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Formula One flirted with disaster at last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, where heavy rain prevented the cars from taking to the track. The postponement of qualifying meant the two most crucial sessions of a grand prix weekend were separated by just five hours at the Circuit of the Americas, which resulted in one of the most memorable races of the 2015 season. And Kimi Raikkonen, rarely one...
Published: October 29, 2015
Rory McIlroy looked in fine form as he posted a five-under 67 in the first round of the 2015 Turkish Airlines Open on Thursday as he bids to win a third Race to Dubai. The world No. 3 posted five birdies and not a single bogey to finish the round one shot back from clubhouse leader Chris Wood after 18 holes of confident golf. Here is McIlroy’s scorecard from the...
Published: October 29, 2015
With a scintillating 2015 tennis season almost in the books, now’s the time to hand awards out to those who distinguished themselves the most. While both Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are locks to be named the top players, other prestigious honors are up for grabs. A horde of up-and-coming talent will fight to be the named the top young star, while a few of their older peers are in the mix...
Published: October 29, 2015
The Rugby World Cup has brought us a catalogue of inspirational moments over the past 28 years, and it’s no surprise some of the most memorable ones materialised in the final itself. New Zealand and Australia are on a collision course this Saturday as they each bid to become the first nation ever to win three World Cups, and each have provided huge excitement since the inaugural contest in 1987. Fans...
Published: October 29, 2015
The Rugby World Cup 2015 final needs of an injection of entertainment. The finals in 2011 and 2007 gave us only two tries from 160 minutes of World Cup final rugby, as the sides tried not to lose rather than go out to win. In 2007, England, having gone back to their fundamentals after a thrashing by the Springboks, were hardly going to come out with an all-court game against the same opponents in...
Published: October 28, 2015
In a certain sense, all golfers not named Tiger Woods have been “under the radar” for many casual sports fans for the better part of the past two decades. Perhaps the emergence of young stars like Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day have changed that a bit in recent years. For our purposes, “under the radar” will refer to golfers who haven’t had a great deal...
Published: October 28, 2015
Rafael Nadal battled through three hard sets to beat Grigor Dimitrov in the second round at the 2015 Swiss Indoors in Basel on Wednesday. Ivo Karlovic produced an impressive comeback as he downed second seed Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 and booked his spot in the second round. Karlovic’s serve let him down in the opener, and he went a set down to hand Wawrinka the momentum,...
Published: October 28, 2015
Pablo Cuevas recorded a shock win over third-seeded Bernard Tomic during Wednesday’s Round 2 action at the Valencia Open 500 2015, setting up a quarter-final meeting with Benoit Paire. Vasek Pospisil had little trouble with Aljaz Bedene, beating the Brit in two sets, and Steve Johnson continued his fine form with a quick win over Martin Klizan. Here’s a look at the full results: The...
Published: October 28, 2015
Portugal manager Fernando Santos has insisted that Cristiano Ronaldo will never be a true centre forward despite the Real Madrid star having recently turned out for club and country in the No. 9 role. He does not believe that Ronaldo is a classic winger either, as the former Manchester United star cannot be tasked with defensive duties given how much energy he puts into attacking. Ronaldo...
Published: October 28, 2015
Formula One returns to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for the first time in more than 20 years for the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix. The famous circuit close to the heart of Mexico City last hosted a grand prix in 1992. Nigel Mansell won the race and went on to take the drivers’ title; this year, another Brit, Lewis Hamilton, arrives at the track as a newly crowned champion. However, he and his...