Angel Yin avoided a penalty to fire a three-under par 69 and grab a two-stroke lead while top-ranked Nelly Korda jumped into contention after Friday’s second round of the LPGA Tour Championship.Yin, a 26-year-old American, made six birdies, three bogeys and clutch par putts on the last two holes in windy conditions to stand on …
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When Inter Miami were dumped out of Major League Soccer’s playoffs in the first round, their former Spain international full-back Jordi Alba questioned the fairness of the post-season format.Miami had topped the Eastern Conference and the overall regular season standings with a record points tally a performance which earned them the ‘Supporters’ Shield’.But there would …
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Lionel Messi’s new coach at Inter Miami will be announced “in the coming days”, the club’s co-owner Jorge Mas said on Friday, with reports suggesting Javier Mascherano is in pole position.Argentine Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has left the club due to personal reasons and Mas said that he and fellow owner David Beckham have moved quickly …
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Max Verstappen’s hopes of clinching a fourth consecutive drivers’ world championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend took a dent on Friday when Red Bull revealed they brought the wrong rear wing. In an interview with Auto Motor und Sport, the team’s senior advisor Helmut Marko said Red Bull were losing up to six-tenths …
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Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of Lando Norris as three-time champion Max Verstappen struggled for grip in Thursday’s late-night second free practice session for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.Hamilton clocked a best lap in 1min 33.825sec in his Mercedes to outpace fellow Briton Norris in a McLaren by 0.011 seconds. Hamilton’s Mercedes’ team-mate …
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German international Franz Wagner drained a three-pointer with three seconds remaining as the Orlando Magic ended the Los Angeles Lakers’ unbeaten home record with a dramatic 119-118 victory on Thursday.Rising star Wagner took full advantage of wayward Lakers shooting from the free throw line in the closing seconds of a see-saw battle at the Crypto.Com …
The Cleveland Browns battled through a second-half blizzard to score a 24-19 upset over the high-flying Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday.Cleveland running back Nick Chubb crashed over with just under a minute remaining at a snow-blanketed Huntington Bank Field to seal a dramatic victory in Arctic conditions.The AFC North-leading Steelers looked to have hauled themselves back …
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin, the NHL scoring leader who is approaching Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record, will miss the next four to six weeks with a broken leg, the team announced Thursday.The 39-year-old Russian left wing has 15 goals in 18 games, becoming the oldest player in NHL history to be the first to …
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Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani and New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge were named unanimous choices for Major League Baseball’s 2024 Most Valuable Player awards on Thursday.After a historic campaign that ended with his first World Series title, Ohtani captured the National League MVP award, his second MVP award in a row and third …
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Shohei Ohtani was named Major League Baseball’s National League Most Valuable Player on Thursday after a historic 2024 season that ended with his first World Series title.The 30-year-old Japanese designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers took his second MVP award in a row and third in four years after winning the American League MVP …
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