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We’ve talked a lot about the growing United States men’s national team forward depth chart over the last few weeks, and rightfully so. Most of the talk has been about Jozy Altidore and his red-hot form, but a few other forwards stated their cases to USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann with strong showings in Germany over the last week. In addition to the big week from the German...
Published: October 30, 2016
Hideki Matsuyama became the youngest golfer to win the WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday, as the 24-year-old cruised to the title at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. Matsuyama finished the final round with a score of six under to grab the title well ahead of Henrik Stenson and Daniel Berger, who both trailed the Japanese ace by seven shots. Rory McIlroy jumped up the leaderboard with...
Published: October 29, 2016
Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic both had to come from a set down to book their respective places in the Swiss Indoors Basel 2016 final, seeing off the challenges of Gilles Muller and Mischa Zverev. No. 3 seed Nishikori needed a second-set tiebreak to force his way back level with Muller in his semi-final, while Cilic also relied on late brilliance to turn his clash around. Here’s a look at the...
Published: October 29, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton will start the 2016 Mexican Formula 1 Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday, while team-mate Nico Rosberg will start in second place. The championship leader salvaged the spot on his final run on Saturday after being well behind Hamilton’s pace throughout the practice sessions. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo will start from the second row,...
Published: October 29, 2016
Rory McIlroy will need a minor miracle if he’s to win the HSBC Champions 2016 crown after finishing the third round seven shots off the pace being set by 17-under-par leader Hideki Matsuyama on Saturday. Matsuyama retained his lead after rounding Sheshan Golf Course in 68 on Day 3, taking a three-shot cushion over current runner-up Russell Knox heading into Sunday’s decisive showdown. McIlroy...
Published: October 29, 2016
Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg can win the 2016 Formula One world title at the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday, but the gap between him and team-mate Lewis Hamilton is a little closer following the latter’s win at Austin last week. All Rosberg needs the rest of the way are two second-placed finishes and a third to win the title regardless of what Hamilton does, but if the Brit fails to finish in Mexico,...
Published: October 28, 2016
Kei Nishikori continued his fine run at the 2016 Swiss Indoors Basel tournament on Friday, beating Juan Martin del Potro in two sets, 7-5, 6-4. Swiss favourite and top seed Stanislas Wawrinka was shocked by Mischa Zverev, losing in three. Nishikori finally grabbed his first-ever win over Del Potro thanks to his excellent defensive work and superb backhand. Gilles Muller joined him in the semi-finals...
Published: October 28, 2016
Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic vs. Andy Murray and Serena Williams vs. Maria Sharapova are among the biggest rivalries in tennis today. But those players are aging, and the game could use some new, compelling matchups. So what are some potentially epic rivalries, and what makes some better than others? The greatest rivalries include talented, top-ranked players who complete in...
Published: October 28, 2016
This was not another Sebastien Buemi situation or a repeat of the Jean-Eric Vergne saga for Toro Rosso. It was never going to be a case of unscrewing one driver’s crash helmet, tossing it away as if it were a faulty lightbulb, inserting another and continuing as normal. It was not even a case of identifying the least convincing of the four Red Bull boys, stuffing the unlucky one into the nearest...
Published: October 28, 2016
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton continued his fine form during the first practice session of the 2016 Formula One Mexican Grand Prix on Friday, finishing with the fastest time and well ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel took the top spot in the second session. The current standings leader only finished in seventh place in the first session, but Mercedes ran the bulk of...