World number one Scottie Scheffler began his attempt for a third straight win with a solid two-under-par round of 68 at the PGA Tour’s Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday.After the first round at the Colonial Country Club, American John Pak held a three-shot lead after he carded a seven-under 63.Scheffler arrived back …
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USA captain Christian Pulisic has pulled out of his country’s final tournament ahead of the 2026 World Cup citing a need for rest.Mauricio Pochettino’s USA will compete in the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June after playing friendly matches in the States against Switzerland and Turkey.AC Milan winger Pulisic was not named in the 27-man squad …
The Denver Nuggets confirmed David Adelman as the franchise’s new head coach on Thursday following the team’s elimination from the NBA playoffs.Adelman had worked as Denver’s interim head coach after the shock dismissal of Michael Malone in early April in the final days of the regular season.Adelman subsequently oversaw the Nuggets’ first round playoff series …
Australian driver Will Power says Team Penske are ready to move forward from the scandal which led to the sacking of three senior executives just days away from Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 showpiece.Penske’s preparations for this weekend’s event at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the jewel in the crown of the IndyCar season, were thrown into chaos …
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Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter was named on Thursday in the United States squad for next month’s friendly internationals against Turkey and Switzerland.Berhalter, the son of former US international coach Gregg Berhalter, has been in dazzling form for Vancouver this season, helping the Canadian club reach the final of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.The 24-year-old is …
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Anti-doping bodies on Thursday condemned plans for the first edition of the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas, an Olympics-style event where athletes will be free to use performance-enhancing drugs.The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and bodies across the world have taken aim at the event after organizers revealed the date, venue and format for the competition.The …
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The Indiana Pacers pulled off an extraordinary fourth-quarter comeback to beat the New York Knicks 138-135 in overtime in Game One of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday.The Knicks, playing in the conference finals for the first time in 25 years, had been in charge of the contest at Madison Square Garden and led …
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Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named Most Valuable Player in the NBA for the 2024-2025 season on Wednesday.Canadian-born Gilgeous-Alexander pipped Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets to the prize, which considers only performances during the regular season.Broadcaster TNT said Gilgeous-Alexander won the vote 71-29 over Serbian Jokic, who has won the MVP award three times.Gilgeous-Alexander, …
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Record-breaking downhill skier Lindsey Vonn said the choice of Cortina d’Ampezzo for the women’s races at the 2025 Milan Winter Olympic was her main motivation for coming out of retirement.The former Olympic and world champion stunned the sports world when she returned to the US ski team last year aged 40, five years after retirement.Vonn’s …
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IndyCar giants Team Penske have fired three senior executives after a scandal over illegal modifications to cars ahead of this week’s showcase Indianapolis 500 race.Team president Tim Cindric, managing director Ron Ruzewski and general manager Kyle Moyer were all dismissed on Wednesday.”Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams. We …
