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• #Tennis: Can the #Murray / #Lendl combo stop #Djokovic?

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 17, 2016 • ( 3 )

  #Lendl is a calming influence. He also gave #Murray the confidence to win his only two #GrandSlam titles and an #Olympic gold medal. There will be a built-in boost with that alone. But this assumption that Lendl will somehow help… Read More ›

• #JudyMurray given honorary degree for contribution to #Tennis

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  The mother of #Tennis stars #Andy and #JamieMurray said she hopes to use her sons’ success to build the sport across #Scotland. Read more at: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/14558736.VIDEO

• Many #Canadian kids too tired; Not enough physical activity: report

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Almost a third of #Canadian school-aged kids are sleep-deprived while most are spending too much time staring at screens, suggests an annual report on the state of children’s health. Read more at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/sleep-participaction-1.3638191  

• #Adidas says #Soccer investment bringing rewards

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Adidas expects sales of #Soccer boots, shirts and balls to rise 14 percent to a new record of 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in 2016, showing a return for spending more on partnerships with top teams and players. The #German sportswear… Read More ›

• #Soccer is different in #Seattle. You’ll see why in the #CopaAmerica quarterfinals.

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 16, 2016 • ( 1 )

  “It begins and ends with #Seattle as a unique city,” Bart Wiley, chief operative officer of #MLS’s Sounders, said in explaining the sport’s popularity here. “Seattle is different. And people gravitate to things that are different. In that, #Soccer is… Read More ›

• #Canada’s #CarolZhao to turn pro following #Stanford success

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 16, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #CarolZhao announced on social media today that after three years of collegiate #Tennis at #StanfordUniversity, she is planning to begin a new chapter in life as a professional tennis player. Read more at: http://www.tenniscanada.com/canadas-carol-zhao-turn-pro-following-stanford-success/

• #RogersCup to draw 29 top-ranked female #Tennis players to #Montreal

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  #Tennis #Canada announced Wednesday that 29 of the top 30 ranked female #Tennis players in the world will take part in the #RogersCup slated for July 22-31 at #Uniprix Stadium. Read more at: http://montrealgazette.com/sports/rogers-cup-to-draw-29-top-ranked-female-tennis-players  

• #Tennis: #RolandGarros Serve Speed Leaders

  By Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng on June 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  Clay court #Tennis is commonly associated with drawn-out baseline battles, but at #RolandGarros the #WTA’s big servers were doing their best to keep these to a minimum. 2016 1. #SerenaWilliams – 127.0mph / 204.4kph (#IndianWells) 2T. #LucieHradecka – 123.0mph / 197.9kph (Indian… Read More ›

• #Tennis: #Federer Compliments NextGen’s Potential

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

  #RogerFederer thinks some up-and-coming players could make a deep run on the grass court #Tennis. #Stuttgart champion #DominicThiem and NextGen players #TaylorFritz and #AlexanderZverev all have the potential to surprise some people at the #ATP World Tour 500 event, #Federer… Read More ›

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