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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: April 25, 2016
The European rugby calendar is drawing to an intense finish, and the Champions Cup final was cemented this weekend as Saracens and Racing 92 bounded past Wasps and Leicester Tigers, respectively. Dan Carter kicked the last remaining French outfit for a 19-16 win over Leicester on Sunday, while Sarries will fly the flag for England in Lyon, France, next month after beating Wasps 24-17 on Saturday. Lyon...
Published: April 24, 2016
A collective stumble by the final group during Sunday’s final round at the Valero Texas Open set the stage for a duel between Charley Hoffman and Patrick Reed down the stretch at TPC San Antonio. On the strength a clutch birdie to end his round of three-under 69, Hoffman posted 12 under par overall to beat Reed by one stroke. Below is a look at the top performers for the week: Golf...
Published: April 24, 2016
After a series of hardships on the hard-court circuit, Rafael Nadal appears ready to soar back up the world rankings as the clay-court season kicks into high gear. Nadal found a way to capture his second straight tournament Sunday, earning a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Kei Nishikori in the 2016 Barcelona Open final. As noted by ESPN Tennis, Nadal now has 49 wins on clay, matching Guillermo Vilas’...
Published: April 24, 2016
Tiger Woods turned 40 years old this past December, which has many of us who have followed him since his amateur days asking ourselves where in the world the past 25 years have gone? His last major championship title came nearly eight years ago. That was three months before the world financial crises, six months before Barack Obama was elected president and three years before Jordan Spieth would even...
Published: April 24, 2016
Claire Williams, deputy team principal of the Williams Formula One team, told the official F1 website in November 2014, “From where we are now, 2015 should almost be a dress rehearsal for a championship challenge in 2016.” After three races in 2016, it is safe to say that a title run is not going to happen for Williams this year. Mercedes (who supply Williams with their engines) remain...
Published: April 24, 2016
The 2016 Shenzhen International was ravaged by electrical storms on Sunday, forcing the final day of play to be rescheduled for Monday, as Soomin Lee surrendered his advantage at the top of the leaderboard. Three players are currently tied at the top, after Lee Slattery and Alexander Levy drew level with Lee. Slattery and Lee ended their day on the 13th hole as darkness fell, and they...
Published: April 24, 2016
The buzz surrounding the next future star of the United States men’s national soccer team continued this weekend as Christian Pulisic netted his second consecutive goal for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. Pulisic is one of the best prospects in the history of the national team program, and the talk about him joining the Yanks for June’s Copa America Centenario is serious. The...
Published: April 24, 2016
Warning: Video contains NSFW language. Beyonce dropped “Lemonade” on Saturday night, featuring an Inception-level cameo appearance from Serena Williams in the visual-album debut. The world No. 1 confirmed she was indeed dancing next to Queen B in a scene that looked awfully reminiscent of her Sports Illustrated cover appearance as the 2015 Sportsperson of the Year: [Twitter, Serena Williams,...
Published: April 23, 2016
Ricky Barnes has never won a tournament since debuting on the PGA Tour in 2000, but he moved a step closer toward filling up his mantle with some hardware Saturday afternoon at the Valero Texas Open. After shooting four under on Thursday and posting a solid two-under score Friday, Barnes shot up the leaderboard on moving day behind a five-under showing that has him in the driver’s seat entering...
Published: April 23, 2016
Kei Nishikori and Rafael Nadal will meet in the final of the 2016 Barcelona Open after making quick work of their semi-final matches on Saturday. Nishikori blew past mercurial Frenchman Benoit Paire in straight sets before Nadal did the same against German Philipp Kohlschreiber, albeit taking a little longer. Nadal will now attempt to a win a ninth title in Barcelona, while Nishikori will be trying...