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International representation is seen as the pinnacle of rugby among many players, a stage upon which many hope to feature but only a select percentage will ever make the cut. Down the years, many stars who were perhaps deserving of caps never went on to play for their countries, either because competition was too fierce in their position or the stars just never aligned in their case. Coming into 2015,...
Published: January 10, 2015
The PGA Tour kicks off 2015 in grand style with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions event at the Kapalua Resort Plantation Course in Hawaii. As you would expect given the event’s name, the field is limited to 34 players who won an event last season. However, there are certain champions not taking part in this tournament. Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott are the two most notable omissions, as...
Published: January 9, 2015
In the 2014 season, there were 999 drives of 348 yards or longer. Not one of them belonged to Zach Johnson. His average drive is so far back of that you almost need a range finder to locate it. Certainly a measuring device would come in handy if comparing Johnson’s typical drive, 273 yards, to the longest poke of last season, 424 yards, belonging to Bubba Watson. The Plantation Course at...
Published: January 9, 2015
The United States of America and Formula One should, in theory, be a match made in heaven, but relations between the two superpowers have rarely been healthy. In its attempts to make it big in America, F1 has traveled to a total of 10 circuits across the country, which tells you just as much about the sport’s desperation to find popularity across the Atlantic as it does the United States’...
Published: January 9, 2015
There was great fuss and fanfare at the arrival of Sam Burgess to rugby union. After a glittering career in league with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, the lad from Dewsbury decided to leave his brothers Down Under and try his hand at 15-a-side. No sooner was the news out than Burgess was being heralded by many as the answer to England’s midfield dilemma; the man who would make the difference in...
Published: January 9, 2015
Red Bull have placed their remaining two Junior Team drivers in the GP2 series for 2015. Alex Lynn and Pierre Gasly will drive for top team DAMS, which has produced three of the last four series champions. Only one of those champions, Romain Grosjean, made it to Formula One. The most recent of the three is the reigning champion, 2014 winner Jolyon Palmer. He’s still without any form of F1 role...
Published: January 9, 2015
It has now been more than 10 months since McLaren CEO Ron Dennis guaranteed his team would have a new title sponsor early in the 2014 season. Now, racing director Eric Boullier says the team would be fine if it had to go another season without one. “We can afford to run without a title sponsor; that’s a privilege,” Boullier told ESPN F1. “We want it because it’s another...
Published: January 9, 2015
At at time where major European leagues and the interminable rumour merry-go-round of the transfer window take centre stage, most South American competitions are inactive as players enjoy their summer holidays. One tournament, however, brings together some of the continent’s finest youngsters. The 2015 South American Under-20 Championship takes place this January in Uruguay, and Humberto...
Published: January 9, 2015
When the first ball is struck in the blistering Melbourne heat, the 128-player field will begin clawing their way toward the final. The Australian Open is not just a test of tennis skill, but of mental endurance and physical fitness. No player is more poised to survive these tests than Novak Djokovic. A four-time champion Down Under, Djokovic is a wizard on the hard courts in Australia. His stellar...
Published: January 9, 2015
Another January transfer window is in full swing and the Twitter hashtag #transfers is likely going into overdrive. This vastly exorbitant soap opera must end some day, that day a little nearer with the introduction of Financial Fair Play, so enjoy it while it lasts. In this corner of the world, players jumping ship for pastures new is familiar ground. Here are eight Brasileirao stars who could, or...