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Nov 18, 2024, 08:16 PM ETThe PGA Tour policy board approved eligibility changes Monday that eliminate 25 cards through the FedEx Cup in the first reduction of jobs since the all-exempt tour began in 1983.Starting in 2026, only the top 100 in the FedEx Cup are assured full status the following year.The board voted on proposals from the 16-member Player Advisory Council aimed at giving everyone who earns a full PGA Tour card a chance to get into enough tournaments to have a fair chance at keeping their cards.It also approved smaller field sizes — a maximum of 144 players,…
DeMar DeRozan, Domantas Sabonis, and Malik Monk have all been cleared to resume individual workouts. Monk, who is out due to a right ankle sprain, will be re-evaluated in the coming days. DeRozan and Sabonis both missed a game due to lower back tightness and are considered day to day. “Our medical team is going to keep doing what they are doing, and our guys are going to keep doing what they need to do to get back and when they come back it’ll be great. But otherwise, it’s the next man up,” said Mike Brown on Monday.
Stipe Miocic issued a lengthy statement Monday after his retirement in the Octagon at UFC 309 on Saturday night. The former UFC heavyweight champion, who posted a 20-5 record in his pro career, thanked his coaches, his opponents, his wife, and the fans in the social media post. Let me start this post by saying I am good. Been through a lot worse. I hope everybody enjoyed the show on Saturday. What an incredible way go out! I started this journey fighting in local bowling alleys & ended it selling out Madison Square Garden. It truly doesn’t get batter than…
Jane Figueiredo Wins IOC Female Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award For 2024 Diving coach Jane Figueiredo has been honoured with the IOC Female Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024 after a year in which she guided athletes to the Olympic, world and European podiums. The annual awards celebrate one female and one male coach who have played a critical role in guiding the sporting and personal journeys of athletes under their tutelage. The 60-year-old has coached Tom Daley to three Olympic medals since they first joined forces in 2014, including men’s 10m synchro gold alongside Matty Lee at Tokyo 2020. …
For most pros over 35, the question of retirement and ‘Why continue?’ is one which almost always comes up in post-season interviews. Should they opt to go racing, they’ll likely cite an outstanding career goal – Mark Cavendish and the famous ‘Project 35’ Tour de France stages would be a case in point – or simply cite the fact they still enjoy racing and feeling motivated to compete. But in the case of Mavi García, 41 next January, her main reason to keep on racing is slightly different. Despite her veteran status – she is set to be professional cycling’s oldest…
In Episode 424, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig indulge in some (advent calendar) coffee chat and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Postman Only Rings Twice: Roki Sasaki is being posted, eventually.2. There is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: 50 free agents, ranked3. Television Man, I Know What You Are Trying to Be: Diamond Sports is still going to be showing baseball games. This is probably fine.4. Around the Horn: The Angels are the only team doing anything. Which is annoying.5. A quiz entirely about domes. Five and Dive is listener-supported, you can join our Patreon at patreon.com/fiveanddive.…
The Welsh Rugby Union had been urged to ‘beg’ the World Cup-winning coach to take on the role
Jasmine Paolini’s Italy reached their second successive Billie Jean King Cup final with a 2-1 victory over Poland, who had been given a glimmer of hope by five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek.World number four Paolini and her team-mate Sara Errani clinched the deciding doubles 7-5 7-5 against Swiatek and Katarzyna Kawa after an extraordinary second-set comeback in Malaga.Twelve months ago, four-time champions Italy were beaten in the BJK Cup final by Canada.They will discover their 2024 final opponents on Tuesday, when Great Britain take on Slovakia in the second semi-final (11:00 GMT).”It was tough today,” said 28-year-old Paolini. “The…
IF Hamzah Sheeraz is to fight for his first world title on February 22 it will not be against unified middleweight champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. It was revealed today by new WBO President Gustavo Olivieri that Queensberry Promotions’ George Warren advised, on behalf of Sheeraz, that the fighter ‘will withdraw the mandatory’ against the WBO champion. This cancelled today’s purse bids and the Committee is to reconvene to determine what they will do next. The Kazakh holds the WBO and IBF titles and is now into his second year as a dual titlist. Alimkhanuly, 16-0 (11 KOs), was promoted to full…
Nov 18, 2024, 10:17 PM ETSergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year’s European Ryder Cup team.Garcia, 44, resigned from the European tour last year after racking up more than $1 million in fines after joining LIV Golf in 2022. According to Golf.com, Garcia has repaid those fines and will serve the necessary tournament suspensions to be eligible to compete on the DP World Tour in 2025.The tour’s season begins this week in Australia, meaning Garcia’s suspension time will commence immediately.”Sergio Garcia submitted his application to return to…