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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time during Friday’s first and second practice sessions of Formula One’s 2016 Canadian Grand Prix. The reigning World Champion was over three-tenths of a second faster than team-mate Nico Rosberg and half a second faster than Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel during the opening session, and he was untouchable again in the second, with Vettel...
Published: June 6, 2016
The first matches of the main draw of the 2016 Mercedes Cup unfolded on Monday, as Sam Groth booked his spot in the second round with an easy win over Illya Marchenko, and Michael Berrer shocked Malek Jaziri in three sets. Radek Stepanek beat James Ward in the final round of qualifying, earning a spot in the main draw, and he’ll take on Denis Istomin in his first-round matchup. Here’s...
Published: June 5, 2016
Novak Djokovic will get another chance to finally add the French Open title to his impressive collection of trophies on Sunday, as he’ll go up against Andy Murray in the final of Roland Garros 2016. The Serb will be appearing in his fourth Paris final, and after multiple wins at every other Grand Slam and a record 29 Masters titles, the French Open is a glaring hole on his resume. It will be...
Published: June 4, 2016
Matthew Fitzpatrick will enter the final day of the 2016 Nordea Masters in full control after another fine round of golf on moving day, shooting four under to stay five shots ahead of former winner Alex Noren and Nicolas Colsaerts. Noren was one of the top performers on Saturday but barely gained ground on Fitzpatrick, who has played nearly flawless golf all tournament long. Colsaerts and Lasse Jensen...
Published: June 4, 2016
Garbine Muguruza shocked Serena Williams to win her first ever Grand Slam on Saturday, beating the world No. 1 in two sets at the French Open. The set scores were 7-5, 6-4. The 22-year-old had the upper hand in the majority of the rallies, and while both players made plenty of mistakes, Muguruza took the upper hand from the baseline at key moments. The result means Williams will have to wait until...
Published: June 1, 2016
Novak Djokovic continued his bid to finally win his first-ever French Open on Wednesday, beating Roberto Bautista Agut in four sets. Andy Murray needed four sets to get past Richard Gasquet while Stan Wawrinka beat Albert Ramos Vinolas in three. The two will meet in the semi-finals, with the rest of the men’s contenders still to finish their quarter-final matches. In the women’s draw, Serena...
Published: May 31, 2016
Manchester United‘s Morgan Schneiderlin has been called up to join France’s UEFA Euro 2016 squad after Olympique Marseille’s Lassana Diarra dropped out because of injury. The team’s official Twitter account (h/t Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Johnson) confirmed the news on Tuesday. Per the team’s statement, Diarra suffered an injury to his left knee. The 31-year-old...
Published: May 31, 2016
Another day of pouring rain meant just two French Open 2016 matches were finished on Tuesday before play was cancelled. Samantha Stosur easily booked her quarter-final spot with a two-set win over Simona Halep, and Agnieszka Radwanska suffered a shock loss against Tsvetana Pironkova. Pironkova won 12 of the final 15 games after struggling in the first set, booking her first-ever quarter-final spot...
Published: May 30, 2016
France beat Cameroon 3-2 in an international friendly on Monday in their penultimate match ahead of the upcoming UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. Blaise Matuidi gave the hosts the lead with a smart volley, but Vincent Aboubakar equalised just two minutes later. Another volley from Olivier Giroud ensured France would head into half-time with the lead. In the second half, Les Bleus dominated possession...
Published: May 28, 2016
Serena Williams survived a tough challenge from home favourite Kristina Mladenovic to advance to the round of 16 of the 2016 French Open, winning 6-4, 7-6 (10) in a match that was suspended for a while due to a rain delay. The world No. 1 was far from her best on Saturday, and the difficult weather conditions didn’t help matters. Williams shifted gears at key times, however, taking the win after...