Realistic 2015 Expectations for Fernando Alonso After Bahrain Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso could only finish 11th in the 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix, but the two-time world champion probably took more enjoyment from last weekend’s race than he did from the 2014 event. Last year’s Bahrain GP was one of the most miserable weekends of Alonso’s disappointing five-year stint at Ferrari. The Sakhir circuit’s four long stretches brutally exposed the F14-T’s... 

Ranking the Best Budding Rivalries in Tennis Today

Tennis rivalries help to define an era in the sport. Matches between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras, and Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert represent the style of play, level of competition and even fashion of particular times. Those iconic rivalries began as recurring matchups that grew in stature over the years.  Roger Federer versus Rafael Nadal still tops the best... 

Sebastian Vettel’s Error-Strewn Bahrain GP Display a Positive Sign for Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel had that familiar glint in his eye after qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Seven days after finishing 0.9 seconds adrift of Lewis Hamilton‘s pole time on the Saturday of the Chinese GP, as per the official Formula One website, the German had managed to split the Mercedes cars, punting Nico Rosberg down to third. Vettel had once again extracted the most out of Ferrari‘s... 

Here’s Tiger Woods Standing Next to Yao Ming, Who Is Still Huge

In what should serve as your semiannual reminder that Yao Ming is a comically large person, the former Houston Rockets star met up with Tiger Woods onstage at a Nike promotional event in Shanghai on Friday. I don’t know exactly what Nike product is being hawked here, but the picture of Woods awkwardly waving at the Tower of Yao is all you need to buy from this vignette. God, Yao Ming makes everyone... 

Tiger Woods Injury Update: Golfer Will Play in The Players Championship 2015

Tiger Woods announced Friday that he will participate in the 2015 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in May. The tournament will mark his first competitive action since suffering a wrist injury at the Masters.   Woods provided the schedule update on social media: The 14-time major champion actually played quite well at Augusta despite a long layoff to fix a game that had gotten a bit out of... 

Power Ranking the Formula 1 Teams After 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix

The Formula One teams had little opportunity to make changes to their cars for the 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix. Held just a week after the Chinese round, the first Middle Eastern race of the year was also the first night race. Ferrari again proved Mercedes’ closest competitors, with Kimi Raikkonen passing Nico Rosberg just two laps from the end to finish second. The brake problems suffered by both... 

Sam Burgess Needs Swift Improvement in Order to Clinch Rugby World Cup Place

A wave of expectation inevitably followed rugby union convert Sam Burgess on his travels to Bath last summer, but the Rugby World Cup hopeful is desperately short on time to make the showpiece tournament this autumn. With just three weeks of the regular season remaining, Burgess has five weeks including the play-offs at most to prove his candidacy for Stuart Lancaster’s England squad and it could... 

Why Rafael Nadal Is No Longer Invincible on Clay

Rafael Nadal’s 6-4, 7-6(6) loss to Fabio Fognini at the Barcelona Open was another clay-court blow for the Spanish superstar. Not long ago, any defeat to tennis’s all-time King of Clay on Europe’s red clay would have been a screaming headline. Not anymore. Fognini, too often a volatile performer, collected the match point with all the emotion of a routine workout. And we know better... 

Young Greatness: Why It’s Too Early to Declare It the “Spieth Era”

Jordan Spieth’s performance at the Masters was one for the ages, but proclaiming it the “Spieth Era” might be jumping the gun a bit.  The Washington Post’s Marissa Payne poked fun at Sports Illustrated’s assertion of the “Spieth Era,” just four years removed from calling it the “McIlroy Era.”  And she’s absolutely... 

Novak Djokovic Entering Rarified Air with Recent Dominance

Savor these moments, tennis fans, because you’re witnessing history in the making. Not many players have ever had a run like Novak Djokovic is currently enjoying. He’s put a stranglehold on the No. 1 ranking over the last six months, snatching every important title in sight. Ending 2014 with victories at the Paris Masters and World Tour Finals, the Serbian hasn’t lost a beat this... 

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