbane. He...
Published: January 23, 2015
The first upset of a top-four seed in the 2015 Australian Open happened on Friday, and the victim was No. 2 Roger Federer. Andreas Seppi took advantage of some uncharacteristic sloppiness from Federer to pull off the four-set victory, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 7-6 (7-5). Federer had nine double faults in the match and a whopping 55 unforced errors. He talked about the loss in the post-match press conference. Seppi...
Published: January 23, 2015
Asamoah Gyan‘s penchant for big goals on the international stage was on display again on Friday, as the Ghana star hit a last-ditch goal to shock Algeria and keep the Black Stars’ Africa Cup of Nations dream alive. Gyan struck with the last kick of the match in the 92nd minute, firing to the far post with a classy finish to set off a wild celebration and prevent the Algerians from...
Published: January 23, 2015
The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the year, but tennis fans weren’t ready for the madness that has taken place at the 2015 edition of the event thus far. With Andreas Seppi upsetting Roger Federer and Yanina Wickmayer taking down Sara Errani, there have been several major upsets so far in the tournament and there is no sign of the drama slowing down. Add in the fact that Serena Williams,...
Published: January 23, 2015
The first goliath finally fell in Melbourne during the 2015 Australian Open. The tournament’s first four days saw the likes of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova pushed to the brink before staying alive, but such wasn’t in the cards for No. 2 Roger Federer. He couldn’t overcome a magnificent performance from Italian Andreas Seppi, falling in four sets to end a stunning streak of 11...