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Oakmont Country Club has the reputation of being one of the most difficult golf courses in America. World No. 2 Jordan Spieth recently backed that claim following a practice round at Oakmont last month, describing the course as “the hardest test in all of golf,” according to Tom Smith of the Kansas City Star. He added, “This is arguably the hardest course in America....
Published: June 14, 2016
Host nation and tournament favorite France will be looking to lock up a berth in the Euro 2016 quarter-final Wednesday when they take on Group A long shots Albania at Stade Velodrome in Marseille as -475 betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. Albania will be trying to build on their valiant effort in a 1-0 loss to Switzerland, hitting the pitch as distant underdogs against France. Match...
Published: June 14, 2016
Second seed Stan Wawrinka became the second major casualty of the 2016 AEGON Championships, as he was downed 6-3, 7-6 (3) by Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the first round at the Queen’s Club on Tuesday. With rain delays continuing to plague the tournament in London, Wawrinka followed fourth seed Richard Gasquet in crashing out at the first hurdle. Top seed and defending champion Andy...
Published: June 14, 2016
A challenging course at Oakmont Country Club will create a difficult U.S. Open, even for the best players in the world, when the tournament starts Thursday. This Pennsylvania course is among the more historic in the United States, hosting numerous major events, including eight previous U.S. Opens. The last time this event was there, Angel Cabrera outlasted the field with a score of five strokes...
Published: June 14, 2016
Brazil have sacked manager Dunga following the team’s abject performance at the Copa America Centenario. Football journalist Graham Ruthven relayed the information: The team confirmed the news on Tuesday (h/t AFP via AS), bringing an end to the World Cup-winning captain’s second spell in charge of the national team. The Selecao failed to advance in the centenary edition of the...
Published: June 14, 2016
Which one of the Big Three will assert himself at Oakmont Country Club this weekend and win the 2016 U.S. Open? Will Dustin Johnson overcome years of frustration and finally win his first major championship? Will it be more heartbreak for Phil Mickelson, or is this the year he breaks through at the year’s second major? Here’s our look at how the U.S. Open will play out for the top...
Published: June 14, 2016
France are back in 2016 UEFA European Championship action on Wednesday when they meet Albania at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome for the second round of fixtures in Group A. Didier Deschamps’ men won the tournament-opening fixture 2-1 against Romania at the Stade de France in Paris last Friday, while the Albanians were beaten 1-0 by Switzerland at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens the following...
Published: June 14, 2016
The U.S. Open is usually the spot on the golf tour where the best golfers in the world show they are human. That’s because the United States Golf Association has no interest in making things easy and seeing the tour’s top players reel off birdie after birdie and bring its selected course to its knees. The USGA is not about to give the game’s best a pass. Instead, it wants the conditions...
Published: June 14, 2016
Rory McIlroy finished with the lowest four-round score of all time at the U.S. Open five years ago when he shot a 16-under 268 at Congressional Country Club. Jason Day finished second that year, eight strokes behind McIlroy. Day and McIlroy opened as 7-1 co-favorites to win the U.S. Open this week at Oakmont Country Club at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark, though oddsmakers...
Published: June 14, 2016
Gareth Bale and his Wales team-mates have started their historic Euro 2016 campaign in fine fashion. Goals from the Real Madrid star and Hal Robson-Kanu gave Chris Coleman’s side a 2-1 win over Slovakia last Saturday, their first victory (and game, for that matter) at a major tournament since the 1958 FIFA World Cup. England, held to a 1-1 draw with Russia in their opener, take on the Group B...