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World No. 4 Hyo Joo Kim grabbed the overnight lead at the first round of the Women’s British Open, holding a one-shot advantage after posting a score of 65, seven under par, on Thursday at Turnberry. The early headlines had been stolen by course owner Donald Trump, who flew in to witness the first day of action, but it was Kim who grabbed the attention at the end of play. Lydia Ko...
Published: July 30, 2015
The PGA Tour released its 2015-2016 schedule Thursday, and to say that the Olympics are causing an upheaval in the 2015-2016 PGA Tour schedule is an understatement. Through the U.S. Open, most events remain in their traditional spots except for the WGC-Dell Match Play which moves to Austin, Texas, and follows the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Then, the fun and scheduling tweaks begin. The Quicken Loans...
Published: July 30, 2015
Predicting who will win the FedEx Cup is tricky business. Thanks to points reshuffles, a complex scoring system and increased point totals during the playoffs, the FedEx Cup is (by design) a wide-open race until the Tour Championship, where every player in the 30-man field theoretically ought to have a chance to win the Cup. An example: Few predicted Billy Horschel, who had done little all year,...
Published: July 30, 2015
As the Formula One teams prepare to close down for the mandatory two-week summer break, commercial rights chief Bernie Ecclestone is facing a revolt from the teams over next season’s August shutdown. The provisional 2016 calendar has only a three-week gap between the Hungarian Grand Prix on August 7 and the Belgian race on August 28. This doesn’t give the teams enough time to let their...
Published: July 30, 2015
Northern hemisphere fans look away now. It may be rugby heresy to admit it, but deep down, most neutrals would have opted for a clash between New Zealand and South Africa to provide the denouement to the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The draw will not permit it should they both, as expected, win their pools and make it through their quarter-finals to meet in the last four. But recent evidence suggests, had...
Published: July 30, 2015
The BB&T Atlanta Open sees its first round completed and second round begin in the singles division while the doubles group continues its first matches of the tournament. Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick headlined the day’s events, and the unlikely American pair have come out of nowhere to take the Atlanta Open by storm. Continue for Wednesday’s results with a look at the day’s...
Published: July 29, 2015
The 20th anniversary of the U.S. men’s national team’s semifinal run at Copa America just passed, and during that time, the U.S. has grown as a soccer nation. The player pool is considerably deeper now and can easily handle playing in both the Gold Cup and the South American competition. Given how disappointing the USMNT’s run was at this year’s Gold Cup, some would question...
Published: July 29, 2015
Brazilian legend Rivaldo has said he would be the best player in the world if he were still playing today. The 1999 World Player of the Year went as far as saying he’d win the Ballon d’Or “two or three times” despite the presence of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at the pinnacle of today’s game. The former Brazil forward has made a return from retirement this year...
Published: July 29, 2015
Formula One is in genuine danger of being considered exciting again after a second thrilling race in a row. The 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix was a lights-to-flag exhibition of the best the beloved sport has to offer. Drivers like Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso proved why they are considered among the finest in the field with top-class drives to first, third and fifth, respectively. Max...
Published: July 29, 2015
Zinedine Zidane—brilliant at football and, it would appear, brilliant at rugby. On Tuesday night, France’s iconic 1998 World Cup-winning team played an odd friendly with the Toulon rugby team in which they played a half of football and a half of rugby. The footballers led 6-3 at half-time after playing their chosen sport, but they were defeated 33-26 after the rugby was accounted...