Jun 9, 2013

Proceedings in the Men’s Singles Final at Roland Garros on Sunday always felt like a formality. In the end 31-year old David Ferrer – appearing in the first Grand Slam final of his career – competed hard and offered a good account of himself. However, there was really never doubt that it would be Rafael Nadal hoisting the French Open title for the fourth...

Jun 9, 2013

One year ago Serena Williams suffered a shock first round loss to Virginie Razzano at Roland Garros. Aged 30 at the time, it was very conceivable that Williams was on her way out. She had battled through so much during her career, established herself among the all-time greats, and frankly looked a little de-motivated entering the later stages of her career....

Jun 8, 2013

It was billed as the match-up of the tournament when the draw came out and it did not disappoint. It took more than four and a half hours, but Rafael Nadal finally broke past Novak Djokovic and into the semi-finals. It was the battle of the French Open’s most successful player and the world’s best tennis player and it didn’t disappoint. It swung back and forth...

Jun 5, 2013

The NBA Finals will hold most of the headlines, but there is undoubtedly a sideshow happening right now. A sideshow that is just waiting to take the main stage once the offseason starts. As NBA free agency draws nearer and nearer, it feels more and more likely that Dwight Howard will leave the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s a remarkable fact when you think about...

Jun 4, 2013

The Miami Heat finally booked their place in the NBA Finals with a confident win in Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. The San Antonio Spurs booked their place in the finals nearly one week earlier when they completed a sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies. The match-ups pits the NBA’s two ‘big threes’ against one another. The Heat’s LeBron James,...