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Rory McIlroy struggled with the tough weather conditions at Royal Troon Golf Club on Friday, as he carded an even-par round of 71 to all but play himself out of contention for the 2016 British Open title. After two days, he is at two under par. The Northern Irishman was one of the late starters and tumbled down the leaderboard after a promising start to his round. A run of four bogeys through...
Published: July 13, 2016
Philipp Kohlschreiber overcame a slight scare to keep his 2016 German Tennis Championships hopes alive on Wednesday, as the top seed needed three sets to get past Nicolas Kicker, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Kicker took the first set of their second-round match before Kohlschreiber shifted gears, dominating the Argentinian the rest of the way. Pablo Cuevas lost just five games on his way to the quarter-finals,...
Published: July 13, 2016
Fans have voted Zoltan Gera‘s opening goal in Hungary’s 3-3 draw against Portugal during the UEFA Euro 2016 group stage as the Goal of the Tournament. UEFA confirmed the news on their official website, revealing Gera beat out the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri of Switzerland and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal with his superb volley from distance. Here’s a look at the strike, via Carlsberg: The...
Published: July 12, 2016
Royal Troon Golf Club will host the British Open for the ninth time in its storied history in 2016, as the world’s top golfers have traveled to Scotland for the third major on this year’s calendar. Former Claret Jug winner Rory McIlroy is joined by stars such as Jordan Spieth and Jason Day, but this year’s field is deep and talented, including a whole bunch of in-form golfers. Here’s...
Published: July 11, 2016
Argentinian veteran Maximo Gonzalez caused the upset of the day at the 2016 German Tennis Championships on Monday, beating the fifth-seeded Jeremy Chardy in three sets. The 32-year-old, who has never won a career title in singles and sits well outside the top 100, came back from a 5-3 deficit and a match point for his opponent in the final set to win a sloppy tiebreak. Nicolas Almagro needed...
Published: July 11, 2016
The top golfers in the world have descended on Scotland for the 2016 Open Championship, the third major on the calendar and the ninth to be held on the Old Course of Royal Troon Golf Course in South Ayrshire. Oddsmakers have Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day as the co-favourites entering the tournament, which is set to start on Thursday, ahead of the likes of Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott and...
Published: July 10, 2016
Andy Murray won the second Wimbledon title of his career on Sunday, beating Milos Raonic in a closely contested final. The final set scores were 6-4, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). Raonic came into the final in excellent form, doing plenty of damage with his huge serve, while Murray has enjoyed a fine 2016 campaign and was regarded as one of the favourites to win the title before the tournament even began. It became...
Published: July 9, 2016
Serena Williams added yet another record to her impressive collection on Saturday, winning her seventh Wimbledon title with a two-set defeat of Angelique Kerber to tie Steffi Graf’s Open-Era record of 22 Grand Slam titles. As shared by Sky Sports News HQ, she now has her eyes set on Margaret Court’s all-time record, a mark that has stood since 1973 and many believed would never be equaled,...
Published: July 7, 2016
Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber both booked their 2016 Wimbledon final spots on Thursday, advancing to the last round of the tournament with routine wins over Elena Vesnina and Venus Williams, respectively. Kerber played solid, defensive tennis and took full advantage of Venus’ many mistakes, while the top seed needed less than 50 minutes to cruise to a win in her most dominant showing of...
Published: July 4, 2016
The favourites for the 2016 Wimbledon title in both the men’s and women’s draw all took care of business on Monday, as Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber cruised to the next round. Unfortunate injuries stole the spotlight, however, with Kei Nishikori and Richard Gasquet both retiring in the middle of their matches against Marin Cilic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga,...