FRANCE (AP) -- Tadej Pogacar had no need to attack on the final stage of the Tour de France. Defending a lead of more than five minutes in Sunday's time trial, he was set to comfortably win the race for the third time and first time in three years, anyway. But defense has not been in his vocabulary...
TROON, Scotland (AP) — Xander Schauffele won the British Open on Sunday for his second major of the year, delivering a masterpiece at Royal Troon with a 6-under 65 to overcome a two-shot deficit and give the Americans a sweep of the four majors for the first time since 1982. Xander Schauffele of...
SUPERDEVOLUY, France (AP) — Richard Carapaz claimed his first Tour de France stage win after showcasing his climbing prowess in the final ascents on Wednesday, July 17, in the Alps. Stage winner Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium after the seventeenth stage of the Tour de France...
Fil-American Rico Hoey settled for a share of the runner-up honors with four others after a playoff on Sunday, July 14, in the ISCO Championship at the Keene Trace’s Champions Course in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Rico Hoey finishes tied for second in the PGA Tour's ISCO Championship. (File...
NORTH BERWICK (AP) — Ludvig Aberg has won on the European tour and PGA Tour in the year since leaving college, and another 6-under 64 in the Scottish Open on Friday, July 12, put him in a position to win a tournament sanctioned by both tours. Ludvig Aberg on the 18th hole during day two of the...
SILVIS (AP) — Davis Thompson had been working toward a moment like this, and he wasn’t about to let anything stop him — not a soft golf course that produced the best scores of the week, not the pressure of trying to win for the first time on the PGA Tour. Davis Thompson (AP) He started with a...
SILVIS (AP) — Aaron Rai of England went from a close call last week in Detroit to another chance at his first PGA Tour victory, playing another bogey-free round of 8-under 63 on Friday, July 5, to share the lead with C.T. Pan going into the weekend at the John Deere Classic. Aaron Rai (AP) Still...
The exclusive deal that Singaporean authorities reportedly struck with music artist Taylor Swift, though heavily criticized, may actually be a silver lining for many Filipinos. Swift's immensely successful Eras Tour, on track to become the highest-grossing in history, has led to ticket websites...
SILVIS (AP) — Hayden Springer posted the 14th sub-60 round in PGA Tour history on Thursday, July 4, joining a rapidly expanding list with an eagle-birdie finish in the John Deere Classic for a 12-under 59. Hayden Springer (AP) All that got him was a two-shot lead over Sami Valimaki on a...
VALLOIRE (AP) — Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between. Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 139.6 kilometers (86.7 miles) with...
Fil-American Rico Hoey carded an eagle-aided 5-under-par 67 to finish tied for sixth place in the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday, June 30, at the Detroit Golf Club in Michigan. Fil-American Rico Hoey posts his best performance so far this season. (File Photo/Rico Hoey Instagram) The Manila-born...
DETROIT (AP) — Cam Davis won the Rocket Mortgage Classic for the second time, closing with a 2-under 70 on Sunday, June 30, that gave him a one-shot victory when Akshay Bhatia three-putted from 32 feet on the final hole. Cam Davis celebrates winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament at...
