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October will mark 10 years since the Brazilian Grand Prix at which Fernando Alonso clinched the second of his back-to-back Formula One titles with Renault. It seems almost silly to write it, but one of the best drivers of his generation has gone a decade without a championship. After two near-misses at Ferrari, Alonso has spent the last two years wandering in the wilderness at McLaren, another...
Published: August 7, 2016
Most of the major news surrounding those in the United States men’s national team talent pool in the last week came out of Major League Soccer. Midfielder Alejandro Bedoya became the latest big name to come home, while Nick Rimando achieved a milestone in net for Real Salt Lake. Elsewhere across the globe, a few players started their respective seasons in Europe, and some young players...
Published: August 6, 2016
The Men’s Olympic Tennis tournament got underway on Saturday, with Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic and Kyle Edmund booking their spot in the second round. Nishikori cruised to a win over Albert Ramos-Vinolas, while Cilic didn’t have it any harder against Grigor Dimitrov. Edmund beat Jordan Thompson, but Jack Sock lost in two sets against Japan’s Taro Daniel. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal...
Published: August 6, 2016
Ana Ivanovic was among those eliminated from the women’s Olympics tennis singles event on Saturday, while American Madison Keys was one of the notable winners to progress to the last 32. Great Britain’s Heather Watson also made it through, but it was Team China who provided the day’s biggest shocks, upsetting two of the top seeds in the event, including No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska. Here...
Published: August 6, 2016
Daniel Berger shot an eight-under 62 Saturday at the Travelers Championship to seize sole possession of the lead at 15 under overall entering Sunday’s final round. Berger entered the third round in a tie for first with Tyrone Van Aswegen, Russell Henley and Marc Leishman, but the unheralded American carded the best round of the day to carry a three-shot cushion into the fourth round. Here is...
Published: August 6, 2016
December 2014. Less than three weeks after the final grand prix of another long, hard year, Ferrari‘s factory in the Italian town of Maranello was a dark, quiet and lonely place. No Fernando Alonso. No Luca di Montezemolo. No Stefano Domenicali. No Marco Mattiacci. No Pat Fry. No Nikolas Tombazis. No Hirohide Hamashima. And no light at the end of the tunnel. With the exception of Alonso, who...
Published: August 5, 2016
The 2016 Travelers Championship continued Friday with Tyrone Van Aswegen, Russell Henley, Marc Leishman and Daniel Berger concluding the second round in a four-way tie for the overall lead at seven under par. The quartet should not feel too comfortable in its spot, though, as four players are one shot behind at six under, and seven golfers sit at five under after 36 holes. Here’s...
Published: August 5, 2016
There is immense pressure on Neymar to come through and lead Brazil to their first-ever Olympic Games football gold. But judging on the evidence of the team’s first run-out, both he and his team will have to improve fast to make that dream come true. It has been a long post-season for the Selecao captain. The last time he had taken the field for a competitive match came almost three months...
Published: August 5, 2016
Lionel Messi is reportedly set to return to Argentina’s national side after announcing his retirement from international football in June. According to Argentinian newspaper Diario Ole (h/t Marca), new Argentina boss Edgardo Bauza is set to name the Barcelona star in his first Albiceleste squad on August 15 and will meet him “in the coming week” to confirm he will play. Messi retired...
Published: August 5, 2016
The United States women’s national team face their toughest test of the group phase at the 2016 Summer Olympics on Saturday when they take on France at 4 p.m. ET. France are seen as one of the other favorites to collect gold in South America, and Saturday should be a good test for both teams to see where they stand early in the tournament. First place in Group G will also be on the line...