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The 2015 Madrid Open will be the first Masters event of the season without the Master himself. Novak Djokovic may be absent, but the top storylines to watch are still as engaging as ever. Rafael Nadal has lost to Djokovic and Fabio Fognini in his first two clay appearances of the year, but he could be one step closer to going all the way in the absence of the world No. 1. Martina Navratilova’s...
Published: May 3, 2015
Last weekend’s resignation of Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piech has potentially opened the door for the company to enter Formula One. Piech and F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone have an acrimonious relationship and last December, the BBC’s Andrew Benson wrote, “At least one of them would need to leave their current position before a VW Group brand could enter F1.” Now that...
Published: May 3, 2015
Toulon entered the history books on Saturday after beating Clermont Auvergne 24-18 in the final of this year’s European Rugby Champions Cup, becoming the first team to win the continental tournament three years running. That clash between two of the Top 14’s biggest outfits featured a number of talismanic performances, but winning the grandest prize Europe has to offer doesn’t equate...
Published: May 3, 2015
Fans of the United States men’s national team went into a bit of shock on Saturday morning when they saw that one of their top players had been relegated to the bench late in the season. Brad Guzan’s benching came at a crucial point in the season for Aston Villa, and it temporarily halted his preparations for this summer’s Gold Cup. Outside of Guzan losing his starting job, the USMNT...
Published: May 3, 2015
Whoops, People magazine, wrong Andy! Tennis star Andy Roddick and his model girlfriend Brooklyn Decker are expecting their first child. Exciting news that the media was keen to share, but poor old People magazine got a little trigger happy and said it was actually another tennis Andy, former Wimbledon champion Murray, who was the father. It was a silly mistake that was quickly corrected, but...
Published: May 3, 2015
Roger Federer heads a strong field for the 2015 Madrid Open, with many of the world’s best players set to compete. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be absent, having withdrawn from the tournament for the second year running, according to BBC Sport, but defending champion Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will both compete in the Spanish capital. In the women’s draw, the world’s top...
Published: May 3, 2015
Rory McIlroy played two entire matches at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship Saturday and still left the fans wanting more. McIlroy advanced to the quarterfinals with an early round-of-16 victory over Hideki Matsuyama, but officials suspended his evening showdown with Paul Casey for darkness after three extra holes. The fact that it was freezing cold and McIlroy was wearing...
Published: May 3, 2015
The WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship did its very best to ensure the marquee players would advance in the 2015 edition. Most of those top-notch players just didn’t get the memo. The tournament tweaked its format to include round-robin group play in the first three days instead of single-elimination matches, but eight of the top 10 players in the world and 11 of the top 16 didn’t...
Published: May 2, 2015
Toulon wrote a new chapter in club rugby history with an unprecedented third straight European crown. Bernard Laporte’s men hoisted the new European Champions Cup to add to their 2013 and 2014 Heineken Cup triumphs after a 24-18 win over French rivals Clermont Auvergne on Saturday. It’s the second time in three seasons Toulon have defeated Les Jaunards in the final, and they may still meet...
Published: May 2, 2015
The Spanish Grand Prix is among the most important events of the year for Formula One teams. Not only does the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya race represent a return to action after a three-week break, it offers the teams a chance to build upon what they learned from the opening phase of the season. Having spent the best part of a month reflecting and analysing their performances at the flyaway races...