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Nico Rosberg’s one-lap pace has deserted him this season, with the German being dominated by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in qualifying. It is some turnaround from the 2014 campaign, when Rosberg was so often the man to beat on Saturdays and became the maiden winner of Formula One’s Pole Position Trophy, and the former Williams driver has recently been trying to explain why Hamilton...
Published: August 3, 2015
AIK striker Mohamed Bangura couldn’t help but burst out laughing after Norrkoping defender Andreas Johansson threw himself to the floor with an embarrassing dive during Sunday’s Swedish league clash. The incident occurred when Bangura raised an arm to signal to a teammate at a throw-in and Johansson decided to take the opportunity to collapse to the floor in an attempt to simulate...
Published: August 3, 2015
It’s happened again. Rugby’s disciplinary procedures have been made to look a laughingstock in recent days. Australian flanker Michael Hooper was cited for striking Argentine fly-half Nicolas Sanchez in an off-the-ball incident during the Wallabies win in Mendoza last Saturday. The Waratahs man was handed a one-match ban (reduced from an initial two for previous good behaviour) by the judicial...
Published: August 3, 2015
Rafael Nadal restored some order as he locked up Hamburg’s title, the biggest clay-court tournament of the year’s second half. How important was this for the Spaniard? Our “Winners and Losers” column will also feature some of the action from Atlanta and Gstaad. How is Dominic Thiem picking up more impressive credentials, and who did we select as the most boring player in...
Published: August 3, 2015
Troy Merritt overcame a terrible Sunday shirt to fire a final-round 67, capturing the first win of his PGA Tour career. The Iowa native followed up a spectacular Saturday 61 in steely fashion to top Rickie Fowler by three strokes at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club. Merritt, who lists “spending times with family and friends” as his only interest in the PGA Tour Media Guide, is the...
Published: August 3, 2015
With his scorching 10-under 61 in the third round, Troy Merritt surged up the leaderboard and into a share of first place at the Quicken Loans National in Gainesville, Virginia. On Sunday, the 29-year-old completed the job. At 18 under, Merritt finished three strokes ahead of Rickie Fowler to earn his first PGA Tour victory. According to ESPN Stats & Info, his final score was also the lowest in...
Published: August 2, 2015
It’s the new Tiger Woods normal. Rather than making headlines for winning or contending at PGA Tour events, the 14-time major champion’s future these days becomes fodder for diagnosis after nearly every swing he takes. A 17th-place tie at the Masters set optimistic wheels spinning in April, before an ugly round of 85 at the Memorial and an equally unsightly 80 at the U.S. Open prompted...
Published: August 2, 2015
John Isner’s serve is one of the most lethal weapons in men’s tennis, and the towering American parlayed that strength into his first singles title of 2015 on Sunday against Marcos Baghdatis at the BB&T Atlanta Open. Isner lost only one point on serve in the opening set and didn’t let Baghdatis mount any momentum amid a 6-3, 6-3 win at Atlantic Station. This marks Isner’s...
Published: August 2, 2015
The positives for Tiger Woods in 2015 have been few and far between. String together a couple of good drives, maybe sink a few putts and, for the love of all things holy, make it to the weekend. In that regard, the 2015 Quicken Loans National was already a success before Sunday’s final round. To finish the tournament, Woods kept the good feelings rolling, shooting a three-under 68 and capping...
Published: August 2, 2015
World No. 1 Inbee Park rose above the competition to clinch her first Women’s British Open title on Sunday, recording an incredible seven-under 65 to complete a career Grand Slam. Park enjoyed a bogey-free back nine in the fourth round of the contest to leapfrog compatriot Jin-Young Ko, defeating her by a clear three-shot margin in the end. As a result, Park becomes just the seventh player in...