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Toulon claimed the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup on Saturday following their 24-18 victory over Clermont Auvergne at Twickenham, winning their third successive continental title. BBC Wales Sport confirmed Toulon’s triumph, which required a real show of character from Bernard Laporte’s side, which ended the six-point win by showing some of the...
Published: May 2, 2015
So what would you ask Fernando Alonso? There would certainly be no shortage of questions to put to a two-time world champion, a driver who, for the best part of a decade, has been regarded as the most complete performer on the Formula One grid. Since making his debut for Minardi in 2001, the Spaniard has seen it all. He’s experienced how lonely life can be at the back of the grid, he’s...
Published: May 2, 2015
Three-week gaps between races ruin the flow of the Formula One season and bring back uncomfortable memories of the pre-season withdrawal period. But they do at least give us a chance to pause, reflect on what has happened so far and have a dig into the statistics for some interesting facts and figures. Lewis Hamilton currently looks the clear favourite for the drivers’ championship, his three...
Published: May 2, 2015
It’s an all-French affair in the 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final as Clermont Auvergne take on RC Toulon in a thrilling showdown. The final is a repeat of the 2013 decider in Dublin, where Toulon triumphed by the narrowest of margins in a 16-15 victory. Here’s all the info you need on where to catch the game and a closer look at the two contenders. Date: Saturday, May 2 Time:...
Published: May 2, 2015
If the new WGC-Cadillac Match Play format was designed to minimize upsets, it hasn’t done so. Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Henrik Stenson, Justin Rose, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Adam Scott and Jimmy Walker all failed to make it to the round of 16. Rory McIlroy’s extra-holes win over Billy Horschel put an exclamation point on three days of group-stage play. It also made him only one...
Published: May 2, 2015
Play time is officially over at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play—it’s bracket time. The WGC-Cadillac Match Play underwent a format face-lift from years past for the 2015 edition. Rather than a March Madness-style 64-man bracket, there were 16 groups featuring four players each and round-robin matches for the first three days. Friday was the final day of round-robin competition, which means...
Published: May 2, 2015
Faced with a win-or-go-home match against Billy Horschel in the final day of round-robin competition at the 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship, Rory McIlroy rose to the occasion with a dramatic 20-hole win. Trailing by two holes with two holes to play, McIlroy hit back-to-back birdies to force sudden death. He nearly won the match with another birdie on the 19th hole, leaving it just...
Published: May 1, 2015
On 1 May 1994, Ayrton Senna was killed at the San Marino Grand Prix when his car left the road at Imola’s high-speed Tamburello curve and struck a concrete wall. Although the true cause of the accident remains a mystery to this very day, what cannot be denied is that the three-time world champion’s demise was the single most significant moment in the history of Formula One. Senna, in life...
Published: May 1, 2015
Exceeding expectations is becoming a regularity for Kei Nishikori. Of slight build and standing just 5’10”, Nishikori isn’t especially imposing from a physical standpoint. But his toughness and determination outmeasure all other variables and make him one of the fiercest competitors in tennis. When Nishikori’s career began, he had one precise goal in mind: Project...
Published: May 1, 2015
David Beckham may be one of Britain’s most famed and, in latter times, influential exports, but according to a poll on the eve of his 40th birthday, he should not be made a knight. A Usurv poll, reported by PA Sport, suggests the public is split roughly 35 percent in favour, 51 percent against and the remainder undecided on whether he should become Sir David Beckham. The idea has long been...