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The party was well and truly under way in Lisbon on Monday, even prompting some of Portugal’s Euro 2016 heroes to show off their musical sides. Fernando Santos’ side won their first major tournament with a 1-0 extra-time victory over host nation France on Sunday night and returned to Portugal as national heroes. Among the chaos, Nani and Renato Sanches stole the show with a beatbox performance: And...
Published: July 12, 2016
As he waited to be interviewed by the host broadcaster in the Stade de France tunnel after Portugal’s historic Euro 2016 win, Cristiano Ronaldo craned his neck forward and stared into the camera. “How do I look?” he asked, tightening his cheeks and exposing that famous, gleaming grin. “Shiny,” came the reply from behind the camera. Ronaldo raised his eyebrows and laughed. It...
Published: July 12, 2016
The world’s oldest major golf competition gets under way on Thursday when the 2016 British Open begins at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. Some of the biggest names in the sport will be participating in the 145th edition of the competition, including Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and world No. 1 Jason Day. The Ayrshire course will host the tournament...
Published: July 12, 2016
After a tournament is before a tournament. With the busy international calendar seemingly getting more jam-packed each year, national teams need to perform a quick turnaround after major championships are concluded. In Germany’s case, there are only 59 days between their crashing out of Euro 2016 in the semi-finals against host nation France and their opening match in the 2018 FIFA World...
Published: July 12, 2016
If it feels like The Open is here a bit soon this year, you’re right. The European-based leg of the golfing Grand Slam was moved up a week in 2016 to allow players time to prepare for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. It’s been 12 years since the Royal Troon Golf Club—about 35 miles southwest of Glasgow, Scotland—hosted the Open Championship, which unheralded...
Published: July 12, 2016
Serena Williams exhausted plenty of sweat equity in attempts to win Grand Slam title No. 22. Now that she’s done it, how many more Slams can she win? Williams ended her major-title drought with a straight-sets 7-5, 6-3 win over Angelique Kerber on Saturday in the 2016 Wimbledon final. Williams ties Steffi Graf for most Slam titles in the Open era. She’s two major titles short of holding...
Published: July 11, 2016
The Open Championship is a weather fanatic’s dream. With whipping wind, zigzagging rain and billowing wind breakers, the Open Championship is a golfer’s nightmare. That’s what makes it so fun to watch from the comforts of our homes. If the year’s first two majors are any indication, we could be in for a surprise this week. Danny Willett and Dustin Johnson became first-time...
Published: July 11, 2016
Dustin Johnson overcame a long history of heartbreak at the major golf tournaments last month when he won the U.S. Open with a sensational final round. That win has seemingly unburdened Johnson, who had a reputation for choking under pressure. Now that he has earned his first major championship, how soon will it be before Johnson adds his second? Could he make it two in a row and win the British Open...
Published: July 11, 2016
Argentinian veteran Maximo Gonzalez caused the upset of the day at the 2016 German Tennis Championships on Monday, beating the fifth-seeded Jeremy Chardy in three sets. The 32-year-old, who has never won a career title in singles and sits well outside the top 100, came back from a 5-3 deficit and a match point for his opponent in the final set to win a sloppy tiebreak. Nicolas Almagro needed...
Published: July 11, 2016
Links golf fans, rejoice! British Open week is here. And if you’re looking to wager some literal or figurative coin on the action from Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland, we have you covered. Depending on your sportsbook of choice, there are around 25 golfers at odds of 60-1 or better. So for our purposes, we’ll look at everyone 60-1 and higher as a dark horse, with some golfers in...