THE WOODLANDS, Texas: Nelly Korda couldn’t have imagined the incredible run she’s put together this season while at home recovering from a blood clot that required surgery in 2022. “Because obviously then I was just more scared for my health,” she said. “Competing was kind of on the back seat. I was not thinking about … Read more
AUGUSTA, Georgia: Scottie Scheffler was in the lead and seemingly in control of his game Saturday in the Masters until realizing there was no such thing at Augusta National. He posed over another beautiful shot at the flag on the 10th hole and was stunned to see it take a hard hop over the green … Read more
GLENDALE: A basketball beatdown. A coaching clinic. A double-digit domination. Take one guess who finished off a romp through college basketball again. You bet, it’s UConn — a team built to win now, and often, and by a lot every time they take the court. Coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies delivered the latest of their suffocating … Read more
MIAMI: Sergio Garcia has played so many competitive rounds on the Blue Monster during his legendary career that there are no longer any surprises. He hopes that experience will pay off Sunday with his first win on the iconic course — and his first win in the LIV Golf League. The Fireballs GC captain shot … Read more
MIAMI: Italy’s Jannik Sinner destroyed defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-2 in just 69 minutes on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Miami Open, where he will take on Grigor Dimitrov. Bulgarian Dimitrov made his third Masters 1000 series final after he beat fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4. The win means … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Jayson Tatum scored 31 points as the Boston Celtics held off a late fightback from the Milwaukee Bucks to win 122-119 in their top-of-table Eastern Conference clash on Wednesday. Boston had looked to be cruising toward their seventh straight victory after dominating Milwaukee for long periods at the TD Garden. Exploiting the absence … Read more
DUBAI: Former champion Andy Murray dug deep to edge out Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 in front of a jubilant center court crowd at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday night. The come-from-behind victory saw Murray — who claimed a solitary Dubai title in 2017 — register a landmark 500th career win … Read more
DOHA: World number one Iga Swiatek won the Qatar Open for the third year in a row on Saturday after beating Elena Rybakina 7-6 (10/8), 6-2 in the final. Swiatek is the first player to win three straight titles at the same WTA event since Serena Williams completed a Miami Open hat-trick from 2013-15. Rybakina … Read more
The Saudi national team have been crowned champions of the Arab Taekwondo Championship, which wrapped up on Wednesday at the Zayed Sports Complex in Fujairah, UAE, as reported by Arriyadiyah. The victory marks the third time in a row that the team from the Kingdom has claimed the title. More than 1,200 male and female … Read more
WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to leave interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight meeting, but said the “risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance.” The Fed has a dual mandate to keep both inflation and the unemployment rate low, and has been heavily focused on bringing … Read more