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The jam-packed Formula One calendar is not giving us any time to breathe. A week after Daniel Ricciardo’s first win of the season and Lewis Hamilton maybe (or maybe not) accused someone of sabotaging his engines in Malaysia, the F1 circus is off to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix. Following Hamilton’s spectacular engine failure while leading at Sepang, his road to the championship...
Published: October 5, 2016
Andy Murray cruised through to an all-British quarter-final clash with Kyle Edmund after beating Andrey Kuznetsov at the China Open on Wednesday. Murray beat his Russian opponent in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, while Edmund earlier pulled off one of the best wins of his career by knocking out No. 7 seed Roberto Bautista Agut. Edmund, who came through qualifying to reach the main event, triumphed in...
Published: October 5, 2016
Wayne Rooney has revealed that Sam Allardyce apologised to him for declaring it was “not for me to say” where the Manchester United star should play, a claim for which the England captain feels he was “slaughtered.” Allardyce, now the former England manager, made the comments following his first game in charge of the Three Lions in September—a 1-0 win over Slovakia—after...
Published: October 5, 2016
Maria Sharapova will be back on the WTA tour April 26, nine months earlier than the suspension she had received after testing positive for meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open. The five-time major-winning superstar expressed her joy at the decision. “I’ve gone from one of the toughest days of my career last March when I learned about my suspension to now, one of my happiest days, as I...
Published: October 4, 2016
Serena Williams may have her sights set on breaking the all-time record for most Grand Slam titles. However, her plans to kick off 2017 hint at a desire to reclaim the WTA Tour’s No. 1 ranking, too. After a record-tying 186 consecutive weeks at No. 1, Williams relinquished the top spot to Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Open. Then Williams took the post-U.S. Open Asian swing off for the second year...
Published: October 4, 2016
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has successfully appealed her two-year ban for a doping violation and had it reduced to 15 months, meaning she will be able to return to action April 26, 2017. ESPN’s Darren Rovell and the Associated Press confirmed the decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday: The Daily Telegraph‘s Ben Rumsby...
Published: October 4, 2016
Andy Murray has revealed a hotel maid started stalking him after he woke up to find her stroking his arm at his bedside. The two-time Wimbledon champion said the creepy incident happened at a tour event when he placed a “do not disturb” sign on his hotel door. Murray then spotted the maid at a number of other hotels he was staying in as he competed across Europe, according to the...
Published: October 4, 2016
The 17th round of the 2016 Formula One season will take place at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, where Lewis Hamilton simply has to stop the slide. The three-time world champion held a 19-point lead over Nico Rosberg just two months ago, yet after failing to win any of the last four races—having retired from the lead of the recent Malaysian GP—he now finds himself 23...
Published: October 4, 2016
Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal both claimed first-round victories at the China Open on Tuesday. No. 1 seed Murray was made to fight by Andreas Seppi before winning the match 6-2, 7-5, while Nadal was in imperious form as he comfortably saw off Paolo Lorenzi to make the perfect start to his campaign. The Spaniard, second seed for the tournament in Beijing, won the event back in 2005 and needs a good run...
Published: October 3, 2016
Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling has withdrawn from the England squad due to injury, with Crystal Palace‘s Andros Townsend replacing him. News of the 21-year-old’s decision came via City’s official Twitter feed on Monday. Tom Williams of AFP confirmed Townsend would step in for the upcoming matches against Malta and Slovenia: After moving from Liverpool to City for a reported...