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It’s crunch time in New Zealand’s Super Rugby conference this weekend as the top two do battle in Wellington. With the game throwing up some intriguing personal battles as well as national bragging rights at stake, the shape of the playoffs will be clearer after Week 14. Elsewhere in the competition, it is hoped in Queensland that the return of a former legend can revive the fortunes of...
Published: May 14, 2015
Serena Williams, the top-ranked player on the WTA Tour, was forced to withdraw from the Italian Open due to an elbow injury. The ailment is not currently expected to impact her availability for the season’s second major, the French Open, later this month. Continue for updates. Out of Italian Open Thursday, May 14 BBC Sport noted Williams’ decision to pull out of the warm-up tournament...
Published: May 14, 2015
With a runaway winner and the top four drivers finishing in the order they started, last weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix is unlikely to live long in the memory of Formula One enthusiasts. But there were at least a number of fascinating interactions over team radio over the course of the race, a number of which offered clues over the Mercedes team’s state of mind at this stage of the 2015 campaign. Heading...
Published: May 14, 2015
Nico Rosberg topped the timesheets for Mercedes as the first Formula One in-season test drew to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya. The German, who won Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, set a time almost two seconds quicker than anyone else. He was, however, using an set of unmarked, developmental Pirelli tyres. Jolyon Palmer was second-fastest for Lotus after bolting on a set of super-softs, with...
Published: May 13, 2015
Big-time rivalries are one of the great elements of sports in general and professional golf in particular. Consider some of these legendary rivalries: Gene Sarazen vs. Walter Hagen. Sam Snead vs. Ben Hogan vs. Byron Nelson. Arnold Palmer vs. Jack Nicklaus. Nicklaus vs. Tom Watson. Greg Norman vs. Nick Faldo. Phil Mickelson vs. Tiger Woods. Many memorable moments and final-round...
Published: May 13, 2015
Carlos Sainz Jr. shouldn’t have been in Formula One this year. He should have been in exile in the DTM, on the outside looking in. He should have been in the World Endurance Championship, racing alongside his fellow has-beens, or in Formula E, the place where the souls of the ghosts of F1’s recent past go to die. He should have been clinging on to the dream, joining the rat race of GP2,...
Published: May 13, 2015
One is famed for theorising about the laws of physics; the other did his best to defy them whenever he stood over a free-kick. Any list of the most famous British people in the world is sure to include both Stephen Hawking and David Beckham, and the two global icons met at a Google event on Monday. Hawking’s message to Beckham was truthful but also contained his famous wit: “I’m...
Published: May 13, 2015
The term “overrated” was far too overblown to describe Rickie Fowler initially. However, Fowler’s final round at The Players Championship showed the world what he was missing last season. Fowler’s 2014 season doesn’t receive enough credit. Although the famous Ricky Bobby once said, “If you ain’t first, you’re last,” in golf, it’s different. Fowler...
Published: May 13, 2015
Nick Abendanon was crowned European Player of the Year earlier this month as a reward for his form in his first season as a Clermont Auvergne player. The former Bath flyer has reveled amid the stars of the French giants, particularly in the Champions Cup. His display in the competition’s knockout stages elevated the full-back to the same status as that other much-talked-about English exile, Steffon...
Published: May 13, 2015
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy headlines a strong field in the 2015 Wells Fargo Championship. The tournament’s venue is chock-full of fond memories for the Northern Irishman, as the Quail Hollow Club is the site of his first PGA Tour victory—he won the Quail Hollow Championship back in 2010. While McIlroy performed very well in 2010, finishing with a course-record 62 in the final round, Quail...