LONDON (Reuters) - Grigor Dimitrov claimed the biggest title of his career and sent out a huge statement of intent as the stylish Bulgarian beat David Goffin 7-5 4-6 6-3 to win the ATP Finals on Sunday. The 26-year-old recovered from losing his opening two service games to finally get the better of the willowy Belgian player, but it was fiercely-fought two-and-a-half hour duel with Goffin saving four match points before finally succumbing....
Djokovic will next face either fourth-seeded Roger Federer or Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic in Friday's semifinals.
Tennis organisers announced a new rule to be followed by all four Grand Slams last year - the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open - to reduce the chance of matches being played for hours upon hours. The Sporting News is on hand to explain exactly how the tie-break works in tennis so that next time it happens in a final set at this year’s Australian Open you’ll know exactly what’s going on....
The quarter-final will be a rematch of the 2009 U.S. Open final when Del Potro claimed his only grand slam title but former world number one Wilander is not expecting the same result. “Obviously (del Potro) has everything to win and nothing to lose,” said Wilander, who is at the U.S. Open as analyst for Eurosport. “Del Potro is one of these miracle men he can come up with these matches where you least expect it and he pulls something out of the bag....
A tension headache is the most common type of headache, with up to 78% of individuals experiencing one or more in their lifetime. This article explores tension headache symptoms and the complications that may arise if the headache becomes chronic. Frequent Symptoms Tension headaches cause a pressing, squeezing, or tightening sensation that commonly starts at the forehead before wrapping around the sides and back of the head. A tension headache may feel like you are wearing a tight headband or an extra-small baseball cap....
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Color Owens blind to that 2020 vision. “Aboslutely not,” Owens told Sporting News on Wednesday. “The XFL is two years away. Vince McMahon, he had a run at that in 2001 and it didn’t really do so well. He’s had a number of years to try to figure it out, and has only two years before it starts up to put it back on the right track.” “I don’t foresee it being a great success unless they make some drastic changes to bring together some quality talent and bring together a quality game....
Luckily for fans of the game’s previous showing, a brand new trailer for Maid of Sker has just been released, showing off a lot more of the title’s unnerving gameplay as well as highlighting its release date. The game will officially be available on July 28, with eager-players able to pre-order a physical version of the game right now, while those looking to grab a digital copy can pre-purchase the title from July 21 onwards....
After his capture by American and Pakistani forces in March, Mohammed told U.S. interrogators about a web of possible “sleeper agents” he had set up inside America. He had deliberately recruited operatives who had easy entry to U.S. territory as green-card holders (like Paracha) or even U.S. citizens. Mohammed said one element of his sleeper network involved using Paracha’s father’s import-export firm as a cover for smuggling explosives into the United States, according to an FBI report on Mohammed’s interrogations obtained by NEWSWEEK....
Unfortunately, Caffeine is still in its early infancy (pre-Alpha) and has yet to add any sort of archiving footage, so fans will not be able to enjoy seeing Crews play Overwatch just yet. We tuned in for a bit, but unfortunately Caffeine isn’t yet in a stable place, and so the quality wasn’t on par with other comprable services. That being said, fans of Crews or Overwatch are encouraged to add him on the service and should he go live again they can catch a stream....
Uswitch — an insurance, energy, broadband and mobile switching site —sorted through government naming data from 2000 to 2019 in order to determine the most popular car-inspired names of the past two decades. Using a list of 86 names based on car manufacturers and models, removing popular people names that have been given to cars, such as Zoe, Uswitch compiled the roster of the top 10 names for boys and girls....
And we mean really get to know them. Throughout the years, it has been revealed that teams frequently ask incoming rookies strange questions. The 2019 NFL Combine apparently was no exception. Texas CB Kris Boyd might be the winner of having the oddest question asked of him: NFL COMBINE: Winners and losers for 2019 This topic gets brought up every year, but the weird questions teams come up with never cease to amaze....
Kubiak went 61-64 in eight seasons in Houston, but was fired near the end of a 2-14 season in 2013. MORE: NFL coaches on hot seats for 2016 | Peyton Manning isn’t a hero and isn’t going anywhere — and that’s perfect Houston Chronicle writer Brian T. Smith penned a column Saturday expressing the absurdity of the situation for Texans fans. “The best coach the Texans had has seven former Texans coaches — seven!...
Houston has been going in the opposite direction, losing four of five games, and is making a switch at quarterback with Ryan Mallett replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Line: Browns -4, Total: 41 Line movement: The Browns opened at -3 with added juice at some Las Vegas shops, while William Hill hung -3.5. The total sits between 41 at 42. For updated spreads and totals from around Las Vegas, visit our live odds page....
“It would be very, very unique,” Riley said on the teleconference. “If that’s what it comes to for games to still be able to be played and guys to still be able to play and then for our fans to connect and be a part of it virtually, that may be where we could end it.” Unfortunately, Riley’s statement might turn out to be foreshadowing. The Texas State Fair was canceled on Tuesday, and that’s traditionally the backdrop for the Red River Showdown between Oklahoma and Texas....
He won 323 games with four schools but, of course, is most remembered for the 232 victories and six national championships he won at Alabama. That sort of success lands a gigantic salary these days — in fact, just being a college football coach these days usually means big money. MORE: 10 greatest Bama players | Spring practice photos | SN’s top 25 players But not in 1954. Texas A&M is opening the Hall of Champions at Kyle Field before the 2015 season and was looking for something to display to honor the four seasons Bryant spent in College Station prior to becoming coach at Alabama....
In fact, the top-to-bottom renovation of what school chancellor John Sharp called “the spiritual home of the 12th Man” appeared to bring everything to College Station that an Aggie might desire — with one exception. MORE: Cathedrals of college football | Behind the scenes of Kyle Field renovations “A national championship,” Sharp said. “But we’ll get that.” In the process, stadium capacity was expanded to 102,733, making it the biggest in the SEC and — whoa, Hoss!...
Voted No. 1 on the Texas A&M Aggies all-time player list by Sporting News, Crow was the definition of a tough two-way player. The year he won the Heisman Trophy in 1957, he had 562 yards rushing and seven touchdowns. He caught two more touchdowns and picked off five passes on defense. MORE: Notable sports deaths of 2015 | Best Aggies ever | No more ‘Money Manziel’ Despite then-Aggies coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s multiple national championships later at Alabama, Crow remained the coach’s lone Heisman winner and was A&M’s only winner until Johnny Manziel in 2012....
Not only does Garrett want to become the No. 1 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, but also to record 20 sacks this season. MORE: Dangerous trap games for college football’s top contenders “I have to live up to my expectations,” Garrett said Tuesday, via ESPN.com, “which is to break all the records that I can, dominate by a wide margin. Let it be unanimous. Don’t let anyone be close to how good you are, no matter what the division is — one, two or three....
