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Steve Wheatcroft and Andrew Loupe set the pace through 18 holes at the 2016 Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday. They hold a one-shot lead over Anirban Lahiri at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina: Wheatcroft and Loupe teed off in the same group, which made their battle for first place all the more entertaining. Wheatcroft looked to be in the driver’s seat before Loupe...
Published: May 5, 2016
Jason Scrivener is part of a three-way tie atop the leaderboard at the end of Day 1 of the Trophee Hassan II 2016, after the Australian struck four below par on the Royal Golf Dar Es Salam course in Morocco on Thursday. Frenchman Thomas Linard and Italian Francesco Laporta each matched Scrivener’s round of 68, with Linard making quick work of some tricky holes and ending with...
Published: May 5, 2016
Brazil will attempt to win this year’s Copa America without Kaka and Oscar after manager Dunga left the attacking-midfield pair out of his squad. There was also no place for Paris Saint-Germain central defensive pairing Thiago Silva and David Luiz. CBF Futebol (h/t Sports Illustrated) provided the full 23-man squad for this summer’s tournament: Dunga was already dealing with star striker...
Published: May 5, 2016
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal joined defending champion Andy Murray in reaching the quarter-finals of the 2016 Madrid Open on Thursday, with Murray qualifying first, following an impressive 6-4, 6-2 victory over 16th seed Gilles Simon. Djokovic followed suit, beating Roberto Bautista Agut and proving even more dominant than Murray had been. Djokovic will now face Milos Raonic in the last-eight...
Published: May 5, 2016
A solemn Roger Federer sat before a horde of reporters at the Madrid Open and unexpectedly announced his withdrawal from the event before his opening match. It’s a task that’s becoming all too routine for him in 2016. Federer entered the tournament looking to regain his footing and pick up some valuable clay preparation with the French Open at Roland Garros drawing near. Those hopes...
Published: May 5, 2016
Max Verstappen’s rapid rise through the ranks of Formula One continued on Thursday morning when the teenager was promoted to Red Bull Racing. Little more than a year after making his grand prix debut at the age of 17, Verstappen will represent the four-time world champions from next weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix after Red Bull decided to punish Daniil Kvyat for his Russian GP crimes by sending...
Published: May 5, 2016
Red Bull have confirmed that Daniil Kvyat has been dropped to Toro Rosso and will be replaced by Max Verstappen ahead of May 15’s Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. The decision comes following Russian Kvyat’s calamitous performance at his home Grand Prix on Sunday, during which he crashed into Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel twice in two corners, and team principal Christian...
Published: May 5, 2016
Scrum-half is one of Eddie Jones’ main selection dilemmas ahead of England’s Test series with Australia in June and beyond. In Leicester Tigers‘ Ben Youngs and Danny Care of Harlequins, the England head coach has two No. 9s of similar profile and experience (they have 57 and 58 England caps, respectively). But Youngs should start for the national team, with Care coming off the...
Published: May 4, 2016
Novak Djokovic progressed into the last 16 of the Madrid Open with ease on Wednesday, beating promising youngster Borna Coric 6-2, 6-4. The world No. 1 looked to be in fine form as he made his tournament bow, having received a bye as the top-ranked player in the first round. His title chances were given a boost on the day, too, as Nick Kyrgios knocked out fourth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka,...
Published: May 4, 2016
Lewis Hamilton suffered engine problems in last Sunday’s Russian Grand Prix, the second race in a row where a defective energy recovery system (followed by a water-pressure issue in Russia) cost him a chance at victory. Cars break down all the time in Formula One. They are on the very limit of performance, driving at more than 300 km/h, braking heavily several times per lap and changing gears...