CategoriesNews SportsThe race to represent Team Europe at the 2025 Ryder Cup is under way, featuring significant changes to the qualification process as players look to secure passage to Bethpage Black. Europe will travel to New York seeking to defend the crown they won in Rome in 2023 under captain Luke Donald with what would be […]
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CategoriesNews SportsA spectacular Southwell treble for Saffie Osborne sealed Racing League victory for Wales & The West, as well her title as top jockey. Jamie Osborne’s region pounced on the closing card to be crowned Racing League champions in 2022, but the hunters became the hunted 12 months ago as they surrendered their trophy to Ireland […]
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CategoriesNews SportsIn 1977, Martina Navratilova won the women’s doubles title at the US Open while Billie Jean King was a runner-up in the mixed doubles. They are two of the biggest gay icons in tennis but back then, neither’s sexuality was known publicly. This year, the US Open is now holding its fourth annual Pride Day, […]
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CategoriesNews SportsCaroline Garcia has spoken out about the vile social media abuse she has received and said it is “damaging” players. The Frenchwoman, who lost in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday, shared some of the abuse she has been sent in recent weeks, which included a user telling her to kill herself […]
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CategoriesNews SportsThe England national team enters a new era this week, with caretaker boss Lee Carsley set to name his squad for the Nations League games with Republic of Ireland and Finland. It will be the first time since 2016 someone other than Gareth Southgate has selected a group of players to represent the men’s team […]
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CategoriesNews SportsPGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has been encouraged by “enhanced” negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund but warned no deadline has been set for a deal to be agreed. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF – financers of the breakaway LIV Golf League – signed a framework agreement in June 2023 that […]
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CategoriesNews SportsIn Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest action in the Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two. Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into the decision-making considerations and also clarification of certain calls to […]
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CategoriesNews SportsLiverpool have agreed a £12.5m deal with Juventus to sign Italy forward Federico Chiesa. The fee for the 26-year-old is £10m up front, plus £2.5m in add-ons based primarily on his first-team performances, with Liverpool set to hand him a four-year contract at Anfield. “I’m really happy and ready for this new adventure,” he told […]
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CategoriesNews SportsFormer rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit has been left out of Kansas City Chiefs’ roster for the 2024 season. The former Wales wing made a shock decision to quit rugby earlier this year and joined the NFL’s International Player Pathway (IPP) program before signing a three-year deal with the back-to-back reigning Super Bowl champions. The […]
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CategoriesNews SportsEmma Raducanu was knocked out in the opening round of the US Open by Sofia Kenin in a battle of former Grand Slam champions on Tuesday night in New York. Raducanu has struggled to recapture the magic of her fairy-tale run at Flushing Meadows three years ago when she became the first qualifier to win […]
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