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Lance Stroll will become the second-youngest driver in Formula One history when he makes his grand prix debut with Williams at the beginning of 2017. The 18-year-old Canadian has been chosen to replace the retiring Felipe Massa after dominating the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2016. And Stroll has expressed his excitement ahead of his debut season, as well as dismissing the idea that...
Published: November 3, 2016
Entering the BNP Paribas Masters a mere 415 points behind Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray can become world No. 1 as soon as Monday, depending on their respective results this week. With his rival struggling to snap out of a prolonged slump and rekindle his fire, Murray’s seized the opening with , abandon. The reigning Wimbledon and Olympics champion is producing sensational tennis during the second...
Published: November 3, 2016
Sweden’s Henrik Stenson heads the Race to Dubai 2016 rankings as the European Tour arrives for the Turkish Airlines Open, the first stop of three events that make up the European Tour’s Final Series. This year’s British Open champion Stenson leads the standings by 261,387 points, with Masters champion Danny Willett in second and Rory McIlroy in third. However, the Turkish Open has...
Published: November 3, 2016
I bet you didn’t know that Johnny Herbert once (jokingly) tried to climb into a bathtub with future Formula One world champion Mika Hakkinen while they were sharing a hotel room as Lotus team-mates. Maybe you didn’t want to know that, either, or it feels like too much information, but Herbert doesn’t hold much back in his new autobiography, What Doesn’t Kill You…,...
Published: November 2, 2016
In predicting who will win a PGA Tour event, the formula is generally a cocktail of pedigree, course history, key stats, recent form. And depending on who the bartender is, the ratios of the mixture are different. Regardless, some five months from the Masters, most oddsmakers weigh pedigree extremely heavily, with a nod toward tournament history and core statistical realities that ought to remain constant...
Published: November 2, 2016
Novak Djokovic cruised to the third round of the 2016 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, beating Gilles Muller in two sets on Wednesday. The Serb didn’t play his best tennis but was barely ever troubled, keeping his bid to win the tournament and secure the No. 1 ATP ranking at the end of the year alive. Andy Murray had to dig a lot deeper, needing three sets against Fernando Verdasco. Marin Cilic triumphed...
Published: November 2, 2016
Lewis Hamilton is in the midst of what would be a historic comeback, should he be able to catch his Mercedes team-mate, Nico Rosberg, for the Formula One drivers’ title. Historic, but not altogether unprecedented. With four races remaining this season, Hamilton trailed Rosberg by 33 points, with 25 available for a victory. Two straight victories for the Brit, with his team-mate following him...
Published: November 2, 2016
Novak Djokovic comes into the Paris Masters as if he’s slipping into the house after curfew, while Andy Murray has become the ATP’s favorite son. Fortunes change like autumn leaves, and bandwagons are filling up behind the streaking Scotsman. Meanwhile, Djokovic, with the most dominant reign since Kublai Khan, has watched his empire shrink with Murray’s summer conquest that has come...
Published: November 1, 2016
Tiger Woods announced in a statement Tuesday that he will make his return to competitive golfing at the Hero World Challenge in December, per Bob Harig of ESPN: I am excited to make my return at the Hero World Challenge at Albany and play in this terrific tournament. This is our 18th year, and every year we put together a top field that showcases the best golfers from the previous season. Albany...
Published: November 1, 2016
Tomas Berdych edged out Joao Sousa in three sets at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris on Tuesday as he booked his place in the third round. Meanwhile, Nicolas Mahut, John Isner and Viktor Troicki progressed to the second round as they beat Martin Klizan, Mischa Zverev and Adrian Mannarino, respectively. Here are all the results from Tuesday’s action: The event’s daily schedule...