Red-hot Scheffler on brink of fourth win of the year

Red-hot Scheffler on brink of fourth win of the year

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was on the brink of his fourth win in five starts this year when play was suspended for darkness at the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage on Sunday. Scheffler was five strokes clear with three holes to play and poised to become the first player to win four times in a five-tournament stretch since Tiger Woods in 2007-08. A delay of two hours 32 minutes on […]

April 22, 2024 6

Sport

Australian swim coach rejects claims of systemic Chinese doping

An Australian coach who works with the Chinese Swimming Association has rejected claims of systemic state-run doping, saying it is "so far from anything I have seen". The sport was rocked at the weekend by revelations that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for prescription heart drug trimetazidine (TMZ) -- which can enhance performance -- ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. But they were allowed to compete after […]

April 22, 2024 6

Lifestyle

“As a minister, the buck stops with me” – Emma Theofelus

https://youtu.be/9vQ6rtuoVM4 By Finna Kahili via News on One Unlike her previous position as deputy minister of information and communication technology, Emma Theofelus, who has now been elevated to minister, says the public has shown some level of confidence in the leadership of young people, especially women. In a recent interview, Theofelus shared insights on how she has transitioned in her role and what her day is […]

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Sport

Defending champion Swiatek motors into Stuttgart quarter-finals

World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek progressed to the quarter-finals of the WTA Stuttgart clay-court tournament by beating Elise Mertens in straight sets on Thursday, her ninth win in nine career matches at the French Open warm-up event. Swiatek beat the unseeded Belgian 6-3, 6-4 to maintain her bid to capture a third successive title in the German city and be handed the keys to a third […]

April 19, 2024 6

Sport

Korda makes strong start to LPGA record bid

Nelly Korda made a strong start to her bid for a record-equalling fifth straight LPGA Tour win with a four-under-par 68 Thursday at the Chevron Championship, the first women's major of the year. The world number one from the United States was two strokes behind leader and compatriot Lauren Coughlin, who shot a superb bogey-free 66 at The Club at Carlton Woods, Texas. The 25-year-old Korda is looking […]

April 19, 2024 9

Sport

Arsenal, Liverpool fight to keep Premier League race alive

Arsenal have no time to dwell on their Champions League exit as they return to Premier League action this weekend with the chance to reclaim top spot. Manchester City were the big winners last week, hammering Luton 5-1 before Arsenal and Liverpool both lost, and are now firm favourites to claim an unprecedented fourth straight English top-flight title. But City are in FA Cup semi-final action against Chelsea […]

April 19, 2024 1

Sport

Coe divides Olympic movement with prize money move

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe's decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medallists may have been welcomed by athletes but the move has upset some of his fellow federation bosses and surprised seasoned observers of the Games. Coe put the cat among the pigeons when he announced last week that track and field gold medallists at the Paris Games this year will receive $50,000 (47,000 euros), a first […]

April 19, 2024 7

Sport

O’Sullivan eyes eighth snooker world title amid more retirement talk

Ronnie O'Sullivan may be the most gifted snooker player of his generation, but even the prospect of winning a modern-day record eighth world title has not stopped him from talking about retirement once again. O'Sullivan threatening to quit snooker is almost as much of an annual event as the World Championships -- which start on Saturday -- themselves, but it's not one officials can disregard lightly given the […]

April 19, 2024 5

World

Indian wrestlers ‘sleeping on floor’ after Dubai airport flooded

Two top Indian wrestlers have been "sleeping on the floor" at Dubai airport after record rainfall disrupted travel to and from the Middle East financial centre, Indian media reported. The Indian Express newspaper said Paris Olympics hopeful Deepak Punia and fellow wrestler Sujeet Kalkal had been stuck at the airport since Tuesday while en route to Bishkek for the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Scores of flights were delayed, […]

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