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Tennis player Eugenie Bouchard was forced to withdraw from the U.S. Open after falling in the locker room and hitting her head, and she reportedly filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, as a result. According to an ESPN.com report, Bouchard filed the lawsuit against the United States Tennis Association and claimed the fall that resulted in her hitting the back of...
Published: October 8, 2015
Carlos Bacca sat on a bench in Warsaw, tears flowing down his face, his hands unable to hide them. For 12 minutes, he’d sat anxiously looking on, but he didn’t have to anymore. It was over. Once a bus conductor and a fisherman in Colombia, Bacca was now a Europa League champion with Sevilla. Not just any champion, either, a back-to-back champion, his club defeating Dnipro 3-2...
Published: October 8, 2015
Argentina and Ecuador will kick off their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign on Thursday, with the CONMEBOL competition getting under way this week. As always, all 10 members of the federation will play a full round-robin competition, with the top four qualifying directly and the fifth-placed finishers entering a play-off with nations from other continents. BeIN Sports USA will provide full TV coverage...
Published: September 29, 2015
A mysterious death is by far the most tragic incident associated with the WTA Tour’s Wuhan Open. However, it’s one of many strange and unfortunate occurrences to mar the tournament in only its second year. Last week, Robin Llyr Evans, 21, died while working as a systems operator for Britain-based Hawk-Eye Innovations, the company that provides tracking software used to review calls...
Published: September 25, 2015
Eugenie Bouchard’s locker room incident that left her with a concussion also forced her to withdraw from the U.S. Open and Tokyo Open. Now, that concussion could have a lasting impact on Bouchard’s career. Ranked as high as No. 5, No. 26 Bouchard will fall out of the top 30 by Monday. Still slated to play in Wuhan and Beijing, Bouchard will attempt to finish the WTA Tour’s Asian swing. Bouchard...
Published: September 25, 2015
By the end, Fernando Alonso wasn’t concerned about the potential consequences—his only priority was wriggling his way out of Ferrari. In the first free-practice session ahead of last year’s Japanese Grand Prix—24 hours after negotiating an early release from his contract, according to Sky Sports’ Pete Gill—Alonso strolled into the Ferrari garage clutching a bunch...
Published: September 24, 2015
Jason Day heads into this week’s Tour Championship atop the FedEx Cup standings and on an absolute tear. The Aussie has won four of his past six tournaments, including last week’s BMW Championship, to establish himself as the player to beat heading into the season finale. He’s one of five players—Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Henrik Stenson and Bubba Watson are the others—who...
Published: September 12, 2015
Then there were two. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will contest the final of the 2015 US Open. The pair advanced following emphatic semi-final wins in the men’s bracket. Federer destroyed fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka in straight sets. Earlier, Djokovic had done the same to defending champion Marin Cilic, according to BBC Sport‘s Piers Newbery. Here’s a breakdown of how both semi-finals...
Published: September 5, 2015
Last year Eugenie Bouchard took the WTA Tour by storm, advancing to the semifinals or better at every Grand Slam, except the U.S. Open. But then came the slump. This year, the U.S. Open is serving as a springboard, bouncing Bouchard back to her winning ways. The 21-year-old Canadian defeated a feisty Dominika Cibulkova, to advance to the fourth round. Awakened from a nearly year-long slumber,...
Published: September 4, 2015
The prime-time affairs in Flushing Meadows, New York, are getting better and better as the 2015 U.S. Open enters its first weekend. Even with just two matches set to grace the Arthur Ashe Stadium court under the lights Friday, there’s no shortage of storylines and potential drama. As if an all-American battle between the queen of women’s tennis and an under-the-radar challenger isn’t...