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The European Grand Prix has returned to the Formula One calendar after a four-year break. But while the event itself is familiar, having first joined the schedule as a standalone race in 1983, the venue and the track is unlike anything the sport has seen before. Almost two years after announcing an agreement to stage a grand prix, the Azerbaijani capital of Baku will welcome Lewis Hamilton and Co....
Published: June 14, 2016
The United States men’s national team has been cast in the underdog role in almost every major competition it’s entered in its history. The only tournament in which the Yanks are considered a perennial favorite is the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but USMNT boss Jurgen Klinsmann wants that to change as the side enters the knockout round of the Copa America Centenario. “The whole old story is...
Published: June 14, 2016
Whoever comes out on top in the 2016 U.S. Open will have earned their trophy the hard way. The major will go back to Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, where even the most recent U.S. Open champion failed to score under par. Angel Cabrera won the tournament in 2007 at the course shooting five over par. According to Vegas, names such as Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson are...
Published: June 14, 2016
Jordan Spieth will battle with Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the field when he attempts his defense of his title at the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. Spieth was able to win his first U.S. Open championship at Chambers Bay in 2015, but his play has been inconsistent as of late. He will need to find his game, as Day has been excellent this season. The television schedule and the latest...
Published: June 14, 2016
Under the teeming skies of Lyon, Belgium’s fans showed up, and they showed up in force. The sea of red spread halfway around the stands was the most arresting sight in Parc Olympique Lyonnais on Monday night as Euro 2016 kicked off for the gastronomical capital of France. After days in which the headlines have been dominated by violence and disorder, Les Diables Rouges charmed the locals in the...
Published: June 14, 2016
After 79 minutes of Monday’s Copa America Centenario fixture against Venezuela, things were looking a little grim for Mexico. Trailing 1-0 after conceding an early goal to Jose Manuel Velazquez, El Tri were in danger of losing for the first time since June 19, 2015. More importantly, for their hopes of winning the tournament in the United States, they were in danger of losing their grip on top...
Published: June 14, 2016
Gerard Pique rose, nodded home and then trotted over toward the advertising hoardings, a look of defiance spread across his face. Quickly on his back was him; right in his gaze deliriously roaring for him was them. The public slanging match? Forgotten. The whistles? Gone. The shaming? Shelved. For now, anyway. These have been 12 strange, senseless and contradictory months that have...
Published: June 14, 2016
Ask most football people in Iceland why it’s become the smallest nation to ever qualify for a major tournament, and they will point to a succession of infrastructure improvements made by the country’s football association. “There are now 30 full-size all-weather pitches…and almost 150 smaller artificial arenas that ensure youngsters at grassroots can continue to play football...
Published: June 14, 2016
The 2016 UEFA European Championship began for Italy on Monday with a marquee tilt against Belgium. The Belgians came into the game as one of the hot favorites in the tournament. They spent a good portion of 2016 at the top of the FIFA world rankings and came to the tournament ranked No. 2—the highest ranking of any team in the finals. The Azzurri arrived at the sparkling new Stade de Lyon the...
Published: June 14, 2016
It’s become a rite of summertime passage for golf fans, as predictable as both the broiling temperature readings and simmering tempers at the world’s toughest major championship, the U.S. Open. Each June, usually by Tuesday of tournament week, a prominent player will utter a daunting proclamation about the venue, describing it as the most punitive Open site he’s ever seen, before...