SHANGHAI (AFP) -- The world number 186 Wichanee Meechai fired a six-under-par 66 to share the lead with Sweden's Maja Stark after the first round of the LPGA Shanghai on Thursday, Oct. 12. Wichanee Meechai of Thailand (AFP) Danielle Kang, who won the $2.1 million event the previous times it was...
MIAMI (AFP) -- South Korea's An Byeong-hun was suspended for three months by the PGA Tour on Wednesday, Oct. 11, for violating its anti-doping policy with a cough medicine available over the counter in his homeland. South Korea's An Byeong-hun (AFP) The 32-year-old from Seoul was issued a ban...
LAS VEGAS (AFP) -- Lexi Thompson said on Tuesday, Oct. 10, making the cut at this week's Shriners Children's Open will be the highlight of her career as she prepares to become only the seventh female golfer to tee it up on the PGA Tour. Lexi Thompson of the United States (AFP) The 28-year-old LPGA...
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- International golf returns to China after a four-year pandemic hiatus when the LPGA Shanghai tees off on Thursday, Oct. 12, with the host city hoping a hometown hero might be crowned champion. Ruoning Yin of China. (AFP) China has thrown itself back into hosting major competitions...
Lubao-MCFASolver Tech Centrale is ready to shock the world when it makes its debut in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Chooks-to-Go Cebu Masters this weekend. Lubao-MCFASolver Tech Centrale The Philippine club will have to top the qualifying draw to earn its spot in the main draw, but the squad led by...
PARIS (AFP) -- Belgian cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck has been forced to retire aged 27 due to a heart condition discovered after losing control of his car, his team announced on Wednesday, Sept. 20. Belgian cyclist Nathan Van Hooydonck (AFP) "After a series of tests we've diagnosed a heart...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Sahith Theegala cruised to a maiden PGA Tour title on Sunday, Sept. 17, romping to victory by two strokes at the Fortinet Championship in northern California. Sahith Theegala of the United States celebrates with the trophy after winning during the final round of the Fortinet...
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – One-hundred sixty-five surfers from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao are competing in the second leg of the 2023 NextGen Pilipinas Surfing National Tour in Calicoan Island here from September 15 to 21. The competition sanctioned by the United Philippine Surfing...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Sahith Theegala fired an eight-under-par 64 to grab a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship in Napa, northern California on Friday, Sept. 15. Sahith Theegala of the United States plays his shot from the 12th tee during the second round...
Pampanga writes another chapter to its rich basketball history as Lubao MCFASolver Tech Centrale-Philippines will see action in the 2023 Chooks-to-Go Fiba 3x3 World Tour Cebu Masters next week. Lubao MCFASolver Tech Centrale-Philippines. Bannered by Terrence Tumalip, Central Luzon’s leading...
GUIUAN, Eastern Samar – Ten years after typhoon “Yolanda” or “Haiyan” barreled through Eastern Visayas and made its first landfall here, Mayor Annaliza Gonzales-Kwan is relaunching the town as one of the region’s top tourism destinations especially in historical and surfing...
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) -- Australian Lucas Herbert reeled off six straight birdies before a closing par to grab a two-stroke lead after Thursday's first round of the US PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship. Lucas Herbert of Australia plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the...
