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Lucas Pouille delivered one of the biggest surprises of the 2016 U.S. Open, upsetting fourth-seeded Rafael Nadal in five sets, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the fourth round Sunday in Flushing Meadows, New York. This could be a potential star-making moment for the 24th-seeded Frenchman. ESPN’s LZ Granderson sees a bright future for him: This isn’t the first time Pouille has broken through...
Published: September 4, 2016
Rafael Nadal won’t capture a major title for the second consecutive year after getting eliminated in the fourth round of the 2016 U.S. Open by Lucas Pouille, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6), in a match that took four hours, seven minutes Sunday. ESPN Tennis captured Pouille’s reaction after he finally finished off Nadal: Nadal was able to fight back to force a tiebreaker in the fifth...
Published: September 4, 2016
Another solid round has Paul Casey in the lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship at 15 under par, three strokes ahead of a jumbled leaderboard heading into the final round Monday. Surprising names such as Brian Harman (12 under) and Smylie Kaufman (11 under) are also trying to do damage thanks to impressive performances Sunday. Here is a look at the top of the leaderboard from TPC...
Published: September 4, 2016
Jordan Spieth‘s chances of winning the 2016 Deutsche Bank Championship have all but evaporated following his poor third round Sunday at TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts. Spieth headed for the clubhouse on moving day in a tie for 23rd. He shot a one-over 72 for the round. It was his worst single-round score of the tournament and dropped him back to five under overall. Below is a look at the...
Published: September 4, 2016
Nico Rosberg claimed his seventh victory of the 2016 Formula One season in Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The German was comprehensively beaten to pole position by Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday, but the three-time world champion’s slow start gifted Rosberg the lead at the first corner. Having exited Turn 1 in sixth place, Hamilton recovered well to finish second—limiting...
Published: September 4, 2016
Rory McIlroy played one of his best rounds of the year Saturday, and the momentum carried over to Sunday, when he fired home a five-under 66 to climb up the Deutsche Bank Championship leaderboard and solidify himself as a contender entering Monday’s final round. After starting the day at four under, the Irish superstar now sits at nine under overall with a real shot at a top-five finish. Here’s...
Published: September 4, 2016
England stole a 1-0 away win against Slovakia in the 95th minute in 2018 World Cup qualification, as both sides meandered during their Group F game on Sunday. Adam Lallana found the back of the net in the final seconds, as England made their late pressure pay off after a poor performance. The match marked manager Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge of the Three Lions, and he will be relieved...
Published: September 4, 2016
By now it has become an all-to-familiar refrain to the 2016 Formula One season. Again, at Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton made a poor start from pole position that cost him a chance at victory. Hamilton has qualified first at seven of the 14 grands prix so far this year, but he has won just three of those races. His record from pole is not quite as bad as that of his Mercedes...
Published: September 4, 2016
Fourth-round play at the 2016 U.S. Open will continue Sunday evening at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York, with several of the sport’s biggest names in action. Novak Djokovic will look to punch his ticket to the quarterfinals with a win over Kyle Edmund, while Angelique Kerber is in line to star against Petra Kvitova in what could be an epic showdown. Before the...
Published: September 4, 2016
Alex Noren reigned supreme in the final round of the 2016 Omega European Masters at Crans Montana in Switzerland, winning the tournament in a dramatic play-off against Scott Hend on Sunday. The Swedish golfer scooped the winner’s cheque at the €2.7 million competition in the heart of the Swiss Alps, carding a final round of 65 to tie the scores on 17 under with the consistent Australian. Noren...