Winning majors is difficult. Winning two in one season is rare. After the first three men’s majors in 2024 were in the books, three golfers — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau — each had a chance to win a second. They also had a shot at joining a short list of those who…
Rafael Nadal advanced to the 2024 Bastad Open quarter-final, and he vowed to improve further as he searches for consistency in his matches so far. The 38-year-old didn’t play enough matches this year, at least compared to his opponent and compared to his previous seasons on the ATP Tour. That’s usually where the consistency comes…
STATELINE, Nev. — His fifth career ace came at a perfect time for Tim Brown: on a course next to a lake. The former Los Angeles Raiders receiver made a hole-in-one on hole No. 12 Friday at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe. He didn’t realize it was in the hole…
On the news of Andy Murray’s withdrawal from this year’s singles, the referee at The Championships, Denise Parnell, quickly switched Jack Draper’s match to that spot on Centre Court — and it proved an excellent decision. I know you probably wanted to see Andy but you were stuck with me instead, Thank you for the…
Much like last year, the Eastbourne International final featured Daria Kasatkina, and this time around, she finally won the trophy by beating Leylah Fernandez. The Russian returned to Eastbourne this year, hoping to right the wrongs from last year finally. She reached the final last year, beating some really strong players along the way, but…
Caroline Wozniacki found something this week at the 2024 Bad Homburg Open, as she won two matches in a row to book the quarter-finals of the WTA 500 tournament. The Danish player hasn’t played much tennis this year, and when she did play, she didn’t show what she can truly do on a tennis court….
At the WTA 250 Bad Homburg Open on Monday, Jule Niemeier stunned top-seed Maria Sakkari, while Diana Shnaider upset another local favourite, Angelique Kerber, but Liudmilla Samsonova and Beatriz Haddad Maia both advanced safely enough into round 2. Niemeier, a Germany lucky loser ranked 98 in the world, replaced Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the draw just…
In a much more defensive-minded game of the series and the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Florida Panthers clinched their first Stanley Cup with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7. While the Oilers fell short, Connor McDavid‘s standout performances throughout the playoffs earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as the…
Getty Images Playing as world No. 1 for the first time in his career, Jannik Sinner cemented his status as the best player on the planet by capturing the Terra Wortmann Open title on Sunday afternoon. Sinner scraped past Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(8), 7-6(2) after one hour and 49 minutes. A showdown between good friends and…
As Coco Gauff opened her grass court campaign with a win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the ecotrans Ladies Open in Berlin on Thursday, Marketa Vondrousova slipped on the grass against Anna Kalinskaya and was forced to retire injured, putting her title defense at Wimbledon in jeopardy. Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, and Jessica Pegula all safely…
