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A hat-trick of tries from George North inspired Wales to a rampant 61-20 win over Italy on Saturday, pushing Warren Gatland’s side back into contention for this year’s Six Nations title. Wales led the Rome hosts by just a single point going in at half-time, but a second-half revival saw the Welsh claim top spot, where they’ll remain at least until Ireland and England play later...
Published: March 21, 2015
Wales left England and Ireland with it all to do to deny them the 2015 Six Nations title. Warren Gatland’s men obliterated Italy 61-20 in a stunning second half in Rome with seven second-half tries. They led by just a single point at half-time after Jamie Roberts’ try but exploded into life after the break, helped by a George North hat-trick and an implosion from the home side who had no...
Published: March 21, 2015
Despite Bernie Ecclestone’s assertion that, “It is inevitable that there will be another female [Formula One] driver,” as reported by Luke Smith and Christian Sylt in Forbes, recent developments mean a woman on the F1 starting grid is anything but inevitable—at least in the near future. Williams test driver Susie Wolff is currently the closest female driver to a race seat. Last...
Published: March 21, 2015
England, Ireland and Wales are locked on six points at the top of the Six Nations standings heading into the final weekend, giving all three nations a realistic chance at sampling glory. It’s England who are the slight favourites heading into this one, boasting a superior points difference to the aforementioned duo. But Stuart Lancaster and his men face arguably the toughest fixture of the three...
Published: March 21, 2015
All good things must come to an end—it’s just nice if you can have at least some control over it. Sabine Lisicki’s run at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, has come to an end, but she at least made her opponent in the women’s semifinals—Jelena Jankovic—work for it. Jankovic needed three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-1) to best Lisicki and book a spot...
Published: March 21, 2015
After a long week of thrilling tennis under the Indian Wells sun, we are finally to the stretch run of the 2015 BNP Paribas Open on both the men’s and women’s side of the bracket. Between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and others, some of the biggest names in the entire sport took the court Friday. The result was a full slate of impressive winners, clutch aces and championship performances. With...
Published: March 21, 2015
Serena Williams withdrew from a semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with an apparent knee injury. Continue for updates. Williams Withdraws with Knee Injury Friday, March 20 According to Sports Illustrated, Williams was ruled out for her BNP Paribas Open semifinal clash with Simona Halep due to a knee injury. Halep will now advance to the final without any resistance. The injury...
Published: March 21, 2015
Meetings between Australia’s two most successful Super Rugby franchises, the Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs, are always big events. When the official Twitter accounts trade banter, it just adds to the hype. The return of David Pocock is an interesting angle to this highly anticipated clash. The former Wallabies captain was named as a substitute, much to the surprise of fans...
Published: March 20, 2015
Morgan Hoffmann remained on top after Friday’s second-round action at the 2015 Arnold Palmer Invitational, but world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and other top-flight golfers also went low at Bay Hill. The nice Florida weather lent the course to yielding plenty of red numbers. After bogeying the par-four opening hole, Hoffmann reeled off six birdies in his final seven holes on the front to turn...
Published: March 20, 2015
Rory McIlroy lived out the dreams of many amateurs and professionals when he had dinner with Arnold Palmer after his first round at The King’s tournament. It was complete with dessert, a banana split, at Palmer’s insistence. “I’ll be going to the gym this afternoon,” McIlroy said about working off the calories. The dinner, he said, lasted two-and-a-half hours. “He’s...