Month: February 2019

4:46 AM ET Australian James Nitties made nine successive birdies in the opening round of his home Vic Open in Barwon Heads on Thursday, matching Mark Calcavecchia‘s 10-year-old record. Starting from the 10th hole at 13th Beach Golf Links, Melbourne man Nitties made his remarkable run from the par-four 15th through to the par-five fifth
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3:34 AM ET The promoter of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix believes the Formula One Promoters’ Association (FOPA) needs to learn lessons from the media storm it created with its open letter to Formula One bosses. Formula One’s CEO, Chase Carey, says criticism aimed at the sport by race promoters last week was “strange” and insists
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5:08 PM ET Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Gilles Simon in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals of the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Wednesday. Former world No. 5 Tsonga, who is currently ranked 210 after a spell out due to knee surgery, overcame No. 4 seed Simon 6-2, 7-6 (3) in one hour,
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1:07 AM ET The troubled World Boxing Super Series, hobbled by financial issues that caused a variety of late payments to fighters with some bonus payments missed altogether in the quarterfinals, is attempting to carry on with the semifinal rounds in its three second-season tournaments. On Wednesday, Comosa AG, which owns the tournaments, announced that
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12:15 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk is planning a return to the 115-pound division in the second half of 2019. Jedrzejczyk (15-3) told reporters on Wednesday she is enjoying time off, following a failed 125-pound flyweight title bid against Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 231 in December. She declined an
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