On Sunday evening Melbourne hosts the renaissance of a modern-day classic as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet once more in a Gram Slam final at the Australian Open. Federer and Nadal—tennis’ most […]
US Open Final: Rafael Nadal’s win over Novak Djokovic completes an unlikely comeback
Amidst the New York twilight on Monday night, a jubilant Rafael Nadal beat his great rival Novak Djokovic in four sets to secure his second career US Open crown and his 13th […]
DRUGS IN SPORT: “Cheating in professional sports is an epidemic” – why biological passports are required now
An excellent article was written recently by Bill Simmons (editor-in-chief of Grantland – an ESPN internet venture) surrounding doping in professional sports. To summarise, his commentary reflected on how American sports (namely […]
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer play out a cracker to finish an epic 2012 in style
The London O2 Arena was packed to the rafters – a 17,800 capacity crowd in anticipation of a mouth-watering final. On one side of the net was the current world number one, Novak […]
Andy Murray wins the men’s US Open title to become the first Briton since Fred Perry to win a Grand Slam tournament
In the swirling winds of Flushing Meadow and the high expectations of the Arthur Ashe stadium, Scotland’s Andy Murray finally won his maiden Grand Slam tournament and ended Britain’s 76-year drought for […]
Andy Roddick bids tennis farewell whilst Andy Murray eyes US Open glory after Roger Federer is dumped out in the quarter-finals
World Number One Roger Federer was knocked out of the US Open last night. Sixth seed Tomas Berdych stunned Federer and the crowd with a strong start to the match, serving up […]
It’s seventh heaven for Roger Federer as he wins Wimbledon and regains his number one ranking
By his own standards, Roger Federer has been in the superstar wilderness since his last major tournament win in Australia back in 2010. Since then, Novak Djokovic became an unstoppable force whilst […]
After a two and half year barren spell Roger Federer is back in a major final facing Britain’s Andy Murray at Wimbledon
Roger Federer has recently been in the Grand Slam wilderness by his own lofty standards. Generally considered as the best tennis player of all-time with 16 major tournament wins to his name, […]
With Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon, is it Andy Murray’s time?
Not since 2005 has Rafael Nadal been knocked out of a Grand Slam tournament in the 2nd round. The 11-time major winner lost in five sets, 6-7 (9-11) 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 to world […]
Nadal reigns in Paris to confirm his status as the King of Clay
On Sunday, the best clay court player since Bjorn Borg was frustrated and infuriated when the officials called a halt to proceedings. A lengthy rain delay meant the current two best players […]
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