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• Why #NovakDjokovic May Beat #RogerFederer To Become First $100 Million Man In #Tennis

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Although the two men are tied 22-22 in career meetings, #NovakDjokovic handed #RogerFederer five defeats in eight matches in 2015, including in the finals of #Wimbledon and the #US Open. With Djokovic on almost twice the number of points as… Read More ›

• #MariaSharapova reveals why she chose Brisbane as lead-up to #Australian Open #Tennis

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on January 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Hot and humid weather and a strong #Brisbane International field are exactly the ingredients #MariaSharapova believes can kick start her campaign for a sixth #Tennis #GrandSlam title. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/maria-sharapova-reveals-why-she-chooses-brisbane-as-leadup-to-aust-open-20151231-glxfvl.html#ixzz3w07xEtn5

• Can #TigerWoods reinvent his #Golf game?

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #TigerWoods never said he was done, pledging to come back at some point to play #Golf, presumably after he takes plenty of time to recover from his latest surgery in October, the third in 18 months. Read more at: http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/14360618/can-tiger-woods-reinvent-golf-game-turns-40

• #Tennis 2016: all eyes on #NovakDjokovic in #GrandSlam chase

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  While the women’s #Tennis is set to welcome a new guard, the men’s game can expect another dose of Djokopoly in 2016. Read more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/predictions/sport/12053205/tennis-in-2016.html  

• #Tennis ace #AndyMurray fans the flames of loyalty

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 31, 2015 • ( 0 )

  The #British world No 2 and gutsy #DavisCup star #AndyMurray has been voted Sporting Hero of the Year for 2015 by Telegraph readers. Read more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/sport/sporting-heroes/12075973/andy-murray-sporting-hero.html  

• #Golf: We’d rather be #LionelMessi than Daddy, say #TigerWoods’ kids

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  #TigerWoods appeared in a famous #Nike avert where children repeated the words, “I am Tiger Woods,” but it seems that as the former #Golf world No. 1 turns 40 his own offspring would prefer to be footballer #LionelMessi. Read more at:… Read More ›

• #Canada cemented its place as a #Soccer nation in 2015

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Within a half hour of the #Canadian women’s national #Soccer team knocking her side out of its first Women’s World Cup, #Swiss coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg was full of praise for the host country. Read more at: http://www.thestar.com/sports/2015/12/29/canada-cemented-its-place-as-a-soccer-nation-in-2015.html

• #MariaSharapova may not own major #Tennis but multiple #GrandSlam winner still top earner

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 30, 2015 • ( 1 )

  #American business magazine #Forbes released its annual list of athlete earnings in August, #Sharapova, 28, was ranked first among sportswomen, with endorsements and prize money totalling $US29.7 million June 2014 and June 2015. #Tennis rival #SerenaWilliams won three of the… Read More ›

• First #Indian in #Harvard #Soccer team

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  Sixteen-year-old Vardhin Manoj, a #US citizen by birth, has been offered a place in #Harvard University #Soccer team and has agreed to join the team as soon as he finishes school. Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/first-indian-in-harvard-soccer-team/article8042435.ece