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The remaining spots in the men’s and women’s singles semifinals will be on the line Wednesday at the U.S. Open with top stars and past Grand Slam winners such as Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Victoria Azarenka and Petra Kvitova vying for them. Tuesday saw the likes Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic triumph in hard-fought matches. The favored players figure to get strong pushes from game...
Published: September 9, 2015
With the quarterfinals halfway through at the 2015 U.S. Open, the cream is rising to the top, and all that’s left are star-studded matchups with immense implications. The defending champion is still alive on either side of the draw, after ninth-seeded Marin Cilic survived Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets and Serena Williams ousted older sister Venus Williams throughout Tuesday’s play. As...
Published: September 9, 2015
Euro 2016 is still nine months away, but Austria manager Marcel Koller is already getting into the spirit of things. Austria’s 4-1 win over Sweden secured the team’s qualification for France 2016 and a spot at the country’s second major tournament since 1998. Koller answered questions from reporters while wearing a beret and taking a bite out of a baguette to mark the side’s...
Published: September 9, 2015
Niko Kovac has been fired as the coach of the Croatian national team following a poor set of results in their recent European Championship qualifiers that leaves them in danger of failing to qualifying for next year’s France tournament. Croatian Football Association president Davor Suker announced the decision to remove Kovac from the top job on Wednesday, per Reuters (via Eurosport): The...
Published: September 9, 2015
Adnan Januzaj has avoided an awkward situation with the pilot who allowed him into the cockpit on a flight back to Belgium on Tuesday. Januzaj, fresh from a 1-0 win over Cyprus in Euro 2016 qualifying, posted a photo to his Instagram account with the caption “Back in Belgium.” Brussels Airlines will not punish the pilot, who breached European Aviation Safety Agency regulations by letting Borussia Dortmund‘s Manchester...
Published: September 9, 2015
Lewis Hamilton dominated the 2015 Italian Grand Prix weekend to take his seventh victory of the season. By winning the race, starting from pole, leading from start to finish and setting the fastest lap, the Brit also chalked up the second Grand Chelem of his Formula One career—but he faced an agonising wait before the celebrations could begin. Measurements taken on the starting grid suggested...
Published: September 9, 2015
Serena Williams made it one step closer to a first calendar Grand Slam on Tuesday as she overcame her sister Venus 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarter-finals. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic also made it through to the last four in the men’s draw as he defeated Spain’s Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(2) in sweltering heat. The Serb will now meet Marin Cilic in Friday’s...
Published: September 9, 2015
The Evian Championship is the newest addition to the women’s golf major schedule. This is only the third year the tournament has been considered a major, and it couldn’t be played in a much better window. As the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs take an idle week, the biggest stars from the LPGA and overseas will tee it up at Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, beginning...
Published: September 9, 2015
Roger Federer and his 17 career major titles serve as the entree of a loaded Wednesday schedule at the 2015 U.S. Open, but like any good entree, there are intriguing appetizers to set the stage. Simona Halep, otherwise known as the highest-seeded woman not named Serena Williams in the field, takes on a dangerous Victoria Azarenka, while French Open champion Stan Wawrinka squares off with Kevin Anderson,...
Published: September 9, 2015
Argentina and Barcelona must have collectively held their breath for a moment on Tuesday night, as Lionel Messi nearly twisted his knee on the turf at Texas’ AT&T Stadium. Messi was playing against Mexico but the near-slip didn’t put him off his game too much. He went on to score a late volley to rescue a 2-2 draw for Argentina. [Twitter] Read more International Football...