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As he sat in the FIA press conference ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button was expected to confirm his retirement from Formula One at the end of 2015. The Land of the Rising Sun, a second home for the 2009 world champion, seems like the ideal venue for Button to make an announcement of such magnitude, given his links to Honda, McLaren’s engine partner, and Suzuka,...
Published: September 24, 2015
With countless football trophies and one of the most impressive CVs in the game, it turns out Pep Guardiola is making a contribution to rugby too. According to the Mirror, Japan coach Eddie Jones, whose side made history in their Rugby World Cup opener on Saturday, defeating two-time world champions South Africa, visited the Bayern Munich boss last year. Jones said the purpose of...
Published: September 24, 2015
Top plays bottom at the Olympic Stadium on Thursday when world No. 1 New Zealand take on the lowest-ranked side in the competition, Namibia. The clash sees the All Blacks tackle the 20th-ranked Africans, who have never won a Rugby World Cup game. It’s a first run-out for the Namibians and a second Pool C game for the World Champions following their unimpressive opening win over Argentina. Such...
Published: September 24, 2015
An exhilarating first week of the Rugby World Cup 2015 has showed fans the world over exactly what the cream of the international crop have to offer, with plenty more shocks and surprises still to come. Minnows Namibia will be the last team to start their tournament when they take on the not-so-slight challenge of reigning champions New Zealand on Thursday before Week 2 gets up and running. We provide...
Published: September 23, 2015
At about this time last year, we were talking about how unbeatable No. 1-in-the-world-ish Rory McIlroy was. About halfway through this golf year, the same discussion surrounded college dropout* Jordan Spieth. Now? That player is Jason “Down Under Par” Day who has surged to No. 1 in the World Golf Ranking on the coattails of his PGA Championship win and two trophies in the FedEx Cup playoffs. “I...
Published: September 23, 2015
The Rugby World Cup resumed with the second tranche of pool matches that saw Scotland, Australia and Romania make their tournament bows. Kingsholm in Gloucester, England, was the scene for Japan’s attempts to register another seismic sporting shock against the Scots, but Vern Cotter’s side were too strong for the Blossoms, as Australia proved for Fiji, although their victory came without...
Published: September 23, 2015
Scotland made a dream start to their Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign on Wednesday after claiming a 45-10 win over Pool B rivals Japan at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England, with a bonus point to boot. Australia took the upper hand in their efforts to make it out of the Pool of Death later on Wednesday evening, getting their tournament underway with a 28-13 win over Fiji. Romania also got their...
Published: September 23, 2015
Belgium have confirmed Ghent’s 13,000-capacity Flanders Expo as the venue for next month’s Davis Cup final against Great Britain. The news was confirmed on the tournament’s website, and as expected, the Belgian team have opted to play indoors on a drop-in clay court in an attempt to neutralise Britain’s star man Andy Murray on his least favourite surface. Britain are...
Published: September 23, 2015
You are absolutely right. There’s no such thing as a sleeper in a 30-player tournament that will determine the FedEx Cup champion. The 30 players in the field have earned their way into the TOUR Championship in Atlanta based on their stellar play this season. If you are the 31st-ranked player in the FedEx Cup standings, you can go to the TOUR Championship, but only as a spectator. But for our...
Published: September 23, 2015
The 2015 FedEx Cup finale tees off Thursday at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta as the top 29 golfers in the points standings compete in the TOUR Championship. It’s usually the top 30 in this tournament’s exclusive field, but Jim Furyk has been forced to withdraw due to a wrist injury, the PGA Tour announced Tuesday. Golf Digest‘s Stephen Hennessey weighed in on the situation: There...