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Swedes dominate the top of the Nordea Masters leaderboard after two days, with amateur Marcus Kinhult and compatriot Jens Dantorp leading the way. The duo each backed up excellent opening rounds of 67 with solid four-under par rounds of 68 on Day 2, moving to nine-under ahead of the weekend. Kinhult is now only the second amateur in European Tour history to lead a tournament at the halfway point. They’re...
Published: June 5, 2015
There’s an obvious contrast to draw between Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova ahead of their French Open final at Roland Garros. Williams, the top seed and big favourite for glory, would lift a Slam title for the 20th time in her distinguished career should she triumph in the French capital. On the other side of the net, Safarova would be winning her first, finally delivering on the stellar...
Published: June 5, 2015
Lewis Hamilton will be desperate to banish memories of Mercedes’ faux pas in Monaco when he heads to one of his favourite races of the season, the Canadian Grand Prix. The reigning world champion has won on three occasions in Montreal and will fancy his chances of extending his 10-point lead from team-mate Nico Rosberg at the top of the driver standings with a strong performance this weekend. Practice...
Published: May 31, 2015
England served up an emphatic indication of their strength in depth ahead of the World Cup, crushing the Barbarians 73-12 at Twickenham. Marland Yarde put England ahead early on before Brad Thorn responded. But the hosts took over, with tries from Ed Slater, Jack Clifford and Danny Cipriani and a brace from Christian Wade propelling the Three Lions into a 45-5 lead at the interval. After the interval,...
Published: May 30, 2015
Bath Rugby and Saracens will square off at Twickenham for the right to be crowned 2015 Premiership champions. Both sides progressed after winning contrasting, but equally engrossing semi-finals. Bath were magnificent against Leicester Tigers in a 47-10 victory, cementing their spot in the showpiece for the first time in 11 years. By contrast, Saracens were made to work much harder for their victory,...
Published: May 30, 2015
Mexico’s preparation for the Copa America will kickstart in earnest at the Estadio Victor Manuel Reyna on Saturday as Miguel Herrera’s El Tri face Guatemala in an international friendly. The end of the domestic season in Europe will give the Mexico boss a chance to set the wheels in motion ahead of the Chile showpiece, and he selected an intriguing squad of players desperate to make an...
Published: May 29, 2015
There’s a six-way tie atop the Irish Open leaderboard after Day 2, as the County Down continued to push some of the world’s finest golfers. Tyrrell Hatton is one of those players at the summit, and the Englishman shot the low round of the day—a five-under 66—to move to three under par for the tournament. Alongside him are Bernd Wiesberger, Richie Ramsay, Soren Kjeldsen,...
Published: May 28, 2015
Rory McIlroy made all of the headlines on Day 1 of the Irish Open—but for all of the wrong reasons. The world No. 1 shot a catastrophic nine-over 80 in tough conditions at the County Down Golf Club on Thursday. The four-time major winner’s fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington leads the way after shooting an excellent four-under par round of 67; Maximilian Kieffer is alongside the veteran...
Published: May 24, 2015
Roger Federer was the star attraction on Day 1 of the French Open, and his start to the Roland Garros showpiece triggered plenty of divisive chatter on social media. The Swiss, who has only one this tournament once in his incomparably illustrious career, eased into Round 2 with an easy 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Alejandro Falla. But much of the talk after the match was what happened afterward, when...
Published: May 24, 2015
Nico Rosberg won his third successive Monaco Grand Prix, as poor team strategy cost Lewis Hamilton a chance of victory. The race result was confirmed by the Formula One Twitter feed: The Brit had a 21-second lead over his team-mate at the front when a late safety car was deployed. Mercedes, somewhat peculiarly, decided to pit the leader straight after, and Hamilton came out behind Rosberg and...