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A tense week of waiting lies ahead for Bledisloe Cup opponents Australia and New Zealand, who will clash in Sydney on August 8, with the victor wrapping up this year’s crown in climactic fashion. That encounter undoubtedly stands to be tournament’s must-see matchup, but there’s also pressure on South Africa and Argentina to perform well in Durban as they close their competitions. After...
Published: July 29, 2015
Four days are down in Georgia as the BB&T Atlanta Open continued its first round of play Tuesday with 10 matches. Former Top 10 player Mardy Fish is finishing his career this summer, while some of the best finishers from last week’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships tried to replicate another solid outing. Continue below for Tuesday’s results and the Atlanta Open’s upcoming...
Published: July 28, 2015
As summer hits its latter stretch, the 2015 U.S. Open should be a fairly wide-open tournament, that is if Novak Djokovic comes down to earth. Regardless, there are plenty of storylines tennis fans will follow as the season draws closer to its final major. As usual, the superstars dominate the storylines. Find out why Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams continue to be big stories. Also find...
Published: July 28, 2015
Miguel Herrera is out as manager of the Mexican national team a day after a reported confrontation in which he allegedly punched a television reporter. ESPN FC reported the move Tuesday, after the Mexican Football Federation held a meeting regarding the matter. The firing comes just two days after El Tri defeated Jamaica to win the Gold Cup championship. John Sutcliffe of ESPN initially confirmed the...
Published: July 28, 2015
On the same weekend that 17-year-old Max Verstappen finished fourth in the Hungarian Grand Prix—directly ahead of double world champions Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton—he said he hopes to get his driver’s licence during the Formula One summer break, according to the Press Association (h/t the Guardian). To describe Verstappen’s rise as meteoric would...
Published: July 28, 2015
The 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix was one of the most emotionally charged Formula One races for some time. Most drivers had attended the funeral of Jules Bianchi, who died from injuries suffered in last season’s Japanese Grand Prix, on Tuesday, it was an almighty challenge for them to return to the cockpit so soon and drive with the same commitment as before. They did, however, and on a day when...
Published: July 28, 2015
Newell’s Old Boys v Rosario Central, known as the Clasico Rosarino, is considered one of the biggest and fiercest derbies in Argentinian football, behind only the Buenos Aires derby. The latest edition took part on Sunday, with Central recording a 1-0 win over their local rivals. The result will come as a disappointment to a certain Lionel Messi, who is a boyhood fan of Newell’s and played...
Published: July 28, 2015
The second round of the 2015 Rugby Championship is history, and it threw up a classic in Johannesburg and a one-sided affair in Mendoza. The tournament is very much being used as a trial for players to prove themselves worthy of a place in their countries’ World Cup squads later this year, so individual performances are being scrutinised in all four camps. Which means errors or plain poor performances...
Published: July 28, 2015
The BB&T Atlanta Open continues the ATP World Tour’s 250 series. Although Monday’s action featured several qualifying matches, there were a few first-round showdowns on the schedule that didn’t disappoint. Gilles Muller was the only seeded player in action and had a difficult opening test that he passed with ease against American Donald Young. Past Australian Open quarterfinalist...
Published: July 28, 2015
Serena Williams overcame potential stumbling blocks in each of her Grand Slam title runs this season. A month from now, at the U.S. Open, Williams must clear a few more hurdles in the final leg of her quest for a calendar Grand Slam. It won’t be easy. As she told the Guardian, after winning Wimbledon, “Like I always say, there’s 127 other people that don’t want to...