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Mercedes have won 33 of 39 races since the start of Formula One’s hybrid V6 engine era in 2014, so it is difficult to find many faults with the team. If you wanted to point one out, though, it would almost certainly be their starts—especially since about the midway point of the 2015 season. Either Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg have qualified on pole for 37 of those 39 grands prix, but...
Published: March 27, 2016
Rafael Nadal retiring midway through his match, Andy Murray’s mini-tantrum over women’s balls and Serena Williams avoiding an upset headlined an exciting Saturday at the Miami Open. The men’s second round continued, while the women began play in the third round. Competition over the week-and-a-half-long event is starting to heat up. Here is a look at the schedule for Sunday: Men’s...
Published: March 27, 2016
Andy Murray advanced through the second round of the Miami Open on Saturday with a 6-3, 7-5 win in a back-and-forth thriller with Denis Istomin. Istomin gave Murray fits throughout and particularly in the second set before Murray could finally win back-to-back games and secure the victory. The Uzbekistani gave a valiant effort over the one hour, 38-minute affair but came up just short...
Published: March 26, 2016
Serena Williams beat Zarina Diyas in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3, to progress from the third round of the 2016 Miami Open on Saturday. But the reigning champion had to work hard in both sets, particularly in the second, when Diyas battled back from down 4-0 to make things uncomfortable for the world No. 1. Williams will now face 2006 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in Round 4. The WTA put the latest victory...
Published: March 26, 2016
Jordan Spieth‘s run at the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play came to an end in the round of 16 on Saturday, when Louis Oosthuizen knocked out the world’s top-ranked player 4 and 2. Per Sean Martin of PGATour.com (via World Golf Championships‘ official website), Spieth’s day was done after two par putts on Nos. 15 and 16 that left him unable to close the gap. Making the...
Published: March 26, 2016
The WGC-Dell Match Play progressed to the knockout phase of the tournament on Saturday after three days of pool play that whittled the field down from 64 golfers to just 16. The last men standing had a busy Saturday ahead of them if they won. The round of 16 began on Saturday morning, with 18-hole, head-to-head matches, and for the players who won their respective rounds, they had to play the...
Published: March 26, 2016
England’s thrilling 3-2 victory over Germany on Saturday in an international friendly provided a few intriguing pieces of insight, from Dele Alli’s emergence to the back line’s fragility. But the most lasting takeaway from this match might be Wayne Rooney‘s increasingly tenuous place in this promising, young side. On this evidence, Rooney should not have a spot reserved in Roy...
Published: March 26, 2016
With the bulk of the PGA Tour’s top players taking part in the WGC match play event this weekend, Ian Poulter moved up the standings with a four-under 68 to take a one-shot lead after 54 holes at the Puerto Rico Open. Poulter will enter the final round at 11 under, one shot ahead of Tony Finau, Jonathan Byrd and Steve Marino. Finau, Scott Brown and Nick Taylor made their moves...
Published: March 26, 2016
Rafael Nadal retired from his second-round Miami Open match against Damir Dzumhur because of illness, and it’s unclear when the world’s fifth-ranked player will return to action. Continue for updates. Latest on Nadal’s Illness Saturday, March 26 According to We Are Tennis, Nadal tapped out of his tilt with Dzumhur while trailing 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 and appeared to be in great...
Published: March 26, 2016
Bosnian Damir Dzumhur beat Rafael Nadal (ret.) 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 in the second round of the 2016 Miami Open on Saturday after he was forced to retire in the third set. The Spaniard couldn’t continue after a series of talks with the trainers and repeated checks on his blood pressure. ESPN’s Howard Bryant noted how long it’s been since Nadal had to stop early: But Dzumhur...