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From Hilton Head to San Antonio we go this week for the Valero Texas Open. Texas winds wreaked havoc on the field last year. The first-round scoring average (76.695) was the highest outside of a major since 1999 as players contended with gusts nearing 40 mph. The scoring average for the week was 2.521 strokes over par: the highest outside of the majors. Fortunately for players (and fans), Aeolus...
Published: April 19, 2016
Christian Wade hit the headlines last weekend with a six-try performance against Worcester that rocketed the Wasps man to second in this season’s leading try-scorer table in the Aviva Premiership. The 24-year-old is enjoying life as part of a resurgent Wasps, who have reached the last four of Europe’s premier club competition for the first time since 2007, and they are second in their domestic...
Published: April 19, 2016
Rafael Nadal‘s win at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters broke Novak Djokovic’s death grip on Masters 1000 championships. It also changed the dynamics of the 2016 French Open. Suddenly, Nadal’s clay-court prowess looms as large as Djokovic’s recent ATP World Tour dominance. But who has more to lose at Roland Garros: Nadal or Djokovic? The pressure on Djokovic to...
Published: April 19, 2016
Roberto Bautista Agut became the first top-seeded player to exit the 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Tuesday, as he lost to Russian teenager Karen Khachanov in three sets. Khachanov, who mainly competes on the Challenger circuit, took a quick lead in the first set and seemed to be on the verge of a rapid upset, but Bautista Agut fought back to force a tiebreak in the second. Struggles in the return...
Published: April 19, 2016
Sebastian Vettel recovered from a poor start to finish second in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, but the four-time world champion wasn’t entirely happy after claiming his second podium of the 2016 Formula One season. In his efforts to avoid hitting Daniil Kvyat at Turn 1, Vettel had accidentally collided with Kimi Raikkonen’s rear-right tyre, leaving his Ferrari team-mate limping at...
Published: April 19, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams made it a night to remember for tennis at the 2016 Laureus Sports Awards, as they won the respective men’s and women’s versions of this prestigious accolade. BBC Sport confirmed the winners from the ceremony. Djokovic, who won three of the four Grand Slam titles available in 2015, beat the likes of Stephen Curry, Usain Bolt and Lionel Messi to the...
Published: April 19, 2016
Women’s tennis star Caroline Wozniacki is dealing with an ankle injury. It’s unclear when she’ll return to the court. Continue for updates. Wozniacki Pulls Out of Madrid, Rome Monday, April 18 Wozniacki announced on Twitter she is pulling out of the Madrid and Rome tournaments due to an ankle injury she suffered earlier this month. The No. 24-ranked player and former...
Published: April 18, 2016
The first round of the 2016 Barcelona Open kicked off on Monday, with Inigo Cervantes among those who progressed thanks to his victory over Franko Skugor. Victor Estrella Burgos and Malek Jaziri also made it to Round 2. The former saw off Mikhail Kukushkin in three sets, while the latter dispatched Hyeon Chung in straight sets with ease. Here are Monday’s results and the latest schedule: The...
Published: April 18, 2016
Nico Rosberg may have a 36-point lead over Lewis Hamilton after his victory in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, but the German is all too aware of how quickly things can change in Formula One. It was not too long ago, remember, that Rosberg held a 29-point advantage over his Mercedes team-mate with six races remaining, only to end up losing the world championship by a margin of 67 points as Hamilton...
Published: April 18, 2016
New Zealand’s highest powers continue to soar in Super Rugby this season as the Crusaders, Blues and 2015 finalists the Hurricanes each took one step closer to a post-season campaign in Round 8 of the 2016 season. The Cheetahs flew a strong flag for South Africa, however, and bulldozed their way to a record-equalling 92-17 thrashing of the Sunwolves. There was drama in Singapore, too, as Kenya...