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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 22, 2016
Rain destroyed Sunday’s Day 1 schedule at Roland Garros, as the French Open was washed out in Paris. Many matches were forced to be delayed until Monday, but several encounters were completed before the heavens opened. There were wins for men’s seeds Nick Kyrgios and Benoit Paire as they defeated Marco Cecchinato and Radu Albot, respectively. No. 10 women’s seed...
Published: May 22, 2016
A torrential downpour occurred in France on Sunday, washing out nearly the entire first day of action at Roland Garros and putting the 2016 French Open in a scheduling crunch. Only 10 matches of the limited first-day action got done before French Open officials were forced to call it quits. Six more were in progress and will conclude Monday, along with the additional 16 matches that did not even have...
Published: May 22, 2016
Consistent rainfall shortened the first day of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday, forcing many of the day’s scheduled matches to be moved to Monday. Nonetheless, several big names managed to finish their matches on Sunday. Below, we’ll take a look back at the completed matches from Day 1 at Roland Garros. Men’s Results Both of the top men in play on Sunday,...
Published: May 22, 2016
The United States men’s national team did not turn in its best performance as a whole on Sunday against Puerto Rico, but two important cogs of the likely starting XI for the Copa America Centenario displayed plenty of progress. Forward Bobby Wood and right back DeAndre Yedlin were the stars of the 3-1 victory at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The match was an opportunity...
Published: May 22, 2016
Rory McIlroy captured the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in a rain-drenched conclusion to the tournament on Sunday, battling Russell Knox down the home straight. Hailstones pummelled the golfers on the final holes, as the leaders fought for the title in the final hour of play. The Irish star carded a final round of 69, while Knox shot a bogey on the 16th hole, turning the competition....
Published: May 22, 2016
The second major of the year is underway at Roland Garros, as the world’s best tennis players are set to start the first round of the French Open. Die-hard tennis fans have the option to watch Sunday’s play live, but for the more casual fans who don’t want to get up before the sun does, they can see the day’s best matches on replay: Two big names are missing at this year’s...
Published: May 22, 2016
Jurgen Klinsmann‘s bid to get the U.S. men’s national soccer team ready for the Copa America begins with a friendly in Puerto Rico. It’s a match that will demand some juggling of the squad from Klinsmann with the domestic seasons for many of his players having only just wrapped up. Specifically, the manager’s biggest problem will be compensating for being without target man...
Published: May 22, 2016
The 2016 French Open kicked off Sunday morning at Stade Roland Garros in Paris as the top players in the world begin their pursuit of the season’s second major title. Serena Williams and Stan Wawrinka arrived as the defending champions. One notable absence is Roger Federer. Christopher Clarey of the New York Times noted the 17-time Grand Slam singles champion pulled out of the event as a result...
Published: May 22, 2016
The Netherlands is the centre of the Formula One universe this week. First, there was Dutch driver Max Verstappen’s astonishing win in Spain, and now there are rumours that brewing giant Heineken is set to announce a new sponsorship deal with the racing series. The agreement is said to be worth $150 million over five years, according to a report in Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf (h/t...
Published: May 21, 2016
Jordan Spieth remained in the thick of things at the AT&T Byron Nelson on Saturday at the TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving, Texas, shooting a three-under 67 to go to 14 under for the tournament. He trails leader Brooks Koepka (16 under) by just two strokes. Here’s the leaderboard heading into Sunday’s final round: Spieth played another solid round Saturday,...