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• #Nike Recruits Top Runners to Break 2-Hour #Marathon Barrier

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 13, 2016 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 11, 2016 • ( 0 )

  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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

   #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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 9, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #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

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 8, 2016 • ( 0 )

  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

• #Nadal: #Kyrgios can win a #GrandSlam, become world No. 1 #Tennis player

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 6, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #RafaelNadal’s powers may appear to be on the wane, but the 14-time major winner believes the next star of the men’s #Tennis game is already right under our noses. “#NickKyrgios is already at the top,” #Nadal told fans at a… Read More ›

• #Tennis: What surprises does the 2017 #AustralianOpen have in store? – #MilosRaonic will win the tournament.

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on December 5, 2016 • ( 1 )

  Nobody is quite as ready for a #GrandSlam breakthrough as this 25-year old #Canadian. Now No. 3 in the rankings, #Raonic won just one event in 2016 (#Brisbane, an #ATP 250 tune up for the #AustralianOpen). But he was a… Read More ›

• #Tennis-#Argentina’s #DavisCup winners return to heroes’ welcome

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on November 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Argentina’s #DavisCup champions returned to a heroes’ welcome in #BuenosAires on Tuesday after clinching their maiden title with a stunning 3-2 win over #Croatia at the weekend. Read more at: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/tennis-argentinas-davis-cup-winners-return-heroes-welcome-052127464–ten.html

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