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A hard-fought win at the Millennium Stadium has established England as the bookmakers’ favourite to win this year’s Six Nations, with Ireland struggling to assert themselves while beating a lame Italy side. Each and every one of the Six Nations combatants while need time to reach top speed, with Week 2’s generous fixture list the next possible avenue at which to do so. Starting slowly...
Published: February 10, 2015
There hasn’t been a full-fledged changing of the guard just yet in men’s tennis, but there has been a gathering of the arms. While Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic have held a near monopoly on Grand Slam titles since 2005, a number of rising talents have shown enormous potential over the last few seasons. With the emergence of these young players, the ATP World...
Published: February 10, 2015
Kei Nishikori has walked into Memphis and won the title in each of the past two years, and now the fifth-ranked men’s tennis star will go for the trifecta at the 2015 Memphis Open. That will be easier said than done against what should prove to be a tough field of competitors. The indoor hard-court surfaces at the Racquet Club of Memphis play into the hands of towering, big-serving top seeds...
Published: February 10, 2015
Mexico are a month away from starting their road to the 2015 Copa America and Gold Cup, and they have four warm-up matches ahead of both tournaments in their to-do list. El Tri will face CONCACAF and CONMEBOL squads, which is exactly what they need to prepare for the top competitions in the American continent. Coach Miguel Herrera needs to make the most of all four games. Not only will he have the...
Published: February 10, 2015
Spanish champions have dominated the Brasil Open in recent years. Argentina’s Federico Delbonis broke a string of six straight Spain winners last year and will be in the field to defend the trophy in the 2015 tournament from Sao Paulo. No one has won the Brasil Open more often than Nicolas Almagro, who was also the only man to successfully defend in 2011 and has triumphed three times overall. Almagro...
Published: February 9, 2015
The 2015 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament got underway on Monday, with Tomas Berdych seeking to defend his indoor title as the European spotlight descends upon Rotterdam. However, the big guns of Andy Murray, Milos Raonic and Stanislas Wawrinka are among those looking to rain on Berdych’s parade, with Holland playing host to some of the biggest names in the sport. Murray in particular will be...
Published: February 9, 2015
It’s AT&T Pebble Beach: When Amateurs Attack. Yes, it’s the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Chris Berman is back, back, back. The Great One, Wayne Gretzky, is here, where he’ll be in close quarters with his future son-in-law, Dustin Johnson, while getting in a round of golf on the California cliffs. For the tournament at hand, there are six returning champions of the event: Jimmy...
Published: February 9, 2015
As Serena and Venus Williams play out the end of their careers, debates have risen about their place in tennis and American history. Some call Serena Williams the greatest female tennis player of all time. Journalist Ian Crouch recently wrote a story for the New Yorker proclaiming Serena as America’s greatest athlete. Few dispute that the sisters are one of the most dynamic sibling...
Published: February 9, 2015
Daniel Ricciardo beat Lewis Hamilton‘s Top Gear “Star in a Reasonably Priced Car” record and did so with a bit of swagger in the process. Ricciardo made it to the top of the show’s leaderboard after a 1:42.2 lap time in a Suzuki Liana, pipping Hamilton’s previous record by 0.7 seconds. Afterward, a fan asked what the back of Hamilton’s car looked like. The...
Published: February 9, 2015
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will feel content after assuming top spot in the 2015 Six Nations table after Round 1 of the tournament, but he’ll know as well as any that the team’s perch is far from secure. The competition regularly proves to be wild and unpredictable, where the slightest stumble could see a side go from championship contenders to mid-table mediocrity. It’s still...