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• #England fears #Brexit could harm bids for #Soccer tournaments

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The #English #Football Association fears that #Britain’s exit from the #EuropeanUnion will make it harder to win bids to host major tournaments. Although only half of the 55 members of #European soccer’s governing body are in the #EU, FA chairman… Read More ›

• #AnaKonjuh announces herself at #USOpen

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #AnaKonjuh has opened some eyes at #Flushing #Meadows as the 18-year-old former world number one junior emerged to reach her first #GrandSlam quarter-final at the #USOpen. Read more at: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/konjuh-announces-herself-u-open-012544389–ten.html

• #USOpen: Is a smart court the secret weapon to beat #SerenaWilliams?

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Developed by #Israeli military veterans who adapted technology used to train their country’s fighter pilots, #Playsight’s #SmartCourt technology records players via six fully automated high-definition on-court cameras and then crunches the numbers for instant analysis at an interactive touch-screen kiosk…. Read More ›

• It’s #Djokovic’s Decade At The #USOpen

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  A lot can happen in 10 years, but little has changed for Novak Djokovic at the US Open. As it has been the case for every year since 2007, the Serbian is into the last four at the year’s final… Read More ›

• #DenisShapovalov focused on pro ranking instead of junior #USOpen

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

  This summer, 17-year-old #DenisShapovalov from #RichmondHill, Ont., won the Junior tournament at #Wimbledon, upset his first Top 20 #ATP player at the #RogersCup, saw his world ranking skyrocket and swiftly left the junior ranks to chase a pro career. This… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #AndyMurray set to return to #DavisCup duty for #GreatBritain’s semi-final tie against #Argentina

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

    #AndyMurray is set to return to #GreatBritain’s #DavisCup team for next weekend’s semi-final against #Argentina in #Glasgow. The world No 2, who sat out the quarter-final in #Serbia in July following his #Wimbledon triumph, was named in a provisional… Read More ›

• #USOpen 2016: #SerenaWilliams claims 308th win and passes #RogerFederer in the all-time list of matches won at the #Tennis majors.

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

  World number one #SerenaWilliams set a new #GrandSlam record of 308 victories with a win over Yaroslava Shvedova of #Kazakhstan at the #USOpen in #NewYork. The #American, 34, won 6-2 6-3 to pass #RogerFederer in the all-time list of matches… Read More ›

• #Federer hails #Serena longevity

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The 34-year-old #Serena has been at number one since February 2013 and 17-time grand slam champion #Federer, who remains at fourth in the ATP rankings at the age of 35 but announced in July he would miss the rest of… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #DelPotro Lowest-ranked #USOpen Quarter-finalist in 25 Years

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on September 5, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Former champion Juan Martin #delPotro became the lowest ranked player in 25 years to reach the #USOpen quarter-finals when #DominicThiem quit their last-16 tie through injury. Read more at: http://www.voanews.com/a/tennis-del-potro-lowest-ranked-us-open-quarter-finalist-twenty-five-years/3494581.html

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