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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: July 26, 2016
The main draw of the 2016 Rogers Cup in Toronto kicked off Monday with men’s singles action. John Isner, Nick Kyrgios, Jack Sock and Bernard Tomic were the four ranked players to take the court on the first day, with Novak Djokovic, Kei Nishikori, Milos Raonic and Stan Wawrinka among those to come later in the week. Below is a brief overview of how Monday’s first-round play unfolded and...
Published: July 25, 2016
Baltusrol Golf Club, which was named after Baltus Roll, a farmer who owned the land where the club sits (and was murdered there), plays host to the PGA Championship this week. Phil Mickelson won the Wanamaker in 2005, the last time the tournament was contested at Baltusrol. Lefty finished at four-under, and only nine players finished under par. Because the PGA of America doesn’t favor one...
Published: July 25, 2016
The pace of the majors on the PGA Tour calendar succumbs to gravity like no other this year. For the first four months of the season, it’s a long march uphill to the Masters, pushing that major piece of granite to the top. A little over eight weeks later, we get the U.S. Open. From there, it’s as if the PGA Tour has had enough with waiting, as the rock gathers up a full tank of Newtonian...
Published: July 25, 2016
The 2016 PGA Championship begins Thursday and returns to Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey, for the first time since 2005, when Phil Mickelson hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy. Mickelson could well be a strong contender once again based on his sensational performance at The Open Championship, where he finished second to Henrik Stenson by three strokes but was 11 shots clear of the rest of...
Published: July 25, 2016
July has a bit of everything for tennis fans. There’s Wimbledon, Davis Cup and tournaments on all three primary surfaces ranging from Croatia to Washington, D.C. Plenty of veteran stars such as Gael Monfils look to regain their timing, while youngsters such as Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev Jr. search for career-rising titles. Who succeeded, and who flopped? All of the past week’s...
Published: July 25, 2016
Who’s up for another major? Thanks to golf’s return to the Summer Olympics, the PGA Championship, normally played in mid-August, is on the calendar for a July 28 start, just 11 days after the conclusion of the British Open. Though Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson‘s brilliant, historic showdown in the final round at the Royal Troon Golf Club this year will live long in the memory,...
Published: July 25, 2016
Sam Allardyce confirmed that Sammy Lee will join his coaching staff as he was officially unveiled as the new England manager at St George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, on Monday. Lee previously worked under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers, and the new Three Lions boss cited the 57-year-old’s international experience as key in his decision, per BBC Sport’s Matthew Henry and Caroline...
Published: July 25, 2016
Just two months ago, a winless Lewis Hamilton was 43 points behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in the Formula One drivers’ standings. After securing his fifth victory in six races in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, however, the British driver has moved to the top of the championship and is now the hot favourite to win a fourth world title in 2016. It has been a remarkable turnaround,...
Published: July 25, 2016
The inclusion of golf in the 2016 Olympics has resulted in a peculiar twist to this year’s schedule. Instead of being played in August, as it is in most years, the PGA Championship will start Thursday and come to its conclusion Sunday (unless weather impacts the tournament). It’s interesting to note the sport’s Big Three have been shut out at this year’s majors. Top-rated Jason...
Published: July 25, 2016
The best job in English football has gone to the only man left in the world who still believes it is. At least Sam Allardyce properly wanted it. Really, really, really wanted it. It’s fair to say he was the only candidate interviewed already in possession of a St George’s flag beach towel. On his unveiling as the new manager of the England national side, he looked like Augustus Gloop on...