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The Argentina national team has reportedly hired Sao Paulo FC manager Edgardo Bauza to succeed Gerardo Martino as its coach. The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has yet to confirm the hire, but Goal’s Daniel Edwards shared a statement from Sao Paulo about Bauza’s departure: “Sao Paulo announce that [Bauza] has revealed he received and accepted on Monday evening an offer from...
Published: August 1, 2016
Fact: Jimmy Walker won the PGA Championship on Sunday, the first major he has won in his career. This is the fifth time all four winners of majors were first-time winners (Masters: Danny Willett; U.S. Open: Dustin Johnson; The Open Championship: Henrik Stenson; PGA Championship: Walker). Bleacher Report will be bringing sports fans the most interesting and engaging Cold Hard Fact of the day,...
Published: August 1, 2016
The United States women’s national team begin their quest for a fourth successive Olympic gold medal on Wednesday, and New Zealand will be their first obstacle in Rio de Janeiro. Head coach Jill Ellis announced the 18-woman squad that would be travelling to Brazil three weeks ago, when Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn were confirmed as co-captains, per the official USWNT Twitter account: Here’s...
Published: August 1, 2016
Less than 24 hours after finishing fifth in the German Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel was back behind the wheel of a Formula One car on Monday as Pirelli’s preparations for 2017 began. With wider tyres set to be introduced alongside major bodywork changes next year, Pirelli needs all the information it can get to prepare for F1’s season of change, with Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes providing...
Published: August 1, 2016
The kidnapped mother-in-law of Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has been released without any of the $36.5 million (£28 million) ransom being paid, as confirmed by Elisabete Sato of the Sao Paulo police. Aparecida Schunck, the mother of Ecclestone’s wife, Fabiana Flosi, was taken from her home in Sao Paulo 10 days ago, but police have now confirmed she’s been freed, as...
Published: August 1, 2016
Tennis rolled on with and without its biggest stars competing for the Rogers Cup, but the one constant is always Novak Djokovic. Facing a draw that did not contain his three biggest career rivals, the Serb swept to his record-extending 30th Masters 1000 title. Meanwhile, Simona Halep saved her best tennis for flag-waving Romanians in Montreal, eking out a classic win against Angelique Kerber and teaching...
Published: August 1, 2016
As Jimmy Walker maintained nerves of steel while winning the PGA Championship on Sunday, there was one history-in-the-making point the CBS crew kept referencing: If Walker hung on, it would mean all of golf’s majors in 2016 were claimed by first-time winners. At first glance, that might seem like no more than a fun piece of trivia. But it’s also a testament to how golf’s marquee is...
Published: August 1, 2016
Forget space. As far as golf goes, Jimmy Walker has conquered the final frontier. A late bloomer and aerospace nut who didn’t win his first PGA Tour event until three years ago at age 34, Walker held off a blistering rally from defending champion Jason Day on Sunday to claim the 98th PGA Championship, his first major title. Walker, a hobbyist who uses his telescope to stare thousands...
Published: August 1, 2016
Finally, the PGA Championship has a winner who is an astrophotographer! Leading off with a bonus takeaway from soggy Baltusrol, Jimmy Walker, who showed steely resolve over 36 holes Sunday en route to a closing-nine three-under 33 and 14-under winning total, is an avid space photographer. Seriously, he uses a telescope to take pictures of the galaxy. And if the resultant photos don’t fill...