Sparky Hughes
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Indian Wells: Hot Tips for Men's Draw
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It's been about six weeks since Novak Djokovic claimed his second Australian Open crown and now the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments kick into gear. It begins with the BNP Paribas event at Indian Wells. Here is my preview. First Quarter: This is No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal's part of the draw. Some pretty good names in this quarter including Monaco, Baghdatis, Almagro, Tsonga, Simon and Ferrer. Ultimately though, I think Rafa will have a little bit too much class and make his way to the semi-finals...
2011 Australian Open: Men's Singles Predictions 
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Well the 2011 ATP tennis season is now in full swing and so is the first Grand Slam of the 2011 season. That is, the Australian Open. Kicking off the new tennis season at Melbourne Park. It is always one of the highlights of the year and 2011 should be no different. Here are my predictions for the four quarters of the Men’s Draw. First Quarter: For most Australians, this part of the draw is where most of the interest is. Australian Lleyton Hewitt is in this part of the draw and will be...
Italy vs. Serbia - Who Really Is To Blame
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Tuesday October 12th will go down as a very dark day in world football. The Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Serbia in Genoa was scheduled to be played that night along with another 21 games. What was to follow was a night that would shock not only football fans, but the world, causing headlines everywhere. But, who is to blame for these incidents? Why did they happen? What did these people get out of it? If you’re to believe everything you read then the answer will be that Serbian...
College Football 2010: Ramblings & Thoughts
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We’re five weeks into the 2010 College Football season and things are slowly starting to take shape. Here’s my ramblings and thoughts on the first five weeks of the season for some of the nations top teams - Sparky style!!BCS Contenders: When the pre-season AP Poll came out, the two names at the top of the list where reigning BCS Champions Alabama, and Rose Bowl champions Ohio State. Whilst things haven’t changed in terms of results and where they stand on the Poll, in terms of how the...
UEFA Champions League 2010/11: Serie A Outlook
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With the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League season to get underway early this morning, Serie A pundit Sparky_Hughes takes a look at how the three Italian Clubs (Inter Milan, AC Milan and Roma) will fare.What a massive off-season it’s been in the Serie A. Firstly, Inter Milan coming off a famous treble after winning the Italian League and Cup double, then following it up with an historic 2-0 win over German side and superpower Bayern Munich. The Azzurri (Italian national team) followed it up with...
Italy vs. Serbia - Who Really Is To Blame
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Tuesday October 12th will go down as a very dark day in world football. The Euro 2012 qualifier between Italy and Serbia in Genoa was scheduled to be played that night along with another 21 games. What was to follow was a night that would shock not only football fans, but the world, causing headlines everywhere. But, who is to blame for these incidents? Why did they happen? What did these people get out of it? If you’re to believe everything you read then the answer will be that Serbian...
Nadal, Fed, Djok & Youz to SF
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QF: 1] Rafael Nadal vs. 8] Fernando Verdasco (Head to Head - Nadal leads 11-0)On paper, this seems to be the easiest of the Quarter Finals to predict. Rafa Nadal has cruised through the draw with such ease, and his biggest threat was taken out in the 3rd Round, that being Andy Murray. Not only that, the man he faces in the Quarter Finals, fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco is coming off a very long and thrilling five set win over another Spaniard, David Ferrer. Not only that, of the 11 matches...
Serie A is the greatest league in the World
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There you go. I've said it.The Serie A is the best League in the World. Period.Now before all you EPL, La Liga and Bundesliga fans, or anyone else for that matter thinks I'm smoking something, think again. Here are a few reasons as to why, based on the 2009/10 season, the Serie A is now the finest League in the world.1] The Decline of the EPL There's absolutely no doubt the the EPL has had a recent monopoly on world football. The best players, the most $$$ and a proven track record from it's...
2011 Australian Open: Men's Singles Predictions
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Well the 2011 ATP tennis season is now in full swing and so is the first Grand Slam of the 2011 season. That is, the Australian Open. Kicking off the new tennis season at Melbourne Park. It is always one of the highlights of the year and 2011 should be no different. Here are my predictions for the four quarters of the Men’s Draw. First Quarter: For most Australians, this part of the draw is where most of the interest is. Australian Lleyton Hewitt is in this part of the draw and will be...
UEFA Champions League 2010/11: Serie A Outlook
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With the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League season to get underway early this morning, Serie A pundit Sparky_Hughes takes a look at how the three Italian Clubs (Inter Milan, AC Milan and Roma) will fare.What a massive off-season it’s been in the Serie A. Firstly, Inter Milan coming off a famous treble after winning the Italian League and Cup double, then following it up with an historic 2-0 win over German side and superpower Bayern Munich. The Azzurri (Italian national team) followed it up with...
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Hi, I’m Stefan Petrovic.
I’m 20 years old, living in Melbourne, Victoria.
I love my sport, and follow them religiously. Whether it’s AFL, NBA, Football, F1, Tennis, NFL, MLB or College Football, I’ll always have something to say.
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