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Oct 10, 2024, 06:26 AM ETSHANGHAI — Sei Young Kim, looking for her first victory this season, opened with a 10-under 62 on Thursday to lead the first round of the Buick LPGA Shanghai tournament.The South Korean player shot a 28 on her first nine holes at the Qizhong Garden Golf Club, which included an eagle on the 17th, and then came home with a 34 on her second nine holes.It was her low round of the year and comes after she finished third in September in the last LPGA event, the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.Celine Boutier of France was…
Bucks beatman Eric Nehm of the Athletic is our guest to break down Milwaukee’s quest to return to the league’s elite. What we can take away from last year, as injured as it was? How much do the 4 core players (Giannis, Dame, Lopez, and Middleton) have left to carry a limited roster? Why Gary Trent, Jr. is such an important piece Is Damian Lillard on the downside or can he bounce back with a better offseason? Whether the Bucks depth is improved over last year and if it can provide enough support for Milwaukee to contend The Bucks’…
Khalil Rountree Jr. just had the fight of his life, and he predicts bigger things ahead. First, the light heavyweight contender has to heal up after a hellacious title fight with champion Alex Pereira this past Saturday at UFC 307. Rountree took Pereira to the fourth round and was actually ahead on all three scorecards, but the bloodied challenger succumbed to a furious Pereira knockout flurry that removed the judges from the equation. Rountree has since undergone septoplasty surgery on his nose to address injuries suffered in the fight and he went into further detail on the ordeal in an…
With the departure of world record holder Kaylee McKeown off the Australian roster for December’s Short Course World Championships, an emerging Dolphin has been named in her place. 20-year-old Harrison Turner of Nudgee College will become rookie #9 on the 24-strong Dolphins lineup for Budapest after McKeown decided to withdraw from the elite event. Coached by Shaun Crowe, Turner topped the men’s 200m butterfly podium at last month’s Australian Short Course Championships. His winning effort of 1:52.95 represented just one of six new personal bests the rising ace set at the 4-day competition. We’ll get to see a preview of Turner’s talent…
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) is set to race for the final time in the professional peloton on November 10 at the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium, organisers ASO have confirmed.The Manxman, who this summer broke Eddy Merckx’s longstanding Tour de France stage wins record with his 35th victory, will line up alongside Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), and past winners Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) and Vincenzo Nibali at the criterium.Cavendish’s final Tour de France stage triumph came on stage 5 in Saint-Vulbas, with the 39-year-old going on to battle through the mountains and complete the…
Business Kendall Rogers – October 9, 2024 The recent news that Judge Claudia Wilken agreed to amended terms of the NCAA Settlement has, for good reason, sent college athletics abuzz. We are about to enter uncharted waters in college athletics and in college baseball.So, to guide college baseball coaches and fans alike through this settlement, here are the 12 items you must know on how this decision impacts our sport both now and in the future.1. April 27th, 2025 will be a massive day for the future of college athletics and college baseball. In addition to instituting back-pay to some…
Tighthead prop Isaac Godfrey has signed a deal with Exeter Chiefs shortly after heading to university
Erika Andreeva defeated her higher-ranked younger sister Mirra in the first professional meeting between the two talented siblings to reach the last 16 at the Wuhan Open.The Russian pair became the first sisters to play each other in a WTA main draw match since Serena Williams defeated older sister Venus at the Top Seed Open in Kentucky in August 2020.Erika, 20, claimed a 6-3 6-1 win over 17-year-old Mirra and will now play Italian world number six Jasmine Paolini for a quarter-final place.Mirra, the 16th seed, said prior to the meeting that she and Erika had agreed to split the…
ANOTHER intriguing heavyweight matchup could have implications for Daniel Dubois. The IBF have called for a final eliminator between Martin Bakole and Agit Kabayel with the winner becoming mandatory champion for their champion Dubois. Bakole turned in a career best performance in August knocking out American hope Jared Anderson in five rounds. Kabayel, meanwhile, has emerged as a top 10 contender after wins against Arslanbek Makhmudov and Frank Sanchez, respectively. Dubois, who defeated Anthony Joshua in impressive fashion last month, could face ‘AJ’ once again if a rematch can be agreed. LAWRENCE OKOLIE looks set to finally move up to…
The annual announcement of the following year’s PGA Tour schedule sometimes causes controversy, but this year’s reveal of the key events for 2025 was relatively unremarkable. It certainly doesn’t contain any of the major changes we expect from the LPGA Tour announcement that will be made in November, but although the women’s game is increasing in profile, the announcement of a new LPGA schedule just doesn’t cut through in the same way. You can learn why women’s golf is not as popular as men’s in this comprehensive article by IGN. So, what exactly can we expect from the 2025…