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After two days of the Presidents Cup, the United States have positioned themselves to win their fifth-straight title. Play had to conclude early on Friday because of darkness. Only two matches were able to finish with the US and International teams splitting the results. It meant the US would be carrying a one-point lead into Saturday’s play, via PGA.com’s Twitter account. The PGA Tour...
Published: October 5, 2013
There’s a new king in tennis, as Rafael Nadal has reclaimed the throne as world’s No. 1 in men’s singles. Coming into his match on Saturday against Tomas Berdych in the China Open, Nadal needed a win to unseat Novak Djokovic, via TennisTV. It turns out that semifinal win came a bit easier than Rafa had probably thought, with Berdych retiring in the first set after going down 4-2. For...
Published: October 5, 2013
The United States is clinging to a tight lead after the first two days of the 2013 Presidents Cup. Play on Friday was suspended because of darkness, with the US up on the International team by just a point, via PGA.com’s Twitter account. Only two matches were able to fully get in before the golfers were forced off the course. The other four are all onto the back nines and shouldn’t take...
Published: September 19, 2013
One round of the Tour Championship is in the books, and Henrik Stenson is your leader in Atlanta. He was in the midst of a tough challenge from Adam Scott, who had a share of the lead when he went into the clubhouse. Then Stenson birdied No. 18 to put himself on top once again at East Lake. It was a lot of fun watching the guys go head-to-head on the back nine, as Stenson had built himself a nice lead...
Published: September 10, 2013
Jesus Navas scored at the death to salvage a 2-2 draw for Spain in a friendly against Chile Tuesday night in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a bit of an odd friendly as both countries are right in the heart of their qualification campaigns. Friendlies like this are nothing unique for Spain, though, as their federation has routinely scheduled lucrative fixtures whenever there’s free time in the club...
Published: September 10, 2013
Don’t worry, United States supporters, Michael Bradley’s injury isn’t going to end up derailing the US’ hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. By now, most have seen the image of Bradley injuring his ankle before the United States took on Costa Rica, as seen here via Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated. He missed the match, and the US lost, 3-1. It was one of the Americans’...
Published: September 10, 2013
Brazil and Portugal will descend upon Foxborough, Mass., Tuesday night for what should be an entertaining friendly. Portugal will be riding high after their 4-2 win over Northern Ireland. They went top of Group F in 2014 World Cup qualification. They do have a game in hand over Russia, so it’s a lead that could be short-lived. At the very least, Portugal got that much closer to ensuring a playoff...
Published: September 10, 2013
For the next Grand Slam, can we just skip to the final between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic? The two met in the final of the 2013 U.S. Open, and Nadal came out on top in four sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. It was the kind of match tennis is all about. Two guys who claimed to be the best in the world decided it on the court. Even though the result was somewhat one-sided in favor of Nadal, the match was...
Published: September 10, 2013
Bow down at the dominance of Rafael Nadal. The 27-year-old dispatched Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the 2013 US Open. It was one of the closer one-sided matches you’re going to see between the top two seeds in the world. The Djoker was never completely out of the match until the end, but he was also never really in control. Even when he had three break points at 4-4 in the...
Published: September 10, 2013
Rafael Nadal won his second career US Open title with a dominating four-set win over Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. The 27-year-old had his moments where it looked like he might be in trouble. However, almost every one of those pivotal points went in Nadal’s favor. The win marks the 13th Grand Slam singles title of his career, and Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated noted where...