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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: May 28, 2015
Rory McIlroy‘s Irish Open woes continued on Thursday, as he opened this year’s tournament with a stuttering nine-over 80 at Royal County Down. McIlroy previously missed the cut at his last two appearances in the Northern Irish event, which happens to be hosted by his foundation this year. The world No. 1 promised to donate his prize money to the cause, per BBC Sport, but he will...
Published: May 26, 2015
Rafael Nadal began his 2015 French Open campaign on Tuesday with a simple 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over 18-year-old Quentin Halys. The defending champion has won nine of the last 10 Roland Garros titles and rarely looked in trouble against the ambitious Halys, who failed to find consistency in front of his local crowd. The tournament’s Twitter account provided confirmation of Nadal’s...
Published: May 26, 2015
Vicente del Bosque has overlooked Premier League stars Diego Costa, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and Cesar Azpilicueta in his Spain squad to take on Costa Rica and Belarus. The veteran coach’s selection combines a number of veteran stars with those who can be considered the next generation for the 2010 World Cup winners, as reported by the Spanish national team’s official Twitter account...
Published: May 22, 2015
Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal is on a collision course to face world No.1 Novak Djokovic in this year’s quarter-finals, as announced during Friday’s draw. Seeded sixth heading into the tournament he has dominated since 2004—winning nine out of 10 available titles—Nadal begins his quest against local youngster Quentin Halys. He will likely need to put...
Published: May 18, 2015
A stunning report in Sao Paulo-based newspaper Estadao (in Portuguese) suggests the selection of the Brazilian national team has been influenced by commercial partners since 2006. With this in mind, players are reportedly chosen on “reputation and marketability,” per Arash Hekmat of the Daily Mirror. As noted by ESPN FC, the Brazilian football federation...
Published: May 12, 2015
Lionel Messi, Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero are among the terrific attacking options available to Argentina boss Gerardo Martino ahead of the summer’s Copa America. Martino has named his 30-man preliminary squad, as reported by Goal.com. Although seven names will be cut on June 1, Argentina possess exciting, attack-minded players throughout their entire selection. You can see the preliminary...
Published: April 13, 2015
Jordan Spieth etched his name into golfing history by becoming the second-youngest winner of the Masters Tournament on Sunday. He put on an Augusta whooping—leading from start to finish—to take the green jacket. Spieth finished the major on 18 under, finishing four shots ahead of Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose, who contributed massively over the weekend. The rankings can be seen below: World...
Published: April 9, 2015
Lewis Hamilton has admitted representing himself in contract negotiations with Mercedes is a “pain in the backside.” As reported by Pete Gill and William Esler of Sky Sports, the Formula One champion now thinks it is “unlikely” an extension will be agreed in time for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. Although a deal has been “agreed in principle,” per Gill and Esler,...
Published: April 7, 2015
Tiger Woods is ready to compete at the 2015 Masters tournament and even believes his game is “finally there” after completing a practice round at the famous Augusta course on Monday. Woods spent much of the session “hitting pitch shots and putts from various spots on the greens” alongside 1998 Masters winner Mark O’Meara, according to Bob Harig of ESPN.co.uk. This public...
Published: March 27, 2015
Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul has confirmed the French manufacturer is considering withdrawing from Formula One after a difficult start to the 2015 season. Renault currently supplies engines to Red Bull and its sister team Toro Rosso after Caterham dropped out of the sport and Lotus switched to the now dominant Mercedes motor. Daniel Ricciardo was the highest finishing Renault-powered driver...