Grigor Dimitrov Fined for Attacking Umpire and Could Face Further Punishment

Fast-rising Bulgarian prospect Grigor Dimitrov has been fined €2000 and could face further punishment after attacking an umpire at last week’s Challenger event in Helsinki. Following his semifinal defeat to Ricardas Berankis, Dimitrov is reported to have approached umpire Daniel Infanger away from the court before shoving the official in the chest with both hands. According to Finnish newspaper... 

World Cup 2018: Why England Is The Only Choice For FIFA

Not so long ago England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup was going swimmingly. At the time there was only ever going to be one winner. Then all of a sudden it all started to go wrong. Back in May the can of worms well and truly opened when it was revealed that Lord David Triesman, the FA’s independent chairman, was revealed to have discussed bribery attempts by Spain and Russia to referees... 

ATP World Tour Finals: Summing Up the Round Robin Pt. 2

Friday, November 26: With all due respect to Robin Soderling’s ranking, the final weekend will boil down to the Big Four. It seemed as if the tennis gods chose this week to restore order, as Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal dominated their groups with Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic making authoritative statements in their final group matches to finish second. Unless something dramatically drastic... 

ATP World Tour Finals 2010: Summing Up the Round Robin Pt. 1

Friday, November 26: The round robin matches at the ATP World Tour Finals just came to an end a couple hours ago, and I have a few thoughts to share on the gift and the curse of the format, the favorites, the future and more. 1) The Curse: Peter Bodo in his blog on Tennis.com has been harshly critical of the World Tour Finals, blaming everything from the branding of the tournament to the format. While... 

Davis Cup Final Starting Friday: Is There a Serbian Advantage?

Keep up with everything tennis at www.TennisNow.com After an exciting week of excellent play by the top players at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, there has been a great anticipation for the BNP Paribas Davis Cup final. France and Serbia face off at the Belgrade Arena on the hard courts beginning this Friday, December 3, 2010. The question remains as to who is the stronger and more well-rounded... 

Tiger Woods and the Magic Touch of Golf, Part I

Michael Jordan may have sank three-pointers and split seas of seven-foot defenders with the ease of a paper boy handling his route, but I bet he couldn’t hit a golf-ball from 15-feet through densely thick grass with the precise backspin to make it stop on command within inches of the hole. The truth is, what athletes can do—leaping massive hurdles, dunking basketballs from the free-throw... 

Davis Cup Finals Preview: Serbia vs. France

Tie Preview: Serbian Team: Novak Djokovic, Viktor Troicki, Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic French Team: Gael Monfils, Michael Llodra, Gilles Simon and Arnaud Clement Riding a wave of emotions into this year’s Davis Cup final in Belgrade, the Serbian and French finalists have everything to play for during the last event of 2010. While Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjic were busy pulling in... 

Formula 1: Rule Changes for the 2011 Season

With the 2010 season just finished, it is time to get a refresher of the changes coming our way in the 2011 season. As always, one of the main goals of all the changes is to increase the number of overtaking opportunities. It is important to keep track of the changes so that we follow our favorite team and find out how they are doing on various development fronts. So here is the list of changes. Begin... 

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, ‘WTF’ and Other Thoughts: An Amazing 2011 Awaits

Sports Commentary and More from The Other Tip of the Goldberg Just two days ago, world No. 2 (still sounds weird to me) Roger Federer capped the 2010 ATP season with an impressive 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory over arch-rival and No. 1 Rafael Nadal to capture the World Tour Finals. And yes, I won’t be the first or the last to comment on the unfortunate WTF abbreviation for this season-ending tourney.... 

The 2022 World Cup Bid: Is It in the Bag for the United States?

The 2022 World Cup election will be on Thursday this week. Even though it might seem that the US bid has a great chance to get the greatest tournament on earth after 28 years, chances are it will be a tough fight. We will analyze all the 2022 bids, and how they will play out: Australia Pros: Oceania has never hosted a World Cup. They hosted the Olympics in 2000 and it was fantastic. Just like in South... 

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