[ad_1] Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 9, 2024, 10:12 AM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018Carlos Alcaraz in action during Sunday's men's singles final at Roland Garros. Tim Goode/Getty ImagesCarlos Alcaraz takes the first set 6-3Just like yesterday's women's singles final, there was more interpretive dance to tee up proceedings. Must
[ad_1] Scottie Scheffler hit out of a bunker over the green and into the water. He hit a tee shot over a boundary fence and made a triple bogey. He three-putted his last hole. All that, and he posted a 1-under 71 and increased his lead Saturday in the Memorial.In his final start before the U.S. Open, Scheffler seized control despite a couple of blunders on a tough Muirfield Village
[ad_1] American Scottie Scheffler won his second Masters title in April [Getty Images]Memorial Tournament third round leaderboard-10 S Scheffler (US); -6 S Straka (Ast), C Morikawa (US), A Hadwin (Can); -4 L Aaberg (Swe), X Schauffele (US)Selected others: -2 R McIlroy (NI); -1 T Fleetwood (Eng), S Lowry (Ire); E S Power (Ire); +1 M Fitzpatrick (Eng)Full leaderboardWorld number one Scottie Scheffler recovered from a mid-round triple-bogey to stretch his
[ad_1] CHESSDivya Deshmukh takes lead at World Junior ChessAfter a day’s rest, the World junior chess championship will resume at the Gift City Club in Gandhinagar on Sunday. With five rounds remaining, the open as well as the girls’ sections look pretty open with several players in with a chance to be crowned champions.While four players are jointly leading the open event, there is a sole leader among the girls.
[ad_1] Father's Day is approaching -- you can always mark it by when the U.S. Open is on the calendar -- and there are plenty of directions you can go if you need a golf-related gift for the dad in your life. Whether one is trying to improve their swing, their look on the course or how they carry your clubs, there are a bevy of top-tier options out there
[ad_1] The PGA Tour reported progress without details from a face-to-face meeting between its negotiating committee and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia as it tries to work toward a deal."We want to get this right, and we are approaching discussions with careful consideration for our players, our fans, our partners and the game's future," the tour said in a statement released Saturday morning.The meeting in New York on
[ad_1] Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterJun 8, 2024, 08:01 AM ETClose• Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018Iga Swiatek has won two of the last three women's singles final at Roland Garros. Robert Prange/Getty ImagesPARIS -- Iga Swiatek will look to make it three French Open titles on the bounce when she faces
[ad_1] Adam Hadwin played in the morning when the wind wasn't quite so strong, but it didn't take much.The Canadian was at 8 under in the Memorial until he drove into a bunker on the 17th, could only advance it back to the fairway, found the deep bunker short of the green and wound up with a double bogey.The Abbotsford, B.C., golfer is tied with Viktor Hovland at 6-under after shooting an
[ad_1] The 2024 U.S. Open, the third men's major golf championship of the year, is set to tee off next Friday from Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. This major will be the United States Golf Association's (USGA) 1,000th championship event in the organization's history.The field features some of the best golfers in the PGA Tour, including the winners of the last nine U.S. Open championships, and many of the top-raked
[ad_1] TENNISNiki, Rithvik lose doubles finals with different partnersRithvik Bollipalli in partnership with Hans Verdugo of Mexico was beaten 6-4, 3-6, [10-7] in the doubles final by Liam Draxl and Benjamin Sigouin of Canada in the $82,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Little Rock, USA.In another doubles final in the €74,825 Challenger in Vicenza, Italy, Niki Poonacha in partnership with Andre Begemann was beaten 6-3, 6-4 by Vladyslav Manafov and Patrik
