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This year, the U.S. Open does not have to be the runner-up to Wimbledon. While the tournament at the All England Club is the crown jewel of international tennis, this year’s U.S. Open gives the sport a chance to crown a Grand Slam champion. Serena Williams has had a brilliant year, winning the Australian Open, the French Open and Wimbledon. If she can continue that trend and win at the U.S....
Published: August 28, 2015
A one-race ban for the driver. A season-long pit-lane ban for the team principal. A loss of constructors’ championship points. And for good measure, a fine of €200,000. That, per Motorsport.com’s Stefan Ziegler, is the price Audi have been forced to pay for their sins in the second DTM race at the Red Bull Ring, the home of Formula One’s Austrian Grand Prix, at the beginning...
Published: August 28, 2015
A decade on from one of the greatest viral videos in history, Ronaldinho is again hitting crossbars to promote football boots. Nike has paid homage to the Brazilian legend by creating the new Tiempo “Touch of Gold” to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the original boots being launched. Only 3,000 pairs of the new boots have been made, and just 66 will be sold in the player’s homeland,...
Published: August 28, 2015
Scotland and Italy resume hostilities this weekend in their second consecutive meeting. Last week’s 16-12 win in Turin for the Scots bore more significance than most other World Cup warm-up results, given it avenged the defeat to the Azzurri in the Six Nations and also handed Vern Cotter’s men their first win of 2015. Former Scots skipper Mike Blair wrote on BBC: It did not come easily...
Published: August 28, 2015
A star-studded two weeks of tennis is about to kick off in New York, the climax to another thrilling season. So who has the best chance to win the 2015 U.S. Open? Unsurprisingly, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are heavily favored in their respective fields, but they’re joined by a group eager to steal their thunder. Fresh off a victory over Djokovic for the Cincinnati title, Roger Federer...
Published: August 28, 2015
While the later rounds of the U.S. Open usually features the biggest names in the sport, a number of high-profile players won’t make it that far. There are always surprises in the opening rounds at the New York event, and this year won’t be any different. Many seeded players will be eliminated within the first couple of days, including some ranked as high as the top 10. Before potentially...
Published: August 28, 2015
Lionel Messi is adored by connoisseurs of European football, as was evident when he won UEFA’s award for Best Player on Thursday. But in his homeland of Argentina, they aren’t quite as hung up on the Barcelona star at the moment, although Messi has insisted that despite reports to the contrary, he remains committed to his country. Speaking at the UEFA ceremony, the forward swatted...
Published: August 28, 2015
The quarterfinals kicked off on Thursday at the Winston-Salem Open, with a No. 2 seed still in the running, an upstart qualifier looking to shock the field and reach the semifinals and an unfortunate injury that stole the tournament of a potentially intriguing quarterfinal clash. Let’s break down the day’s results and recap the action. Results Updated Draw A look at the draw for...
Published: August 28, 2015
The 2015 FedEx Cup playoffs have barely begun, just one-sixteenth of the way in following Thursday’s first round at The Barclays. Three rounds still remain in the PGA Tour postseason opener at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, New Jersey, followed by three additional tournaments whose stakes become greater as they go. Jordan Spieth leads in FedEx Cup points but is in danger of missing the Barclays...
Published: August 27, 2015
Perhaps only the BCS system in college football has received more scrutiny and suggestions for improvement than the FedEx Cup in popular sports over the past decade. It seems everyone has an opinion about how to reform the points system and the playoff structure. Regardless, the late-season cash extravaganza has kept the best players in golf on our TV screens later into the year, and for that...