VICTORIA (AFP) -- Mark Cavendish and the bulked up fast men should dispute the first bunch sprint of the Tour de France at Bayonne on Monday, July 3, in an ever more dangerous competition. Â *Mark Cavendish. (AFP)*Â While the death of Gino Maeder on the Tour of Switzerland last month was a...
Jvee Casio showed veteran poise and coolly sank three crucial free throws with 22 seconds left to help Blackwater survive a late San Miguel Beer rally, 103-101, in the PBA on Tour at the FilOil EcoOil Arena in San Juan on Sunday, July 2. *Jvee Casio saves the day for Blackwater (PBA Images) * With...
BILBAO (AFP) -- The 2023 Tour de France embarks from the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday, July 1, with safety in the spotlight, a route featuring 30 peaks, and a roster with two clear overall favourites in champion Jonas Vingegaard and Slovenian star Tadej Pogacar. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider...
BILBAO (AFP) -- Cycling's Tour de France, with its caravan of teams, media, publicity and security, was visible everywhere around Bilbao on Thursday, June 29, as champion Jonas Vingegaard prepared to start the defence of his title. *Jumbo-Visma's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard cycles to the stage...
BILBAO (AFP) -- Cycling's Tour de France, with its vast caravan of teams, media, publicity and security, was visible everywhere around the Spanish city of Bilbao on Thursday, June 29, with riders poised to embark on the epic 21-day race to Paris. *(From Left), Jumbo-Visma's Belgian rider Wout Van...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The "framework" agreement that united the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers was submitted to US lawmakers on Monday, June 26, night ahead of a Congressional hearing, according to multiple reports. The deal, obtained by Golf Channel and the Washington Post, outlines a...
BILBAO (AFP) -- Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France out of the Basque port of Bilbao on Saturday, June 24, on a 21-day adventure crammed with peaks, postcard panoramas and an eye-catching showdown on a massive dormant volcano on the 3,404km route to Paris. *Jonas...
NEW YORK (AFP) --Â Keegan Bradley survived a spate of late bogeys to claim an emotional victory on Sunday, June 25, at the Travelers Championship, the PGA Tour event in Connecticut that the New Englander considers his home tournament. *Keegan Bradley of the United States celebrates after winning...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Keegan Bradley birdied five straight holes in a seven-under-par 63 on Friday, June 23, to join Denny McCarthy atop the leaderboard at the US PGA Tour Travelers Championship, where Rory McIlroy was among those in the mix. *Keegan Bradley of the United States plays his shot from the...
NEW YORK (AFP) --Â Denny McCarthy fired 10 birdies in a 10-under-par 60 on Thursday, June 22, to grab a two-shot lead over Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley in the US PGA Tour Traveler's Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut. *Denny McCarthy of the United States plays his shot from the third tee...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- United States lawmakers on Wednesday, June 21, invited the chiefs of the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to testify at a hearing looking into their shock deal that has rocked the golf world. *US Senator Richard Blumenthal. (AFP)* Richard Blumenthal,...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- United States golf legend Tom Watson called on the PGA Tour to provide full details of its merger with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf on Monday, June 19, saying the deal had left a slew of unanswered questions. *Golf legend Tom Watson. (AFP)* In an open letter sent to PGA Tour...
