[ad_1] Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentJun 26, 2024, 07:43 PM ETGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany -- Georgia hero Khvicha Kvaratskhelia says a pre-match meeting with Cristiano Ronaldo helped inspire belief that his team could cause a historic upset against Portugal and qualify for the round of 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday.Georgia went on to win 2-0 against Euro 2016 winners Portugal at the Arena AufSchalke, with Kvaratskhelia opening the scoring after just 92
[ad_1] Lilia Vu won the Meijer LPGA Classic in a playoff Sunday in her return from a back injury, spoiling Lexi Thompson's bid for her first victory in five years.Playing for the first time since the Ford Championship in late March in Arizona, Vu beat Thompson and third-round leader Grace Kim with a 5-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole — the par-5 fourth at tree-lined Blythefield Country Club.Thompson,
[ad_1] Nick Bienz is supposed to report to work on Thursday morning at 7:30. But the 27-year-old part-time Golf Galaxy employee – he works at one of the equipment and apparel chain’s stores on the northeast side of Indianapolis – won’t be clocking in because he has a 2:22 p.m. ET tee time at the PGA Tour’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit after securing his place in the field via
[ad_1] World Cup-winning former India cricket captain Kapil Dev has taken over as the new president of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), an elevation that marks a fresh beginning for the iconic player, who also excelled as an amateur golfer.The 65-year-old, who was already a member of the PGTI Board as its vice-president, was chosen unanimously and would be taking over from incumbent H.R. Srinivasan, whose tenure has
[ad_1] Rickie Fowler will be out to defend his title when the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic gets underway on Thursday at Detroit Golf Club. Fowler's win at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic ended a four-year PGA Tour victory drought for the 35-year-old. He enters this week as a 45-1 longshot in the latest 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic odds. Fowler has had an inconsistent season in 2024, but is still ranked
[ad_1] Jun 26, 2024, 05:59 PM ETSeth Waugh is leaving the PGA of America after six years as CEO, a period marked by a sharp boost in golf participation and PGA membership and the move of its headquarters from Florida to a massive complex in Texas.Waugh was the CEO of Deutsche Bank Americas when he joined the PGA of America board as an independent director and then was hired to
[ad_1] Jun 26, 2024, 11:30 AM ETNEW YORK -- Hockey Hall of Famer Glen Sather, who built and coached the NHL's last great dynasty with the Edmonton Oilers in the 1980s and helped resurrect the New York Rangers in the early 2000s, is retiring after six decades in the sport as a player, coach and executive.The Rangers announced his retirement Wednesday, two days after the NHL season ended with the
[ad_1] Irishman Padraig Harrington and Ken Tanigawa shot matching 7-under 65s on Saturday to grab a share of the lead after two rounds of action at the Dick's Open in Endicott, N.Y.At 11-under 133 for the tournament, Harrington and Tanigawa sit atop the leaderboard alongside Canada's Stephen Ames, who was in sole possession of first after the first round at En-Joie Golf Club. Ames fired a 3-under 69 on Saturday.Harrington
[ad_1] SAINT CLOUD – The high school golf season ended this month, with the St. Cloud Cathedral boys team advancing to compete in the Class 2A state meet along with several individuals from central Minnesota.The St. Cloud-area had athletes in every competition except girls Class 1A. The Cathedral boys ended up finishing in eighth place in the Class 2A team meet at Ridges at Sand Creek in Jordan. The area’s
[ad_1] The Netherlands will not allow Joost Luiten, Darius Van Driel or Dewi Weber to represent the country in the Paris Olympic men’s and women’s golf competitions.Luiten and van Driel earned spots in the men’s tournament via their positions in the Official World Golf Ranking on the cutoff date earlier this month. So did Anne van Dam, the highest-ranked Dutch woman in the women’s world rankings, and Weber. But Luiten,
