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No matter how many times Serena Williams defeats Maria Sharapova, their matchup remains intriguing. In quarterfinals action, Sharapova defeated American Coco Vandeweghe and Williams beat Victoria Azarenka to set up Thursday’s semifinal showdown at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships. It will mark the 20th time the two have faced off, and they’ve both been atop the WTA Tour over...
Published: July 7, 2015
The United States captured the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, lifting the cup after a dominant 5-2 win over Japan in the rematch of the 2011 final, an American defeat. On Tuesday, the team was welcomed home and given a hero’s welcome in a wild celebration in Los Angeles. Retiring legend Abby Wambach led the fans in a chant (above) of the popular American chant “I believe...
Published: July 7, 2015
Serena Williams pulled off another escaping act to reach the semifinals of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships Tuesday. After dropping the first set to Victoria Azarenka, she stormed back to win the next two, a common occurrence for the top seed in recent months. Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Garbine Muguruza will join the American in the tournament’s final four after their wins...
Published: July 7, 2015
The top story at Wimbledon on Tuesday was actually a carryover from Monday, as Novak Djokovic completed an epic comeback against Kevin Anderson to keep his hopes for a third title at the All England Club alive. Djokovic won the last three sets against Anderson for a 6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory that puts him in the quarterfinals. That was the only men’s singles match...
Published: July 7, 2015
Serena Williams came back from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday, booking her place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2015, where she will face off against Maria Sharapova. Azarenka had never beaten Williams on grass or in a Grand Slam competition coming into the quarter-final meeting, and that drought was prolonged. The official Wimbledon Twitter account noted...
Published: July 7, 2015
Miguel Herrera and his Mexico national team are under pressure. After a poor showing at the Copa America—albeit with an almost entirely different squad—and costly injuries at inopportune times, El Tri face a tough task to reclaim the Gold Cup title this summer. If they don’t, Herrera could find himself sitting squarely on the heat seat. With Mexico’s Gold Cup campaign set to...
Published: July 7, 2015
Rory McIlroy has become the face of golf over the past few years, but that doesn’t mean everybody likes him. One Fox News anchor, Kennedy Montgomery, made it quite clear on Monday’s edition of Outnumbered that she was not a fan of McIlroy—adding that the Northern Ireland golfer is a “leprechaun.” Um, OK then. To make things even more questionable, the comments...
Published: July 7, 2015
The 2015 British Open Championship at St. Andrews is just over a week away starting on July 16, which means months’ and (in some cases) even decades’ worth of storylines are finally coming to a head for the year’s third major. For some, this will mean one final walk across historic Swilcan Bridge at the Home of Golf. For players like Jordan Spieth at the opposite end of the...
Published: July 7, 2015
The PGA of America has announced that the 2015 PGA Grand Slam of Golf will be moved from the Trump National Golf Club in Los Angeles. A full statement on the decision to move the event was released by the PGA of America on PGA.com: The PGA of America met with Donald J. Trump yesterday and the parties mutually agreed that it is in the best interest of all not to conduct the 2015 PGA Grand...
Published: July 7, 2015
In the wake of Argentina’s runner-up finish to Chile in the 2015 Copa America, Lionel Messi has rubbished reports that he was contemplating taking a hiatus, according to Luis F. Rojo of Marca. The Argentinian’s camp said the striker felt that a hiatus would be “bowing to the critics,” and that his detractors are a minority of the team’s fanbase, per the...