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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: September 16, 2016
Mercedes star Nico Rosberg recovered from a crash in first practice to top the lap times in Friday’s second practice session ahead of Sunday’s Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, finishing with a time of one minute, 44.152 seconds. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was just 0.275 seconds behind that time, while the Red Bull duo of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo took third and fourth, respectively,...
Published: September 16, 2016
A mouthwatering opening rubber between Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro promises to be the highlight as this year’s Davis Cup enters the semi-final stage. Defending champions Great Britain continue their attempt to retain the Cup for the first time since 1936 against Argentina at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow starting on Friday. Former British tennis player Greg Rusedski was in hopeful...
Published: September 16, 2016
United States women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe continued her protest on Sept. 15 kneeling for the national anthem before a friendly against Thailand in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch‘s Kyle Robertson shared a photo: U.S. Soccer released a statement on the matter, via John D. Halloran of American Soccer Now: She would once again take a knee during the anthem...
Published: September 15, 2016
The United States women’s national soccer team’s loss to Sweden in the quarterfinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was over a month ago, but goalkeeper Hope Solo continues to receive criticism for her postgame comments. After the USWNT crashed out on penalty kicks Aug. 12, Solo called the Swedes a “bunch of cowards.” In an interview Thursday on The Dan Patrick...
Published: September 15, 2016
Rikard Karlberg topped the leaderboard at the 2016 Italian Open after a heavily disrupted first round on Thursday, finishing at seven under par. Francesco Molinari trailed the Swede by one shot, but the likes of Danny Willett, Martin Kaymer and Matthew Fitzpatrick barely got their rounds under way while a number of players did not tee off at all due to rain, thunder and lightning that ensured...
Published: September 15, 2016
In Gee Chun and Sung Hyun Park turned in dominant first rounds of the 2016 Evian Championship at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Thursday and lead the rest of the field after they each shot an eight-under 63. They are one stroke clear of Shanshan Feng and Annie Park at the LPGA’s fifth and final major of the year thanks largely to head-turning...
Published: September 15, 2016
There’s a new No. 1 in the world after Angelique Kerber of Germany defeated Karolina Pliskova in the women’s final of the U.S. Open. when you become number one in the world #usopen @AngeliqueKerber pic.twitter.com/2ohopzHGQ9 — Oruny (@OrunyChoi) September 10, 2016 Mercedes-Benz sponsors sporting events its customers are passionate about. In line with its “Best or Nothing”...
Published: September 15, 2016
The words were inked on his left arm three years ago. Now they’re embedded in his DNA. “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” For Stan Wawrinka, 31, that famous line by poet Samuel Beckett is more than a source of inspiration: It’s his modus operandi. Once an afterthought, the talented-but-underachieving Swiss has transformed into one of, if...
Published: September 15, 2016
Great Britain will host Argentina in the semi-finals of the 2016 Davis Cup at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday. The defending champions will hope to stay on course for a second successive tournament win and face either France or Croatia, who will be taking each other on in their own crunch clash. Read on for a closer look at the two semi-finals, but first, here is the complete schedule,...
Published: September 15, 2016
Lewis Hamilton is clinging on to a two-point lead over rival Nico Rosberg heading into Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, a true spectacle on the Formula One calendar. Hamilton has watched his Mercedes team-mate eat away at his lead over recent races and will need to make sure he gets off the start line better at the Marina Bay Street Circuit to stop it being overhauled completely. We take a closer...