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Lewis Hamilton is an easy target. He is young, rich, successful, attractive and, it must be said, he seems to enjoy showing it all off. He is also the only current Formula One driver with any pop culture currency, which must be unsettling to those who would rather think of them as joyless automatons, singularly dedicated to the craft of driving and shaving another hundredth-of-a-second off off their...
Published: November 5, 2016
Andy Murray became the new men’s world No. 1 without playing on Saturday, as Milos Raonis withdrew from the 2016 BNP Paribas Masters with an injury. The Scot will face John Isner in the final following his shock two-set win over Marin Cilic. Murray knew he had a chance to pass Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings in Paris, and with the latter losing in the quarter-finals, he only...
Published: November 5, 2016
Thorbjorn Olesen will take a seven-shot lead into the fourth and final round of the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open after an impressive round of 68 saw the Danish player retain his spot atop the leaderboard on Saturday. After shooting a course-record 62 on Friday, Olesen faced a mountainous task in reaching the same standards in the third round, but a positive approach on Saturday nonetheless...
Published: November 5, 2016
When the inevitable question came, Formula One’s latest boy wonder dealt with it as well as he possibly could. As deputy team principal Claire Williams mused, per Sky Sports, the team were “really, really excited” as they announced their 2017 driver lineup on Thursday morning, confirming teenager Lance Stroll would replace the retiring Felipe Massa at the end of this season. The...
Published: November 4, 2016
Defending BNP Paribas Masters champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shocking loss at the hands of Marin Cilic on Friday, opening the door for Andy Murray to grab the lead in the ATP world standings. Murray beat Tomas Berdych in two sets and now needs just one more win to pass the Djoker. Djokovic entered the quarter-finals with a perfect record against Cilic but lost in two sets, while John Isner...
Published: November 4, 2016
Thorbjorn Olesen will go into the weekend of the Turkish Airlines Open with a six-shot lead over the field after a stunning round on Friday. The Dane broke the course record with a nine-under par 62 to move into a commanding position with two rounds to go, as per Sky Sports Golf. In fact, his total of 15-under par is the lowest halfway total in the competition’s history. Spaniard...
Published: November 4, 2016
Novak Djokovic’s grip on the No. 1 ranking is now clinging to a razor-thin margin over Andy Murray’s hot challenge. The Serb has held the top spot since July 7, 2014, a streak of 122 consecutive weeks and one of the most dominant reigns of all time. The Djokovic streak is guaranteed to continue if he makes it to the Sunday final at the 2016 Paris Masters, or he might have to step aside...
Published: November 4, 2016
Angelique Kerber‘s rise to the top spot, Maria Sharapova‘s drug ban and Victoria Azarenka‘s pregnancy were just a few surprises that shook up the WTA Tour’s Top 10 in 2016. Although the WTA‘s Elite Trophy tournament is still going on, the season is essentially over. The top players battled it out at the WTA Finals last week in Singapore, and the next time most of...
Published: November 3, 2016
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic fought back to beat Grigor Dimitrov at the BNP Paribas Masters on Thursday, while Marin Cilic booked his place at the ATP Tour Finals, toppling David Goffin in straight sets Cilic was in complete control of this one, coasting to a 6-3, 7-6 (9) win over the dangerous Belgian. He becomes the seventh player to book his spot in the end-of-season showpiece. He’ll...
Published: November 3, 2016
South Africa’s George Coetzee carved out a one-shot lead at the top of the leaderboard with a seven-under par opening round at the 2016 Turkish Airlines Open on Thursday. Three-time European Tour winner Thorbjorn Olesen is alone in second on six under after carding a 65, while Matteo Manassero, Jorge Campillo, Li Haotong and pre-tournament favourite Bernd Wiesberger are tied...