Argentine Ramiro Enrique did what Lionel Messi couldn’t do and eliminated Atlanta United from the MLS playoffs as Orlando City reached the Eastern Conference final for the first time with a 1-0 win on Sunday.Enrique struck in the 39th minute and Orlando held firm in the second half as Atlanta’s dream of a run to …
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Maverick McNealy sank a birdie putt from just inside six feet on the 18th hole to win the RSM Classic on Sunday, capturing his first US PGA Tour title.The 29-year-old American fired a two-under par 68 to finish 72 holes on 16-under 266 at Sea Island Golf Club to capture a top prize of $1.36 million.That …
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Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul sank a six-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the $4 million top prize at the LPGA’s season-ending Tour Championship.An eagle-birdie finish for the second day in a row by the 21-year-old Thai star completed a seven-under par 65 final round to leave her on 22-under 266 after 72 holes …
Max Verstappen admitted he “never thought” he would win four world titles after wrapping up the 2024 Formula One championship under the Las Vegas lights.Verstappen’s success ushered him into an elite club alongside Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton and Alain Prost as a four-time champion.Seven wins in the opening 10 races …
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Max Verstappen on Saturday became just the sixth driver to win four Formula One world titles.AFP looks at the other five who achieved the feat: – Juan Manuel Fangio -Titles won: 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957Cars: Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Mercedes, FerrariBorn in 1911, Fangio was a successful driver at home in Argentina, notably winning the gruelling 10,000 kilometre (6,250 miles) …
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Max Verstappen clinched a fourth straight Formula One title at the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday night.AFP Sports looks at five races that made this year’s battle for the crown an unpredictable rollercoaster. Spanish Grand Prix, June 23 — When Verstappen won in Barcelona, it might have looked like Red Bull business as usual. His seventh …
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At 27, Max Verstappen, who has sealed a fourth straight world title, is a veteran of 10 Formula One seasons in which he has forced officials and aficionados to seemingly spend as much time consulting rule books as record books.The close battle this season brought out the fighter in an often under-pressure Verstappen and again …
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Max Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive Formula One world title under the lights of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday.The 27-year-old Dutchman came home in fifth place in a race won by George Russell of Mercedes as he became just the sixth man after Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sebastian Vettel and …
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The New York Red Bulls struck twice early in their MLS Eastern Conference semi-final to defeat local rivals New York City 2-0 on Saturday while Western Conference top seed Los Angeles FC crashed out to the Seattle Sounders.The Red Bulls victory sent them into the conference final, where they will face the winner of Sunday’s …
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Nikola Jokic scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to spark the Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Lakers 127-102 on Saturday, continuing their dominance of the NBA rivalry.The Nuggets won for the 13th time in the past 14 contests against the Lakers, including ousting the Lakers in the playoffs the past two seasons.Serbian star …
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