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The top seeds survived Monday’s first-round action at Wimbledon 2015 without any real shocks, so the big names in the first half of the draw are set to light up SW19 again on Wednesday. On the men’s side, Novak Djokovic, Kei Nishikori and French Open champion Stan Wawrinka are all set to feature, while former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova headline the women’s action. Here...
Published: June 30, 2015
Andy Murray had to battle a little harder than he would have liked Tuesday, but he ultimately beat Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets to start his 2015 Wimbledon campaign with a win. The set scores were 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-4. Kukushkin didn’t make life easy on Murray, nearly stealing the second set with three straight breaks while only losing in a tiebreak, but it was clear Murray was...
Published: June 30, 2015
Now you can be even more outlandish with Lionel Messi‘s dribbling. If such a thing is possible. The newest edition of EA Sports’ FIFA franchise will allow users to do some Messi-like moves with the ball without actually touching it. Messi explains both his dribbling strategy and EA show how the new feature works in their latest promotion for the game. [EA Sports...
Published: June 30, 2015
England’s Lionesses have been largely celebrated for reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in the team’s history. While their surprising surge and applause-worthy performance has been decidedly less publicised than the men’s bumbling 2014 World Cup (last-place group-stage finish), some have taken note of England’s triumph in Canada. Phil...
Published: June 30, 2015
Roger Federer cruised into the second round of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships with a straight-sets victory (6-1, 6-3, 6-3) Tuesday over Damir Dzumhur. The 17-time major champion hasn’t lost an opening match at the All England Club since 2002. As usual, Federer arrived to the season’s third major as one of the top contenders. He’s had a mediocre season on the Grand Slam...
Published: June 30, 2015
Rafael Nadal beat Thomaz Bellucci in a relatively straightforward but uninspiring 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 victory Tuesday at Wimbledon. Nadal kicked off the day’s first match on Court 1 against the world No. 42, whom he had beaten on four of four occasions prior to the clash. But Nadal often struggled for rhythm as Bellucci made him work for the victory. BBC Sport confirmed the first-round...
Published: June 30, 2015
World No. 1 Serena Williams and sister Venus Williams may very well clash in the fourth round of the women’s singles draw at Wimbledon, but it was announced Tuesday they won’t be competing together in doubles. According to Wimbledon’s official Twitter account, the Williams sisters have decided to withdraw from the doubles tournament at the All England Club: Serena and Venus...
Published: June 30, 2015
Tennis‘ top stars started Wimbledon strong, opening this year’s tournament with first-round victories. Another batch of prominent performers will look to do the same Tuesday. A day after Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova advanced, several big names will kick off their stay at the All England Club. The men highlight Day 2’s marquee, with Roger Federer, Andy Murray...
Published: June 30, 2015
Lewis Hamilton would have been hurting as he departed Silverstone on June 21, 2009. As the reigning world champion at the time, the British Grand Prix should have been his race. It should have been a festival, a celebration of all he had achieved across his opening two seasons in Formula One, which saw him come within a point of becoming the first rookie to win the title in 2007, before claiming the...
Published: June 30, 2015
In the first five British Grands Prix of the Formula One world championship era (beginning in 1950), only two British drivers finished on the lead lap. Reg Parnell was third in 1950, 52 seconds behind the winner, Nino Farina. Mike Hawthorn finished second in 1954, one minute, 10 seconds adrift of Jose Froilan Gonzalez. London-born Stirling Moss arrived at the 1955 race at Aintree, outside Liverpool,...