Rose Zhang, almost a year after winning in her LPGA debut, is shaping into the role of spoiler this week. Zhang shot a 9-under 63 in the first round of the 2024 Cognizant Founders Cup to take a two-shot lead after 18 holes at Upper Montclair Country Club, located about 18 miles from the site…
The first round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia began on Tuesday at the Foro Italico. Although all 32 seeds had byes, notable players took to the courts, including a match between former World No. 2 Paula Badosa and 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, making her WTA 1000 tournament debut in Rome. “So for me being able to…
Ana Bogdan relied on her consistency and tenacity to overcome Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4, 6-1 in one hour, 43 minutes to advance to the second round of the Italian Open. While Fernandez was the favourite heading to the match, the world No. 34 struggled frequently with her timing at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia, It…
Aryna Sabalenka started her title defense at the 2024 Madrid Open with a very hard-fought win over Magda Linette. This was a match that was much tougher than the Belarusian might have liked, but there are reasons for it. Chiefly, it’s because Linette is a pretty solid player who rarely loses matches without a fight,…
Rafael Nadal is off and running at the Mutua Madrid Open. Nadal wasted no time and expended no extra energy while erasing Darwin Blanch 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday afternoon. The 37-year-old Spaniard raced into a rematch with Alex de Minaur after just one hour and four minutes. Nadal’s second-round match last week at the Barcelona…
The Cleveland Cavaliers have ruled out Dean Wade for the remainder of their first round series against the Orlando Magic with a right knee sprain. Wade recently underwent an MRI to diagnose the extent of the injury. In 54 games this season, Wade is averaging 5.4 points and 4.0 rebounds on 39.1 percent shooting on…
Rangers legend Ally McCoist has slammed Arsenal for their defensive lapse during Bayern Munich’s winning goal in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg. McCoist believes that Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Martinelli should have reacted better to prevent the goal. Needing to break the deadlock after a 2-2 draw in the first leg at the…
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe hinted at the possibility of William Nylander returning to the lineup for tomorrow’s game, although he refrained from providing specific details regarding Nylander’s absence from practice on Friday. Keefe’s comments came amidst a directive from General Manager Brad Treliving to withhold injury updates during the playoffs. At best,…
Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to a winning start on the clay. The 23-year-old Canadian displayed a composed and physical brand of tennis on the red dirt, overwhelming qualifier Luca Nardi 6-2, 6-3 in 82 minutes to advance to the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters. In front of a full crowd on Court Rainier…
Outside of a pair of 67s atop the senior division leaderboard, Desert Willow’s Firecliff Course didn’t give up much in the opening round of the Golfweek Senior Amateur in Palm Desert, California. Only 11 players broke par across the four divisions, which features 167 players total, with another seven at even par. Mark Strickland of…
