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The legal battle between Giedo van der Garde and Sauber will resume on Saturday after hearings on Friday failed to resolve the issue. The team missed the first practice session, but Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr both took to the track in second practice. Reports suggest a settlement between the two sides may be close. This is also the case in a more good-natured Formula One contract saga, that of...
Published: March 13, 2015
The 2015 Formula 1 season kicks off on Sunday with the Australian Grand Prix on the streets of Melbourne, with Mercedes once again expected to dominate the pack. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were the only real challengers for last year’s title, and judging by the pre-season tests, little has changed. Several teams experienced significant issues with their cars during testing and Sauber enters...
Published: March 13, 2015
England are aiming to jump-start their Six Nations campaign against Scotland this Saturday after defeat to Ireland in Week 3 saw Stuart Lancaster’s side lose momentum in their title chase. The Twickenham hosts will hope to see Wales slow the table leaders in Cardiff and need to lay down a marker of their own in the Calcutta Cup clash with Vern Cotter’s Scots. Saturday’s visitors have...
Published: March 13, 2015
Ireland’s hopes of defending their Six Nations title will be put to the sword on Saturday as Joe Schmidt’s side prepare to face Wales in a meeting of old enemies. Warren Gatland’s men play host to the Irish having won their last two matches since losing to England in Week 1, and the Millennium Stadium promises to be an intimidating venue for Saturday’s guests. Wales themselves...
Published: March 13, 2015
Italy rejuvenated their 2015 Six Nations campaign with a memorable Murrayfield triumph last time out, but France threaten to send the Azzurri back to losing ways on Sunday. Les Bleus travel to Rome as motivated as ever to add to their points tally, having succumbed to Wales on home soil last time out and seeking to clinch just a second victory of the tournament. In what would be a drastic change of...
Published: March 13, 2015
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — She’s spoken out before. Well, shouted out. At a linesperson during the 2009 U.S. Open. Endless invective. Serena Williams was never afraid to show her passion. Or now after years of boycotting one of the more important tennis tournaments in the world, her compassion. The incident lives here in the California desert of the baronial estates and well-watered fairways...
Published: March 13, 2015
The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has become an oasis in the desert. Meanwhile, Miami’s preeminent tennis tournament has suffered some beach-style erosion. The two most prestigious non-Grand Slam tournaments appear to be heading in opposite directions—something the Miami contingent will work to correct. Each year Indian Wells gets better. Despite efforts to keep pace, Miami currently...
Published: March 13, 2015
The field at the 2015 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells reads like a major tournament. Household names like Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Serena Williams will all eventually lace it up in this tournament, but Thursday’s first round came before the real action. With that in mind, here is a look at the scores and more from the first round of the BNP Paribas Open. Scores...
Published: March 13, 2015
The first Masters Series event of the 2015 season is here, and the stakes are about to be raised. In the California desert, the top men in the world will battle for one of the top prizes of the spring and precious momentum before the clay-court season arrives. This year’s field features impressive depth from top to bottom, and there will be plenty of tantalizing matches. With every member of...
Published: March 12, 2015
A week after Doral tamed the field at the WGC-Cadillac Championship, the world’s best golfers descended on Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, to see if they could ply their trade a little better at the Copperhead course. Reigning champion John Senden is joined by third-ranked Henrik Stenson, fourth-ranked Adam Scott and sixth-ranked Jim Furyk in a solid overall field that...