What #Raonic faces in 2017 might be called the #MikeWeir Test. #Weir did for #Canadian #Golf what Raonic is doing for Canadian men’s #Tennis – make a global sport relevant as a homer concern. Weir’s career had a salutary knock-on… Read More ›
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#Tennis: #Murray, #Kerber leave rivals playing catch-up in 2017
The 29-year-old #Briton, won a second #Wimbledon, became the first man to clinch two #Olympic singles gold medals and snatched #Djokovic’s world number one spot, ending the year on a five-title, 24-match winning run. “It’s taken a huge effort to… Read More ›
#Tennis: #RogerFederer is the all time greatest, says #JohnMcEnroe
#JohnMcEnroe ranked #Federer, #Nadal, #Laver, #PeteSampras and current world No. 2 #NovakDjokovic the top five male champions in #Tennis history. Read more at: http://www.ibtimes.co.in/roger-federer-all-time-greatest-says-john-mcenroe-708526
#Nike Recruits Top Runners to Break 2-Hour #Marathon Barrier
Breaking the 2-hour barrier is considered one of the last frontiers in the running world, and for years has been a consistent topic of debate within the sport. The current world record of 2:02:57 was set by #Kenya’s #Dennis #Kimetto in 2014…. Read More ›
#Tennis: #RodLaver achieved what #RogerFederer, #RafaealNadal and #NovakDjokovic have not come close to
It is not fair to compare players from different eras. But it will be unfair to forget the legend of #Laver. He remains the only #Tennis player to have won all four majors in two calendar years. He played many… Read More ›
The future of #Canadian #Swimming is in the numbers
Now, all across professional sports there are people who spend their days collecting ever more data to try and predict who the best players will be. More recently, that approach has made it to #Olympic sports in #Canada. Read more… Read More ›
Why #Djokovic opened – and closed – the #Becker chapter
#Djokovic and #Becker will go down as one of the most successful #Tennis player-coach teams in history. Read more at: http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2016-12-09/why_djokovic_opened_and_closed_the_becker_chapter.html
The wait is over: The #UK’s greatest ever sportsperson is revealed – #AndyMurray
#AndyMurray has been named the #UK’s greatest ever sportsperson in a wide-ranging poll carried out by Telegraph Sport. Read more at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2016/12/09/wait-uks-greatest-ever-sportsperson-revealed/
Potential future #Soccer stadiums in #America
Major League #Soccer continues to grow, and as it does, that means the league’s long-running stadiums are due for either an update or a change and even more are added as the league expands. Read more at: http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/photo/2016/12/07/mls-stadiums-lafc-atlanta-minnesota-dc-orlando-tampa-sacramento-st-louis
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