[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia: Ludvig Aberg may have fallen short in his bid to make a winning major championship debut on Sunday (Apr 14) but his runner-up finish was the best by a Swede at the Masters and reaffirmed his belief that his day in the winner’s circle will come. Starting the final round three shots […]
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Scheffler going from Green Jacket to diaper duty
[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Scottie Scheffler reaffirmed his status as the best golfer on the planet after winning his second Masters on Sunday but with the birth of his first child on the way the world number one says golf is dropping way down his priority list. He cautioned his rivals not to take this […]
Vinales makes MotoGP history hard way in Grand Prix of Americas
[ad_1] AUSTIN: Maverick Vinales overcame a horror start from pole on his Aprilia to claw his way back and win the Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP in Texas on Sunday (Apr 14). Exciting teenaged rookie Pedro Acosta took second with Enea Bastianini completing the podium of the third race weekend of the season. Vinales, […]
Discus thrower Alekna shatters longest-standing men’s world record
[ad_1] :Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania shattered the world discus record on Sunday, eclipsing the longest-standing global men’s mark in athletics set 38 years ago. The 21-year-old threw an astonishing 74.35 metres with his fifth attempt at a throws meet in Ramona, Oklahoma to break German Juergen Schult’s record of 74.08 set in 1986. Alekna captured […]
Scheffler’s Masters pursuers get dreams crushed in Amen Corner
[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Scottie Scheffler had a trio of golfers breathing down his neck during the final round of the Masters until they all abruptly joined the unsavoury list of Amen Corner victims and opened the door for him to slip into a second Green Jacket. The pivotal Amen Corner consists of holes 11-13 […]
Scheffler wins Masters for second major title
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Purple track for Paris should be “very, very good”, say organisers
[ad_1] PARIS : The purple athletics track being laid in Paris’s Stade de France for the summer Olympics does not guarantee records but adjustments brought in by the manufacturer seem promising, said Alain Blondel, the sports manager for athletics events at Paris 2024. “It’s the same track, the same base as in Tokyo (where the […]
Proud Emery returns to haunt Arsenal with tactical masterclass
[ad_1] LONDON : Unai Emery could justifiably claim he was not given the time he deserved as manager of Arsenal but on Sunday he returned to north London to put a serious dent in his former club’s Premier League title hopes by engineering a superb Aston Villa display. Villa produced the perfect away performance with […]
Aprilia’s Vinales reigns supreme to win eventful Grand Prix of the Americas
[ad_1] Aprilia’s Maverick Vinales completed the perfect weekend at the Grand Prix of the Americas when the polesitter and sprint winner claimed victory in Sunday’s race despite dropping outside the top 10 on the opening lap after a poor start. Vinales became the first rider to win a Sunday race with three different manufacturers – […]
Leverkusen coach Alonso honoured to be part of special day for champions
[ad_1] LEVERKUSEN, Germany : Bayer Leverkusen’s undefeated run to their first Bundesliga title was fully deserved and it was an honour to be part of a special day for the club, coach Xabi Alonso said on Sunday. His team had earlier crushed Werder Bremen 5-0 to open a 16-point gap over deposed title holders Bayern […]