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It was perhaps a fitting result that Italy’s 1-0 victory over Albania in their international friendly would be the result of what appeared to be an Albanian own goal. In an evening full of missed chances from the Italians, Stefano Okaka scored off a corner in the 82nd minute in his first ever cap. Upon further review, however, the ball appeared to take a deflection...
Published: November 16, 2014
Fans pining for a Roger Federer vs. Novak Djokovic showdown at the ATP World Tour Finals were left disappointed Sunday, as the Swiss star had to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury. SI Tennis on Twitter passes along the update: According to Nick Atkin of ESPN.co.uk, Federer was dealing with a back injury he aggravated during his semifinal match against Stan Wawrinka. ...
Published: November 16, 2014
It’s pretty safe to say that 2014 was the year of Rory McIlroy. As if wins at the PGA Championship, British Open and the Ryder Cup weren’t enough—and let’s not forget about being voted as the PGA Tour player of the year and also winning the PGA Tour money title—McIlroy finished as the European No. 1 on Sunday for the second time in three years, per Sky...
Published: November 12, 2014
Well, that was easy. After dropping the first two games of his match against Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic turned on the afterburners, easily winning his second match at the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals, 6-3, 6-0. But hey, at least the match started competitively before Djokovic demolished Wawrinka, as Russell Fuller of the BBC wryly tweeted: Perhaps Djokovic’s dominance...
Published: November 7, 2014
College football and the NFL may be dominating the headlines for the foreseeable future, but for sports fans needing a change of pace from all pigskin, all the time, the Sanderson Farms Championship offers the perfect alternative. With a number of former champions in the field and a young gun impressing, the tournament held plenty of intrigue. Below, you’ll find the...
Published: October 19, 2014
After the head of the Russian Tennis Federation, Shamil Tarpischev, called Serena and Venus Williams “brothers,” the WTA quickly reacted by suspending him for a year and fining him $25,000. And as Serena Williams told The Associated Press, via ESPN, the punishment was an appropriate and necessary response: ‘I think the WTA did a great job of taking [the] initiative...
Published: October 12, 2014
There aren’t many certainties in life. Roger Federer‘s ability to dominate on the tennis court, even in the twilight of his career, remains one of them. The Swiss superstar survived a stacked field and culminated his 2014 Shanghai Masters with a 7-6, 7-6 victory over Gilles Simon. From Guardian Sport on Twitter: It was a wild tournament for Federer, who nearly...
Published: September 28, 2014
It was always going to take a pretty epic comeback for the United States to win this year’s Ryder Cup, and in the end, the European team was simply too strong, taking home a 16.5-11.5 victory. Below, we’ll take a look back at Sunday’s singles results and recap the day’s action. For the third time in a row, the Europeans remain the champions. Results Recap The...
Published: September 28, 2014
The chance of the United States coming back during singles play was always a long shot. On Sunday Europe showed why, wrapping things up with four matches still unfinished and ultimately winning by a 16.5-11.5 margin. It was Jamie Donaldson’s 4 and 3 victory over Keegan Bradley that would clinch it. PGA Tour on Twitter shared the following after Europe clinched the...
Published: September 26, 2014
The European team got off to a strong start in its attempt to win the event for the third straight time, taking a 5-3 lead over the United States after Day 1 on Friday. The Europeans responded in the afternoon session after the Americans got off to the lead in the morning, as Phil Mickelson and Keegan Bradley secured a match victory over Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia to give the U.S....