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OK, we’ll admit it: The Australian Grand Prix was a dismal weekend for Formula One. The anticipation surrounding the start of the new season was already dampened a fortnight ahead of the Melbourne race when Fernando Alonso, arguably the finest driver of his generation, was ruled out of the event following a crash in winter testing. And F1 never truly compensated for his absence. The sport’s...
Published: March 18, 2015
Wales will be first to show their hand in Saturday’s three-way fight for the 2015 Six Nations title. Warren Gatland’s men kick off at 12:30 p.m. GMT in Rome as they bid to claim the crown that they surrendered a year ago. Wales currently sit third on points difference behind England and Ireland, so they will be looking to rack up a big score against the Azzurri. Injuries have taken their...
Published: March 18, 2015
Roger Federer avenged his defeat to Andreas Seppi at the Australian Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday, but his struggles in Grand Slam competitions remain a problem for the Swiss star. Federer needed just 82 minutes to beat the world No. 33 and dominated proceedings throughout, showing no indication of nerves against the man who inflicted a third-round exit on...
Published: March 18, 2015
There are few feats more rewarding than winning a tournament hosted by one of golf’s most iconic figures. Such is the case at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge. A 62-time winner on the PGA Tour, Palmer is one of the sport’s most beloved heroes, and the world’s best players pay homage to his legendary career by flocking to Orlando, Florida, to compete in his...
Published: March 18, 2015
It is a testament to Serena Williams’ greatness that the biggest storyline during Tuesday’s action at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open was arguably the fact that she lost a set during her victory. Williams dropped the first set against Sloane Stephens but was able to prevail with relatively straightforward second and third sets. It was one of several thrilling matches on both the men’s and...
Published: March 18, 2015
Tennis player Jarmere Jenkins does not like it when his shots go long. After one did so on a tiebreak vs. Philip Bester Monday in Drummondville, Canada, Jenkins took his racket hard to his knee three times and eventually shattered it. He could go Bo Jackson and do it with his head next time, but that would probably be even more painful. Bester went on to win the match, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (8). [h/t SB Nation,...
Published: March 18, 2015
Rafael Nadal didn’t have a tremendous amount of trouble defeating American standout Donald Young 6-4, 6-2 in Tuesday’s third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. The Masters showcase saw Nadal reign superior despite playing well below his gaudy standards. It wasn’t an aesthetically pleasing first set for either player to say the least, as TennisTV highlighted: Shad...
Published: March 17, 2015
Serena Williams‘ headline-grabbing return to the Indian Wells Masters she boycotted for years featured adversity of the pure tennis variety in Tuesday’s fourth-round match against Sloane Stephens. After dropping the first set in a tiebreaker to the young American upstart, Williams roared back to close out Stephens with ease for a 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 win. This triumph puts Williams through...
Published: March 17, 2015
There was a certain familiarity about Lewis Hamilton‘s victory in last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix. A reigning world champion, having secured his breakthrough crown at the previous year’s season-ending Abu Dhabi GP, sets a comfortable pole position behind the wheel of the fastest car before winning the first race of his title defence with ease? For Hamilton’s routine victory...
Published: March 17, 2015
Fresh off the most exciting tournament of the PGA Tour season thus far, the best golfers in the world head to Bay Hill for the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week. Jordan Spieth’s playoff triumph, of course, has dominated headlines heading into the event. But there are other stories of note circulating in the Orlando air as the tournament gets underway. One of them even concerns the tournament...