Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Final: Petra Kvitova Proves She’s a Future Superstar

Petra Kvitova defeated Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 to win Wimbledon Saturday, and the most impressive part was it was her first appearance in a Grand Slam final. The 21-year-old from the Czech Republic showed no signs of nerves in the match even though she was broken three times, including in the opening game.  She took advantage of six double faults from the heavily favored Sharapova, and when she... 

Wimbledon 2011 Men’s Final: What Wimbledon Win Means for Novak Djokovic’s Career

Novak Djokovic will play in the first Wimbledon final of his career Sunday and will fight Rafael Nadal for the third Grand Slam title of his career. Nole is fighting for his first Wimbledon title, but he’s already nabbed another important first in his career. Come Monday, Novak will be the No. 1 player in the world; a just reward for his stellar play this year that has seen him capture the Australian... 

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 4 Overrated Factors at the Tournament

The Women’s World Cup is like any other tournament or sporting event. We go in with certain expectations that will undoubtedly fall short. The best player or team doesn’t perform as well as they normally do and are usurped by the smaller teams who are riding a wave of good form and luck.   This summer’s World Cup in Germany in no different. This time, however, it’s... 

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: 4 Underrated Players at the Tournament

We are about half-way through the group stages of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and we’ve already had some surprising results. Japan and France each have a dominant 4-0 win under their belts, while hosts and two-time defending champions Germany have looked rather shaky so far. There’s plenty of teenagers at this World Cup, and though they haven’t received much attention,... 

2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup: France Could Do the US a Huge Favor

Germany, Brazil and the US are the favorites to win the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Everyone else is just trying to keep up. With the way the brackets were set up, assuming everything went to plan, the US and Germany would’ve met in the semifinals on July 13, with Brazil in the other section and an easy road to the final on July 17. But things may not go according to plan.  Germany... 

Weekend International Roundup: Brazil vs. Netherlands, USA vs. Spain

Many of the domestic seasons only just ended, but football is certainly not over yet. There were two star-studded friendly matches on Saturday before we football fans have to say goodbye to our favorite players for a couple months. Netherlands visited Brazil—two teams full of world class footballers—in a match many Brazil fans were hoping would be a small payback for the Dutch side knocking... 

Fabio Capello Says Andy Carroll Drinks Too Much but He’s Just Setting an Example

Andy Carroll scored his first goal for England (in the senior side) in the 1-1 friendly against Ghana at Wembley on Tuesday. Before the game, his Three Lions manager said the 22-year-old needed to improve his behavior and not drink so much. Fabio Capello had a private meeting with his No. 9 before the match against Ghana to discuss his behavior and the responsibility that comes with an England call-up. Side... 

Andy Murray Disappoints Again: Does the United Kingdom Need a New Tennis Hero?

Andy Murray fell meekly to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final Sunday in what was his third runner-up medal in a Grand Slam final. What do all these final appearances have in common? Murray has been relatively a non-factor in each of them. Granted, two came against arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, Roger Federer. Murray’s first final appearance was in the 2008 US Open where... 

2011 Australian Open: Rafael Nadal-Roger Federer Final Please!

The last time Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer faced each other in a major event final was the 2009 Australian Open, and you just have to watch that fantastic five-setter to see what the tennis world has been missing the past two years.  In 2009, Fed reclaimed his world No. 1 title, finally won the French and set a new record for most Grand Slam wins with 16 last year in Australia. Then, the Spaniard... 

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