Danish brothers Rasmus and Nicolai Hojgaard will become the first pair of twins to compete in the same Masters, fulfilling a childhood dream Thursday at Augusta National.The identical 24-year-olds from Denmark will become the 19th set of brothers to tee off in the same Masters, the first since Italy’s Eduardo and Francesco Molinari from 2010-2012.”We’ve had many …
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Rory McIlroy will put his heart on the line once more at the Masters, hoping resilience from past agonies pays off with a green jacket and a career Grand Slam.The four-time major winner from Northern Ireland arrived at Augusta National this week after wins at Pebble Beach and The Players Championship, the first time he has …
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Brian Harman kept steady in the wind as he held on to his three-shot lead to win the PGA Tour Texas Open in San Antonio on Sunday.The former British Open champion had a late wobble, with back-to-back bogeys on the 15th and 16th but his closest challenger Andrew Novak was unable to take advantage.Novak left …
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Luka Doncic scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers produced a devastating display of long-range shooting to score a surprising 126-99 blowout over the No.1 ranked Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.A heavyweight showdown between the Western Conference leaders and the third-placed Lakers was effectively settled in the first half, as Los Angeles rattled in …
Qualifier Jenson Brooksby, ranked 507th in the world, upset second-seed Francis Tiafoe 6-4, 6-2 to win the US Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston on Sunday.Brooksby has pulled off upsets all week, saving match point in three matches after battling out of qualifying to beat top seed Tommy Paul in the semi-final.But he was in …
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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone scooped the $100,000 top prize after cruising to victory in the 400m to bring the curtain down on the inaugural Grand Slam Track meeting in Kingston on Sunday.Two-time Olympic 400m hurdles champion McLaughlin-Levrone coasted home in 50.32sec at the National Stadium to bag her second win of the three-day competition after an easy …
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Jessica Pegula took advantage of a dramatic collapse by Sofia Kenin to claim her second title of the season with a 6-3, 7-5 victory in the WTA Charleston Open final on Sunday.After dropping the opening set, Kenin looked poised to force a decider after breaking Pegula’s serve three times to race into a 5-1 lead …
Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th NHL career goal on Sunday, etching his name into ice hockey history by finally passing the previous all-time record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. Washington Capitals ace Ovechkin — who had tied Gretzky’s 26-year-old mark with two goals on Friday — scored on a power play early in the second period …
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th NHL career goal on Sunday, etching his name into ice hockey history by finally passing the previous all-time record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. Washington Capitals ace Ovechkin — who had tied Gretzky’s 26-year-old mark with two goals on Friday — scored on a power play early in the second period …
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Wilfried Zaha inspired Charlotte to a comeback 2-1 win over Nashville in Major League Soccer with the home side scoring twice in the last five minutes.German Hany Mukhtar had put Nashville ahead in the 32nd minute, finishing off a lengthy passing move, turning in a Daniel Lovitz cross at the back post.Former Crystal Palace winger …
