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[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Tiger Woods was on the brink of making more history at Augusta National as he held steady in tricky conditions to put himself in position to earn a record 24th consecutive made cut at the Masters on Friday. The five-times Masters champion fired an even-par 72 on a windy but picture-perfect […]

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Fred Couples was dealing with such intense back pain over the first two rounds of the Masters that the 1992 champion said on Friday he should have withdrawn but stuck around to help the younger golfers he was playing with. The 64-year-old Couples, a fan favourite everywhere he goes, followed an […]

[ad_1] :Italy’s world number two Jannik Sinner beat Holger Rune 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday after his Danish opponent saved two match points. Top seed Novak Djokovic also advanced to the semis after a hard-fought 7-5 6-4 win over Australian 11th seed Alex de Minaur. This is […]

[ad_1] Newcastle United remain a dangerous opponent at St James’ Park despite an alarming injury list, Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou said on the eve of Saturday’s Premier League clash. Spurs head into the clash in fourth place after picking up 60 points from 31 matches, level with fifth-placed Aston Villa but with a game […]

[ad_1] :Olympic and world champion triple jumper Yulimar Rojas will miss the Paris Games due to injury. The Venezuelan world record holder said on social media on Friday that she had injured her Achilles tendon while training. “My heart is broken and I feel so much sadness that I want to apologise for not being […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Chelsea spent 75.14 million pounds ($93.39 million) on intermediary and agents’ fees in the past year, almost a fifth of the total paid by Premier League clubs, according to a report published by England’s Football Association (FA). In all, the FA said Premier League clubs spent 409.5 million pounds on intermediary and […]

[ad_1] LONDON : Norway midfielder Frida Maanum could rejoin Arsenal on the pitch as early as next week according to coach Jonas Eidevall, less than a month after her collapse on the pitch. The 24-year-old slumped to the turf during second-half stoppage time of the League Cup final against Chelsea on March 31, but recent […]

[ad_1] Italy’s world number two Jannik Sinner beat Holger Rune 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday after his Danish opponent saved two match points. Rune beat Sinner in the semi-finals last year but this time it was the second seed who prevailed as he reached a fifth semi-final […]

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, England : Manchester City cannot be tempted to look ahead to next week’s Champions League game against Real Madrid, said manager Pep Guardiola, as his team host struggling Luton Town on Saturday in their bid to retain their Premier League crown. “We have to (focus on Luton Town), the Premier league is so […]

[ad_1] AUGUSTA, Georgia : Bryson DeChambeau sits atop the leaderboard while Tiger Woods faces another Masters test on Friday as the year’s first major looks to get back on schedule after a rain-hit opening round. After storms delayed the start of play by 2-1/2 hours on Thursday, 27 golfers, including Woods, will pull double duty […]