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Nico Rosberg is facing a crossroads in his Formula One career. One path leads to race wins, title challenges and champagne; the other to the end of his days as an equal No. 1 at Mercedes. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton‘s flying start to the 2015 season has seen him win three of the first four races and finish second in the other. On each occasion, he has qualified ahead of Rosberg and comfortably beaten...
Published: April 22, 2015
The PGA Tour is back at it again starting Thursday, this time for the 2015 Zurich Classic. Don’t let the name fool you; golfers won’t be fretting about hitting balls into Lake Zurich in Switzerland. These next four rounds of golf are still stateside. This tournament takes place in New Orleans, and though it’s cycled through a variety of sponsors, this annual PGA Tour stop dates all...
Published: April 22, 2015
In a race where strategy once again dominated proceedings, team radio played a crucial role in last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix. The Sakhir event, held under lights for the second time, wasn’t quite as exciting as last year’s race, in which Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fought head-to-head for victory, but it was fascinating in the sense that no driver knew where he would finish...
Published: April 22, 2015
Formula One’s 2015 Bahrain Grand Prix marked the end of the first “Asian season”—the sport now embarks on a tour of Europe, stopping off in Canada, before returning to Asia in mid-September. The race didn’t quite match 2014’s edition, but it was nonetheless an exciting and tense affair. Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton took his third victory in four races with a composed...
Published: April 22, 2015
The path between rugby league and rugby union has been well trodden in both directions over the years. Before the union game shook off its amateur status in the mid 1990s, it suffered a drain to the smaller code, with stars such as Martin Offiah, Scott Quinnell, Jonathan Davies and Scott Gibbs all opting for stints in league. But since the beginning of the professional era in union, the tide has turned...
Published: April 21, 2015
Hector Herrera and Diego Reyes appeared with Porto in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal, and their fortunes were completely opposite. It was a one-sided match in the first 45 minutes. Julen Lopetegui‘s side tried to stop Bayern Munich, but the power of the German squad was simply too much. The defensive problems started early on the match. Bayern‘s aerial game helped them...
Published: April 21, 2015
It was always going to be a struggle for McLaren this year, taking on a new engine manufacturer one year after Formula One introduced its new V6 hybrid power units. Yes, Honda had an additional year to observe the other manufacturers and develop their engine, but they were also missing a year of on-track data and race experience. Through four races in 2015, those deficiencies have manifested themselves...
Published: April 21, 2015
A quality field that includes three of the top-10 golfers in the world arrives at TPC Louisiana for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this week. When the the tour comes to town, it brings with it a bevy of storylines. And while the PGA Tour is still enveloped in “Jordan Spieth won the Masters” talk, there are other stories of note this week in NoLa. Mr. Spieth, while not in...
Published: April 21, 2015
A month remains until the French Open, but there’s still plenty to be decided during these crucial next few weeks. At the summit of the game stands Novak Djokovic, the uncontested No. 1 player in the world. Will anyone keep him from achieving the most elusive title of his career? One man able to solve the Djokovic riddle is Rafael Nadal, who’s seeking to rebound from a rocky start...
Published: April 21, 2015
When it was announced yesterday that Aaron Cruden would likely miss the Rugby World Cup, the feeling around New Zealand was one of disappointment, not panic. There is depth to cover for the loss of Cruden, but it certainly is a cruel blow to someone who has worked so hard. It shows the state of New Zealand rugby in the fly-half position, they have come a long way. Four years ago when Dan Carter went...