The Monday Morning Quarterback: Beijing

30 September, 2017

Sharapova Excites at China Open

[ PHOTO: BLEACHER REPORT ]

Second-seeded Simona Halep halted a three-match losing streak and two other seeded players -- Petra Kviova and Angelique Kerber -- also won first-round matches, but Maria Sharapova provided the most exciting match on Saturday at the China Open in Beijing, China. Sharapova had not played a match since losing to Anastasija Sevastova in the U.S. Open,…

25 January, 2017

Bolt loses Olympic gold as teammate fails drug test

The Monday Morning Quarterback 10:23 PM No comments:

PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Jamaica's Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals and his perfect "triple treble" of Games' sprint victories after teammate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Carter was found to have taken the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday, meaning Jamaica's 4x100…