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Serena Williams is back in action for her second-round match at the U.S. Open, and she is expected to march to an easy victory over unseeded Vania King in a prime-time meeting at Arthur Ashe Stadium. On the men’s side, second-seeded Andy Murray will face Spain’s Marcel Granollers at 1 p.m. ET, and he should be able to advance as well. Those two matches headline the fourth day of competition...
Published: September 1, 2016
Germany have named Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as their new national football team captain following the retirement of Bastian Schweinsteiger. The decision was announced on the team’s official Twitter feed on Thursday: Schweinsteiger played his final match for Germany in a friendly against Finland on Wednesday evening. Neuer now takes over the role having accrued plenty of international...
Published: September 1, 2016
Williams‘ Felipe Massa has announced he will retire from Formula One at the conclusion of the 2016 season. According to Pablo Elizalde of Motorsport.com, the driver revealed his plans on Thursday: In recent months I have been thinking a lot about my future and I have taken the decision that at the end of this season, I will leave Formula 1. Life presents us with many choices and I think for...
Published: September 1, 2016
While the scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to subside by Thursday afternoon in New York City, one might find dark clouds forming under the roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium when the glowering, brilliant Andy Murray takes to the court to headline the early draw of Day 4 at the 2016 U.S. Open. Murray made quick-and-easy work of Lukas Rosol in the first round, establishing himself as the man...
Published: September 1, 2016
It’s big-money time on the PGA Tour as the top players in the world look to bring home $10 million for first place in the FedEx Cup. The top 100 players in the standings after The Barclays move on to the Deutsche Bank Championship, which will then narrow the field down to 70 for the BMW Championship and eventually just 30 for the Tour Championship. Each event has its own prize, but the real focus...
Published: September 1, 2016
Williams driver Felipe Massa is set to announce his retirement from Formula One ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. As reported by F1 journalist Andrew Benson, the Brazilian will hold a joint press conference with deputy team principal Claire Williams at Monza, where he is expected to confirm the end of his long and successful F1 career. Massa’s probable exit will mean the team...
Published: September 1, 2016
Belgium coach Thierry Henry is to reportedly donate his annual salary of around €50,000 (£42,350) from his new role. That’s according to Sport/Foot Magazine (h/t Mark Rodden of ESPN FC), who noted the gesture is motivated by the fact the former Arsenal and Barcelona forward feels privileged to be working with the Belgium team, who are second in the FIFA world rankings. In addition,...
Published: September 1, 2016
Rafael Nadal continued to cruise at the 2016 U.S. Open, defeating Andreas Seppi in the second round by a score of 6-0, 7-5, 6-1. It was a quick start and a strong finish for the Spanish star, who had some problems with his serve but was deadly receiving the ball. He only landed 56 percent of his first serves in play and faced plenty of close games throughout the match, but he countered with eight breaks...
Published: September 1, 2016
After all these years, Serena Williams, 34, remains the standard-bearer for American tennis and the county’s leading Grand Slam contender. Aiming for a historic 23rd major victory as she tries to hang on to the No. 1 ranking, Williams raced out of the gate in the first round, getting one step closer to claiming a seventh U.S. Open crown. That shoulder injury she’s been nursing the last...