Predictions for the Top Tennis Awards of 2016

Drawing close to its conclusion, only a few tournaments remain in the 2016 tennis season before the year-end championships. What better time to reflect on all that’s transpired throughout this long campaign and identify standout performers. In the coming weeks, annual awards will be handed out to recognize the top ATP and WTA players, as well as others who distinguished themselves in several... 

Formula 1’s Latest Rumours, Talk: Zak Brown, Carlos Sainz Jr. on Renault, More

Liberty Media’s proposed takeover of Formula One has opened up a whole host of new possibilities for a sport widely criticised for being left behind in a rapidly changing world. Talk of a digital revolution, more grands prix—including multiple races in the United States—and a generally bigger and better F1 has dominated the headlines since Liberty’s arrival on the scene ahead... 

Sam Allardyce Was Right Man for the Job, but England Must Go in a New Direction

There was something distinctly Shakespearean to Sam Allardyce‘s very swift demise as England manager. It was a job he coveted for so long, yet his inherent instincts, his toxic intuition, betrayed him. It was like he couldn‘t stop himself, unable to stem his urges like so many William Shakespeare protagonists. This was a tragedy for the modern football age. But regardless of whether Allardyce‘s... 

Team USA’s Forgotten Formula for Winning the Ryder Cup

The magnitude of the moment had barely begun to register with Paul Azinger as he sat at the decorated dais, the crowd trickling out of the room, his wife at his left elbow and a bottled water in his hand. His team had just won the 2008 Ryder Cup in demonstrative fashion, ending a run of European dominance that had become a point of embarrassment, if not occasional outrage, to the captains, players... 

2016 Ryder Cup: Dream Matchups We’d Love to See This Week

The 24 men who comprise the European and American Ryder Cup teams are making their preparations for Friday’s first round of competition at Hazeltine. One of the luminaries of the DFS golf world, “The Moose” is on the ground in Minnesota and he snagged a pairing sheet for the practice round. While it could be a smokescreen, an early look at European practice Wednesday suggested... 

The Worst Trophies Awarded at Professional Tennis Tournaments

Perhaps more than any other professional sport, tennis awards some of the worst trophies you’ve ever seen.  The biggest tournaments, the Grand Slams, have beautiful, even iconic trophies such as Wimbledon’s partially gilded sterling silver Venus Rosewater Dish for the women’s singles champion.  Why so many bad trophies? With more than 120 tournaments between the ATP World... 

Malaysian Grand Prix 2016 Preview: Start Time, TV Info, Weather, Schedule, Odds

Following an exciting race in Singapore, the Formula One circus reconvenes south of Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysian Grand Prix. On the back of a three-race winning streak, Nico Rosberg leads the drivers’ championship again—for the first time since the end of the British Grand Prix back in July. Last year, with the Malaysian Grand Prix coming in its traditional place at the beginning of the... 

British Government Wants Investigation Amid Telegraph Football Corruption Claims

Tracey Crouch, the minister of sport, has responded to the Telegraph‘s investigation into corruption in football, demanding a full inquiry and offering the assistance of the British government.  Ben Rumsby of the Daily Telegraph shared the response to the newspaper’s investigation: The League Managers Association also reacted to the news, per BBC Sport’s Matthew Henry and... 

Sam Allardyce Eyes Football Job After England Resignation over Telegraph Claims

Sam Allardyce reportedly wants to return to football again following his departure as England manager and bemoaned the “entrapment” that saw him caught up in a newspaper sting.  The 61-year-old left the England post on Tuesday, after just one match in charge following the release of footage by the Telegraph showing Allardyce telling undercover reporters that it was “not... 

How Long Will Angelique Kerber Hold the No. 1 Ranking?

Newly minted No. 1 Angelique Kerber is in Wuhan, China, taking on a strong field of top contenders who would all love to have that top ranking. Three weeks as the best in the world, and she is already understanding what it means to have a target on her back. “I’m actually more excited,” Kerber told the media at Wuhan, per WTA Tennis. “I know that I have the pressure on... 

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