[ad_1] The Claret Jug on display in front of the clubhouse ahead of the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. (Photo: Liam Allan/R&A via Getty Images) The Claret Jug was not awarded to the first Open Championship winner. The very first Open was held in October of 1860 at Prestwick…
[ad_1] Casper Ruud once won the Bastad Open trophy in the past, but the Norwegian won’t be winning it this year as he was beaten by Thiago Monteiro in two sets. Ruud has had some really good results at the ATP 250 tournament in Bastad. He won the event a couple of years ago and…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz emerged victorious at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, securing his fourth Grand Slam title. Despite his success, Alcaraz remains modest, acknowledging that he does not yet feel like a champion on the level of Novak Djokovic. Outplaying Djokovic in three sets in an impressive display at SW19, the Spaniard exhibited humility post-match, offering…
[ad_1] Naomi Osaka will have to go through an anxious wait ahead of the 2024 US Open, as she didn’t directly qualify for the tournament. The Japanese player returned to the sport only recently, months after giving birth to her daughter, Shai. So far, in 2024, the former World No. 1 has played the most…
[ad_1] During the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, players made frequent use of their option to challenge line umpire calls, with varying degrees of success. The human line judges will soon be replaced by live electronic line calling starting in 2025. At this year’s Wimbledon, players challenged a total of 1,020 calls in the Gentlemen’s Singles and…
[ad_1] The highest-ranked WTA player remaining in the 2024 Wimbledon Championships draw, Elena Rybakina, won’t play in the Wimbledon final as she was stunned by Barbora Krejcikova. The Czech player hasn’t had many great results in a long time. In fact, outside of her Roland Garros triumph a few years ago, she largely struggled on…
[ad_1] The first professional men’s title in Canada in 2024 was won last week by American Eliot Spizzirri, who emerged victorious at the ITF M25 event in Laval, Quebec. Spizzirri, an NCAA star for the University of Texas who finished the 2023-24 season as the No. 1 ranked player in the American collegiate system, defeated…
[ad_1] Day 2 at Wimbledon saw the defending champion up-ended in the 1st-round as a a physically hampered Marketa Vondrousova lost to 21-year old Spaniard, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Centre Court. This will be a day that Bouzas Maneiro will never forget, after she pulled off a seismic shock to oust Vondrousova, 6-4 6-2, in…
[ad_1] Goalkeeper Adrian has confirmed that he has left Liverpool after five years with the 37-year-old expected to join Real Betis as a free agent. The veteran shot-stopper was offered a new deal by the Merseyside club to stay for another season but the Spaniard posted a video on his X account to confirm his decision to…
[ad_1] Manchester United reportedly had the opportunity to sign World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez last summer but ultimately chose to bring in Andre Onana from Inter Milan instead. Following the departure of long-serving goalkeeper David De Gea, United were actively searching for a suitable replacement. Multiple names were linked to the club, with Martinez being…
