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Felipe Aguilar tops the leaderboard heading into the weekend at the Volvo China Open after going round in a seven-under 65 on Friday, but many will have to finish Round 2 on Saturday after play was suspended due to a storm. The Chilean holds a one-shot lead over Alex Noren, who once again went round in 67 to move to 10 under, and Bernd Wiesberger, who shot 69. There are a multitude of players...
Published: April 29, 2016
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton impressed in free practice for the 2016 Russian Grand Prix, as the former set the fastest time on Friday morning and the latter in the afternoon session. The German is bidding to make it four wins out of four this season and extend his lead over team-mate Hamilton, who is eager to make up lost ground in the drivers’ championship. Read on for...
Published: April 29, 2016
It’s long been held that backs are seen as the glamorous bunch in rugby, the scorers and finishers who regularly butt heads with forwards, but there lies another debate within their ranks—and it relates to the wings. Speed and skill are seen as two foundations of any winger’s locker, but there will inevitably be those who fare better in one department more so than the other; the question...
Published: April 29, 2016
April’s clay-court swing concludes with Rafael Nadal as the clear winner, but the 2016 Madrid Masters begins the all-important trilogy to crowning the French Open champion. The top stars are rested and ready to take on the best of the ATP, and we will see who is peaking and who is off track. Each player has something different at stake. Winning Madrid is the obvious goal, but how much success...
Published: April 29, 2016
Despite concerns about the decline in American tennis, Team USA outperformed all others at the 2012 Olympics in London. With four key members of that team back to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, can the Americans dominate again? In 2012, the U.S. medaled in every category except men’s singles: Serena Williams won the gold in women’s singles, she and sister Venus Williams...
Published: April 29, 2016
Of the 52 courses played on the PGA Tour last year (including both setups at Chambers Bay), only 18 of them saw a four-day over-par field average. In other words, most of the time, courses are set up to be played under par, and the best golfers in the world are happy to accommodate. Obviously, the majority of the most difficult courses are U.S. Open tracks, thanks to the diabolical work of Mike...
Published: April 29, 2016
Bad weather in Louisiana forced the first round of this year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans to be delayed for nearly five hours, and darkness led to play being suspended. But Brian Stuard had a blazing start and was able to finish 18 holes to take the lead at eight under par Thursday. Weather delays at the event are nothing new, as Golf Channel’s Justin Ray noted: Stuard was masterful...
Published: April 28, 2016
Thursday marked John Daly’s 50th birthday—and potentially a major payday. The veteran golfer posted the following tweet Thursday morning, which some might have taken as a complete joke: Well, there is some history here. According to USA Today’s Josh Peter, former pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller once bet Daly that he wouldn’t live to see his 50th birthday. “Fuzzy’s...
Published: April 28, 2016
Top seed Bernard Tomic was knocked out of the 2016 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open on Thursday, surprisingly beaten in straight sets by Diego Schwartzman. The Argentinian swept past his opponent with consummate ease, winning the second-round clay-court encounter, 6-2, 6-2, at the impressive Koza World of Sports facility on Day 6. Damir Dzumhur also progressed to the quarter-final after eliminating Illya...
Published: April 28, 2016
After the spectacular comes the steady. Max Verstappen was all-action upon his arrival in Formula One last year, but the Toro Rosso driver has shown a slightly different side to his game across the opening three races of 2016. The teenager is one of just six drivers to score points in every grand prix thus far, and Verstappen hopes consistent points will lead to the prize of a more competitive seat...