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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 29, 2015
Novak Djokovic came through a tough challenge in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday, beating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. As defending champion, Djokovic opened proceedings on Centre Court. But despite the straight-sets victory, he did not have it all his own way. The accomplished Kohlschreiber forced Djokovic to work hard, and the 28-year-old came through in just...
Published: June 29, 2015
Arguably the pinnacle of the tennis year, Wimbledon begins Monday as the sport’s top players don their whites to take to the grass courts for 2015’s tournament. Defending singles champions Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova surely will both go deep again this year in the men’s and women’s tournaments, respectively, with 2013 champion Andy Murray the great British hope. The...
Published: June 26, 2015
Defending champion and top seed Novak Djokovic will open his bid for a third Wimbledon title against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber as he looks to bounce back from his recent French Open final defeat. British hope Andy Murray—seeded third in the men’s draw—comes into the championship off the back of last week’s triumph at Queen’s Club, and he’ll...
Published: June 20, 2015
Masters champion Jordan Spieth leads the way as the 2015 U.S. Open heads into the weekend at Chambers Bay, with several high-profile names having missed the cut. Tiger Woods had a torrid time over the opening two days and finished 16 over par, while Bubba Watson and defending champion Martin Kaymer will also be absent at the weekend. However, the quality is high at the top of the leaderboard, with...
Published: June 20, 2015
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton will look to build on his win last time out in Canada when racing gets under way on Sunday for the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix. Robbed of victory in Monaco after a strategy error, Hamilton bounced back impressively in Montreal to take a controlled win to team-mate Nico Rosberg. Rosberg is also currently Hamilton’s closest challenger atop the drivers’...
Published: June 19, 2015
Reigning Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton will be looking to build on his momentum picked up from his Canada win last time out by claiming victory in Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Englishman had to dig deep to bounce back after disappointment in Monaco, but he managed to edge Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in Montreal. The German—now 17 points behind Hamilton atop the drivers’...
Published: June 8, 2015
Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka stunned Novak Djokovic on Sunday as he beat the world No. 1 in four sets at Roland Garros to win the 2015 French Open. Having beaten Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray on his way to the final, Djokovic was favourite for the title in Paris as he looked to complete the career Grand Slam. But an epic display from Wawrinka saw him take the match 4-6, 6-4, 6-3,...
Published: June 6, 2015
The USA have a glorious history at the Women’s World Cup, having won two of the six tournaments played to date, a feat matched only by Germany. However, they have failed to win the last three tournaments despite being heavily tipped, losing out last time in the final to Japan on penalties. For the 2015 tournament in Canada—beginning on Saturday—the competition is bigger and better...
Published: June 1, 2015
It’s quarter-final time at the 2015 French Open, and Tuesday’s highlight sees Swiss duo Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka go head-to-head. Fifth seed Kei Nishikori will take on Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the Japanese hoping to send off the final local hope in the men’s draw. In the women’s competition, Ana Ivanovic will take on Elina Svitolina, while the Maria Sharapova-ousting Lucie...
Published: June 1, 2015
Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova became the biggest casualty of the 2015 tournament so far as she was beaten in straight sets by Lucie Safarova on an action-packed Monday in Paris. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was also ousted, losing in three sets to Timea Bacsinszky. While world No. 1 Serena Williams eventually came through against Sloane Stephens in three sets, having...