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...
Juami Tiongson caught fire with 37 points, steering Terrafirma to a confidence-boosting 110-96 victory over NLEX to get back on the winning track in the PBA on Tour at the Ynares Sports Arena on Friday, June 16. *Juami Tiongson puts up an all-around performance for Terrafirma. (PBA Images) * It...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US lawmakers began an investigation Thursday, June 15, into the shock merger of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour with Saudi backers of LIV Golf, taking aim at tax breaks. *US Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden. (AFP)* US Senate Finance Committee chairman Ron Wyden, a...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The US Congress launched a probe on Monday, June 12, into the surprise merger of the PGA Tour with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, the chair of an investigative panel announced. *US Senator Richard Blumenthal. (AFP)* The deal unveiled last week raises questions about the role of the Saudi...
