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Nine-time champion and No. 4 seed Rafael Nadal is out of the 2016 French Open after announcing his withdrawal due to injury, but Britain’s Andy Murray cruised into the next round on Friday. A left wrist injury forced out Nadal, who was close to tears in his press conference to confirm his exit. Murray made short work of No. 27 seed Ivo Karlovic, defeating the Croatian 6-1,...
Published: May 23, 2016
Reigning champion Stan Wawrinka survived a scare at the 2016 French Open at Roland Garros on Monday, as the tournament attempted to catch up with postponed matches after inclement weather in Paris on Day 1. The Philippe-Chatrier Court’s crowd held its breath as the popular Swiss player completed a five-set victory against the Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol. Rosol obtained a 2-1 lead...
Published: May 22, 2016
Rain destroyed Sunday’s Day 1 schedule at Roland Garros, as the French Open was washed out in Paris. Many matches were forced to be delayed until Monday, but several encounters were completed before the heavens opened. There were wins for men’s seeds Nick Kyrgios and Benoit Paire as they defeated Marco Cecchinato and Radu Albot, respectively. No. 10 women’s seed...
Published: May 22, 2016
Rory McIlroy captured the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in a rain-drenched conclusion to the tournament on Sunday, battling Russell Knox down the home straight. Hailstones pummelled the golfers on the final holes, as the leaders fought for the title in the final hour of play. The Irish star carded a final round of 69, while Knox shot a bogey on the 16th hole, turning the competition....
Published: May 3, 2016
Argentina coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino has said Lionel Messi understands his omission from his nation’s bid for gold at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and he will instead focus on the Copa America in the United States this June. Ben Grounds of the MailOnline quoted the manager as saying he believes the iconic player could suffer burnout if he features...
Published: April 28, 2016
Top seed Bernard Tomic was knocked out of the 2016 TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open on Thursday, surprisingly beaten in straight sets by Diego Schwartzman. The Argentinian swept past his opponent with consummate ease, winning the second-round clay-court encounter, 6-2, 6-2, at the impressive Koza World of Sports facility on Day 6. Damir Dzumhur also progressed to the quarter-final after eliminating Illya...
Published: April 24, 2016
The 2016 Shenzhen International was ravaged by electrical storms on Sunday, forcing the final day of play to be rescheduled for Monday, as Soomin Lee surrendered his advantage at the top of the leaderboard. Three players are currently tied at the top, after Lee Slattery and Alexander Levy drew level with Lee. Slattery and Lee ended their day on the 13th hole as darkness fell, and they...
Published: April 15, 2016
Pablo Larrazabal’s second round effort placed him at the summit of the leaderboard at the Open de Espana on Friday as the top spots were fiercely contended. Larrazabal leads the competition by three shots after completing a second round of 71 on Friday at a difficult Valderrama course. England’s Andrew Johnston sits in second, currently on one-under-par, behind the Spaniard. Only...
Published: March 4, 2016
The Football Association has announced England will play three warm-up matches ahead of UEFA Euro 2016, with Turkey, Australia and Portugal confirmed as the opponents for friendlies in May and June. The FA shared full details via their official Twitter feed: The Three Lions will play Turkey at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, May 22, followed by a game against Australia at Sunderland‘s Stadium...
Published: March 4, 2016
England manager Roy Hodgson has refused to rule out Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford from his final squad plans for UEFA Euro 2016. The national boss commented on the England under-18 international after his explosive start to life in the Red Devils’ senior XI, per BBC Sport: I would neither rule him in or rule him out, I just hope he can do well. I have been watching Rashford...