[ad_1] As we move into autumn, the countdown has already begun for the 2025 US Masters, with talk already rife about the runners and riders. So, which golfers are among the bookies’ favourites, who could be a dark horse this year and can anyone stop the reigning champion Scottie Scheffler? The main challengers The 2025…
[ad_1] Sebastian Korda could miss the entire Asian swing on the ATP Tour after withdrawing from the 2024 Shanghai Masters. Korda has not competed since a brutal second-round defeat at the US Open against Tomas Machac. The home favorite was dismantled 4-6, 2-6, 4-6 by his opponent, continuing his struggles at Grand Slams. This year’s…
[ad_1] That awesome/hideous (depending on your perspective) Malbon sweater that Jason Day wore at the Masters (and was asked to remove) was auctioned off for $18,000. The money is going to a good cause, too, with proceeds going to Brighter Days Foundation, a tournament and charity that Day started with his wife Ellie. Day left…
[ad_1] Matt Wallace secured his first DP World Tour title in six years after defeating Alfredo Garcia-Heredia in a play-off at the Omega European Masters. The Londoner showcased his skill at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club, being the only player to remain bogey-free in the first two rounds, giving him a four-shot lead going into the weekend….
[ad_1] Matt Wallace needed 73 holes to end a six-year drought. The 34-year-old, who won for the first time on the PGA Tour in 2023, didn’t have a good year in the United States, finishing 112th in the FedEx Cup standings to miss out on the playoffs. If his offseason goal was to right the…
[ad_1] Last week, the 2024 Steve Stevens Masters Tennis Championships took place in Toronto, bringing together the country’s top players over the age of 30 to compete for the national titles. A total of 621 Canadians registered for the tournament, surpassing the previous year’s total by more than 60 competitors. Here is the monthly Masters tennis…
[ad_1] Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Last Thursday, a Q&A titled “Chris Bassitt Embraces the Art of Pitching” ran here at FanGraphs. In it, the 35-year-old Toronto Blue Jays right-hander discussed his diverse repertoire — “eight or nine pitches,” he told me — and how he uses them to attack hitters. Both stylistically and variety-wise, Bassitt…
[ad_1] MT1000 Mont-Tremblant While most of the Canadian ITF Masters events this year have been dominated by the host nation, the MT1000 Mont-Tremblant ITF Cup saw a heavy international presence and many foreign players taking home the hardware. However, the Canadian contingent still came out on top, winning 25 of the 42 competitions in Quebec….
[ad_1] With five holes to go, it seemed as if the drought was going to end. Rory McIlroy had birdied four of his last five holes riding a hot putter at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. With five holes to go, he had a two-shot lead on Bryson DeChambeau, who came into…
[ad_1] A fascinating day in the Italian capital as the second round in the bottom half of the Rome Masters men’s draw, saw a large number of the sports marquee players just squeeze through to play another day. The decision, as you can imagine, is not clear in my mind today, Rafa Nadal Rafa Nadal…
