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Rory McIlroy posted a second consecutive round of 67 on the second day of the 2015 Turkish Airlines Open to move to 10 under par at the halfway stage. He is well placed going into the weekend, with tournament leader Jaco van Zyl sitting four shots clear of the Northern Irishman. The Race to Dubai leader was in impeccable form in the main from tee to green and is now sitting ominously in a...
Published: October 30, 2015
Exactly one week after we wished Pele a happy 75th birthday, it’s time to celebrate a milestone of his biggest frenemy: Diego Maradona. The Argentinian legend turned 55 on Oct. 30, giving us the opportunity to celebrate a career that has had more ups, downs, thrills, spills and crescendos than a particularly erratic roller coaster. In lieu of a cake for El Diego’s special...
Published: October 30, 2015
Argentina and South Africa meet on Friday in a duel to see who will be crowned best of the rest in the Rugby World Cup 2015 third-place playoff. The pair came up short against finalists New Zealand and Australia, respectively, and although the prizes on offer aren’t as grand, the bronze-medal encounter at London’s Olympic Stadium promises fireworks nonetheless. These two teams have met...
Published: October 30, 2015
Their race for a winners’ medal may be over, but Argentina face South Africa on Friday as both teams hope they can claim a consolatory third-place finish at the Rugby World Cup in 2015. The two southern hemisphere rivals have met only once before in a Rugby World Cup, and it was the Springboks who prevailed 37-13 at the Stade de France back in 2007. It’s once again a European setting that...
Published: October 30, 2015
However Singapore’s WTA finals concludes, superstar Maria Sharapova has returned in a big way. She dominated the red group, winning all three of her matches to land in the semifinals, but the big takeaway was the standard she has continued to set with her competitive toughness. The past year has not been easy for Sharapova. Late in her career, she has battled injuries to her serving shoulder,...
Published: October 30, 2015
Jack Sock may be at a crossroads in his career in which he has to make a choice between pursuing singles success or doubles glory. Sock defeated John Isner in straight sets at the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Thursday. On Wednesday, Isner was Sock’s doubles partner. Last week, Sock reached the finals at Stockholm, where he lost to Tomas Berdych. But Sock picked up the doubles title in...
Published: October 30, 2015
Looking at the results of the game’s stars, you realize two things: Golf has never been deeper in talent, and these guys make a lot of money. Sure, they shell out a lot of dough getting to and from tournaments—something nobody ever talks about—but, man, these guys are helping the U.S. Treasury like nobody’s business. Several of these golfers had banner years in 2015. Looking...
Published: October 29, 2015
Roger Federer delighted his home crowd on Thursday as he secured his spot in the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors with a thrilling win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in Round 2. After the shock elimination of Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday, the veteran is the only home player left in the draw and will remain the big favourite for the title despite a wobble in the second set of this one. Donald Young,...
Published: October 29, 2015
The top seeds are dropping like flies at the Valencia Open 500 after Feliciano Lopez, Benoit Paire and Fabio Fognini were among the casualties to fall in Thursday’s round-of-16 schedule. Following Bernard Tomic’s Wednesday exit and David Ferrer being forced to pull out with injury, Roberto Bautista-Agut and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez remain as the only seeded entrants after winning...
Published: October 29, 2015
England’s Lee Westwood shot an eight-under-par 64 on the first day of the 2015 Turkish Airlines Open, but that was only good enough for second place, three shots behind leader Jaco van Zyl. South Africa’s Van Zyl posted a remarkable 11-under 61 in a round that included nine birdies and an eagle. Race to Dubai leader Rory McIlroy is sitting pretty tied for fourth after he shot an impressive...