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Football Soccer Formula 1 Rugby Racing Golf Blogs TennisPublished: June 9, 2016
Roger Federer had to work hard to confirm a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over American teenager Taylor Fritz in the second round of the 2016 Mercedes Cup on Thursday after their match had been suspended due to rain on Wednesday. Continuing at 4-3 ahead in his first match since missing the French Open through injury, Federer sealed the opener with some impressive serving. But he was then forced back to 1-1...
Published: June 7, 2016
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro prevailed in his first grass-court match since 2013 as he beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday to make the second round of the 2016 Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany. Last year’s runner-up and sixth seed, Viktor Troicki, was dumped out in the opening round by Germany’s Florian Mayer, who prevailed 6-4, 7-6(4) in 70 minutes. Meanwhile,...
Published: May 26, 2016
Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round at the 2016 tournament on Thursday with a crushing 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 victory over Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis. The Spanish clay-court master was surprisingly broken in the opening game of the match, and Bagnis, the world No. 99, went 2-0 up. However, the 26-year-old then won just one of the next 14 games as Nadal saw...
Published: May 26, 2016
Jules Bianchi’s family are set to take legal action against Formula One’s governing body, Team Marussia and the Formula One Group after the Frenchman died following a crash at Suzuka’s Japanese Grand Prix in October 2014. Per BBC Sport, lawyers are preparing to begin proceedings as the Bianchi family believe “one or more of the three parties may have contributed...
Published: May 20, 2016
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has been drawn against Taiwan’s Yen-Hsun Lu in the first round of the men’s draw at the 2016 French Open, and the Serb could meet Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals after the pair were put in the same half. Women’s top seed Serena Williams starts her defence against Slovakia’s Magdalena Rybarikova, while Nadal will face world No. 95 Sam...
Published: May 16, 2016
Arsenal‘s Jack Wilshere, Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend and Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford have been included in England’s provisional squad for this summer’s UEFA European Championship in France. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has also been included despite his recent injury problems. There was no place for Arsenal man Theo Walcott or Everton defender...
Published: May 13, 2016
Novak Djokovic had to draw on every sinew of his revered fortitude to beat Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Friday. The Serb saved a whopping five set points on his way to a thrilling 7-5 7-6 (4) win in Rome, coming from a break down in both sets. Having conquered a much-improved Nadal, the top seed will face Kei Nishikori in the semi-finals. Earlier in the day Andy Murray...
Published: May 13, 2016
World championship leader Nico Rosberg headed Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen in the second practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday, with his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton finishing third fastest. Sebastian Vettel and team-mate Raikkonen were faster than Rosberg and Hamilton in the first practice session, but the Mercedes drivers improved in the afternoon when they...
Published: May 13, 2016
Saracens will be looking to make amends for the woes of 2014 when they take on Racing 92 in the final of the 2016 European Champions Cup at Grand Stade de Lyon on Saturday. Saracens were downed 23-6 by Toulon in the 2014 Heineken Cup final, but they have another chance to seal glory in Europe’s premier cup competition for the first time against Racing after an excellent season. However,...
Published: May 12, 2016
Novak Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal in the quarter-final of the 2016 Italian Open after surviving an early scare against Thomaz Bellucci. The world No. 1 was actually blanked by the Brazilian in the opening set before rallying to win, while Nadal also dropped the opener against Nick Kyrgios but recovered to go through. Andy Murray also progressed after brushing aside Jeremy Chardy and will face David...