LONDON (AFP) -- Celine Boutier admits it is a long shot but the French player still starts as favourite to make it three wins in a row at the final major of the season, this weekend's Women's British Open at Walton Heath. France's Celine Boutier. (AFP) The 29-year-old claimed her first major on...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- American Brian Harman won the British Open by six shots on Sunday, July 23, finishing 13 under par to claim his first major title at a rainswept Hoylake. *US golfer Brian Harman poses with the Claret Jug, the trophy for the Champion golfer of the year after winning the 151st British...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- American Brian Harman shrugged off the pressure applied by Jon Rahm's course-record 63Â to take a five-shot lead into the final round of the British Open. *US golfer Brian Harman chips onto the 18th green on day three of the 151st British Open Golf Championship at Royal Liverpool...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- American Brian Harman stormed into a five-shot lead at the British Open on Friday, July 21, after a faultless 65 left him on 10 under par as bigger names struggled to keep pace. *Brian Harman. (AFP)* Home favorite Tommy Fleetwood leads the chase as he battled to an even-par round on...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- Home favorite Tommy Fleetwood set the pace on the opening day of the British Open with a five-under-par 66 alongside South African amateur Christo Lamprecht and Emiliano Grillo as the big guns struggled. *Tommy Fleetwood of England plays his tee shot on the 10th hole during the...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- The in-form Rory McIlroy and the world number one Scottie Scheffler lead the contenders at the 151st British Open as the world's best golfers are reunited at Hoylake on Thursday, July 20. *Rory McIlroy. (AFP)* England's Matthew Jordan hit the first tee shot at 6:35am local time...
HOYLAKE (AFP) -- Rory McIlroy returns to the scene of his sole British Open triumph at Hoylake this week hoping fond memories can help him snap a nine-year major drought, even if they do make him feel old. *Rory McIlroy. (AFP)* McIlroy, 34, seemed destined for double-digit major titles when he swept...
Students from the Philippines will have a chance to be chosen winners of the British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Prize for 2023. (Courtesy of British Council) British Council, United Kingdom’s international organization for educational opportunities and cultural...
ACROSS THE DISTANCE Incoming FEU president Juan Miguel Montinola exchanges tokens of appreciation with B.C. Post Secondary Education & Future Skills minister Selina Robinson British Columbia Post Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS) minister Selina Robinson visited Far Eastern University...
SILVERSTONE (AFP) -- Brad Pitt was full of praise and respect for Formula One and, in particular, the drivers on Sunday after spending the weekend in their company for filming at the British Grand Prix. *US actor Brad Pitt, starring as a driver in an F1-inspired movie, is seen prior to the Formula...
SILVERSTONE (AFP) -- Lewis Hamilton praised fellow-Briton Lando Norris and a record Silverstone crowd on Sunday, July 9, after he finished third for Mercedes in a stirring and tense British Grand Prix. *Third placed Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates during the podium ceremony...
SILVERSTONE (AFP) -- Max Verstappen continued his relentless charge to a third Formula One world title on Sunday, July 9, when he claimed his first British Grand Prix victory to deliver a record-equaling 11th consecutive win for his Red Bull team. *Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen...
