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Nico Rosberg may be leading the Formula One drivers’ standings by a comfortable margin, but after losing the world championship to Lewis Hamilton in 2014 and 2015, the German is taking nothing for granted. After establishing a 43-point advantage over his Mercedes team-mate with victories in the opening four races, both history and the odds are stacked in his favour, yet Rosberg—at the beginning...
Published: May 9, 2016
Novak Djokovic picked up his second career title at Madrid to nobody’s surprise, and Simona Halep may have found her confidence for the upcoming French Open. They were the top stars in the first of three huge tournaments from now through early June. Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal’s momentum was halted, and Andy Murray looked like a clay-court contender at Roland Garros. Other men’s stars,...
Published: May 9, 2016
Defining the “best looking” swings on the PGA Tour is a subjective exercise. While Jordan Spieth was the tour’s best golfer last year, few would argue that his chicken-wing strike is the tour’s prettiest action, although it produces results. In Sports Illustrated’s recent anonymous survey of tour pros (h/t Golf.com), 31 percent of PGA Tour professionals said...
Published: May 8, 2016
Past Wells Fargo Championship winner Rickie Fowler held the 2016 tournament’s 54-hole lead but collapsed in Sunday’s final round at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Superstars Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickelson both fired off rounds of six-under 66 to create some early drama, but the last man standing was James Hahn. A Sunday score of 70 got Hahn to nine under overall. Roberto...
Published: May 8, 2016
The Aviva Premiership and Pro12 both reached the end of their respective regular seasons this weekend, while the Top 14 has three rounds left and Super Rugby trundles on. There were plenty of hat-tricks for wide men all over the world, and we bring you a rare back-row trio who didn’t muster a try between them but all put in outstanding performances. Let’s take a look at this week’s...
Published: May 8, 2016
Novak Djokovic beat last year’s champion, Andy Murray, in the final of the 2016 Madrid Open on Sunday, bouncing back from his disappointing showing at the Monte Carlo Open to win his first title of the clay season. The final set scores were 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Djokovic dominated the first set and appeared to be cruising to an easy win, but Murray turned things around in the second, forcing a decider...
Published: May 8, 2016
The Russian Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 2016 Formula One season, and Nico Rosberg has won them all. With nearly one-fifth of the season now in the rearview mirror—and despite Rosberg’s apparent dominance—there is a surprising lack of clarity at the top of the standings. It seems the only thing we know about this championship is that we still don’t really know anything. Rosberg...
Published: May 8, 2016
United States men’s national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann must be smiling from ear to ear when he looks at the match reports from across Major League Soccer each week. Midfielder Jermaine Jones is one of the many USMNT stars gearing up for the Copa America Centenario by producing terrific performances at the club level. The 34-year-old continued his hot form on Saturday with a goal in...
Published: May 7, 2016
The third round of the Wells Fargo Championship from Quail Hollow Country Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, is in the books without much change atop the leaderboard. Rickie Fowler had a wild day but managed to make it a good one. He finished with a four-under to go nine under for the tournament, putting him in first place heading into Sunday. It all started well enough...
Published: May 7, 2016
Chris Hanson leads the pack after Round 3 of the 2016 Trophee Hassan II on Saturday, shooting a round of five under to grab a one-shot lead over compatriot David Dixon. Hanson and Dixon both shot five under, the top marks on Saturday, while Clement Berardo had to settle for a share of second place after a round of four under. Here’s a look at the leaderboard after moving day: For...