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World number one Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the WTA Player of the Year after securing four titles in 2024.The Belarusian retained the Australian Open in January before winning the US Open in September – her third Grand Slam singles triumph.The 26-year-old also secured victories at the Cincinnati Open in August and the Wuhan Open in October, becoming the first woman to win the event three times.In October she became world number one, ending Iga Swiatek’s 11-month stay at the summit.It is the first time Sabalenka has been named Player of the Year, replacing 2022 and 2023 winner Swiatek.The winners…
Popular indoor golf business Pitch is set to open a new flagship venue in London early next year, which will take the company’s portfolio in the capital to three. In addition to existing venues in Soho and the City, Pitch Wharf will open in January at Churchill Place in Canary Wharf, with the multi-floor venue spanning 14,500 square feet and featuring 11 hitting bays, two bars, a restaurant, retail store and a lounge for events and entertainment. It will also boast a waterside terrace for outdoor hospitality. Catering to all levels of golfer, including complete beginners, the venue offers multiplayer…
Scottie Barnes left the Toronto Raptors’ 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks in the third quarter with a sprained right ankle. X-rays returned negative, according to Darko Rajakovic. Barnes missed 11 games earlier this season with a right orbital fracture. The Raptors went 2-9 without Barnes in the lineup.
Less than 50 days removed from his first featherweight title defense, Ilia Topuria is ready to move on. In October, ‘El Matador’ viciously KO’d the UFC’s baddest motherf*cker Max Holloway in Abu Dhabi and appeared to be on track for a rematch with Alexander Volkanovski in 2025. However, that may no longer be the case after Topuria said in no uncertain terms that he’s officially done competing in the weight class. “Yes, for sure. Definitely yes,” Topuria told the El Partidazo de Cadena Cope podcast when asked if the Holloway fight was his last time competing at 145. It’s a…
2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Welcome to the 2024 iteration of the Short Course World Championships. Competition kicks off this morning with 10 events on the roster, including the preliminary heats of the men’s and women’s 4×100 freestyle relay and the slower heats of the men’s 1500 freestyle. We should see some exciting races right from the start, with a number of big names headlining the morning’s events. The women’s 400 free will bring together returning SC world champion Lani Pallister, world junior record holder Summer McIntosh and Olympic finalist Paige Madden. Freestyle powerhouses Claire Weinstein and Simona Quadarella…
Eddy Merckx has been taken to hospital in Herentals, Belgium and faces surgery after a crash during a bike ride, which resulted in a broken hip. He was riding on a road on the west side of Mechelen when he fell to the tarmac, his wife Claudine Merckx told Het Nieuwsblad, who described it as “a stupid accident”.”There was no other road user involved, Eddy just slipped out,” Claudine Merckx confirmed to Het Nieuwsblad. “Luckily he wasn’t alone, because Eddy felt a sharp pain. He knew right away what had happened. That suspicion was also confirmed in the hospital: he broke his…
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Wales women will play two Tests against their Australian counterparts during next year’s British and Irish Lions men’s tour.The Wallaroos will host Wales on Friday, 26 July in Brisbane. A week later, on the eve of the second Wallabies v Lions Test in Sydney, the women’s teams will face each other again in the same city.Wales are currently ranked 10th in the world, five places below Australia and will use the tour as part of their 2025 England World Cup build-up. Venues and times for the tour games are scheduled to be confirmed early next year.Wales captain Hannah Jones said:…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Chile’s Joaquín Niemann won his first Saudi International title in sunny conditions at the Riyadh Golf Club on Saturday, beating Australian Cameron Smith and American Caleb Surratt in a three-way playoff.The trio was locked at 21-under par after the final round, but Smith and Surratt were unable to match overnight leader Niemann in the playoff as the Chilean wrapped up the win with a superb birdie on the second playoff hole.Having finished one stroke ahead of Americans Peter Uihlein and Surratt after the third round, the 26-year-old Niemann mixed two bogeys with six birdies for a…
Spurs came out on top against the Pelicans on Sunday afternoon, but they lost two starters to injury including star player Victor Wembanyama. Spurs Riddled With Injuries Although the Spurs were able to secure an important win against the Pelicans to take the team to .500 for the season, it came at a cost, as San Antonio lost some key players during the game Victor Wembanyama had previously missed two consecutive games for San Antonio with back soreness and again his back troubled him on Sunday, as the Frenchman fell awkwardly in the first quarter. Wembanyama is currently -200 to…