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TGL debut drama: Tiger Woods mocks McIlroy’s miss with theatrical hammer swing
The last TGL match attracted the most attention so far, considering that Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, two major names on the golf scene, were standing across the street. The two are also the creators of TGL, cooperating with the PGA Tour. In the end, Jupiter Links Golf Club, captained by Tiger, celebrated against Rory’s…
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Richie Ramsay explains why he wears a hat without sponsor logos at Hero Dubai
Richie Ramsay, a famous Scottish golfer, surprised many by appearing at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, wearing a hat that did not have the logo of his sponsors. Given that fans and the public were surprised by such an act, the 41-year-old explained his views. Namely, Ramsey believes that he is an independent golfer, who…
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Rory McIlroy unveils three major career objectives
Rory McIlroy has huge ambitions for this season, and we’ll see if he’s on the right track to achieving them. Before the start of each season, the 35-year-old shares his goals for the current season, and his ambition has been shown this time as well. Namely, in an interview with the BBC, the great golfer…
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Jannik Sinner’s coach sheds light on health issues vs Holger Rune: White as a sheet
Coach Darren Cahill revealed Jannik Sinner was “as white as a sheet” before the Holger Rune match and they absolutely feared that he may not be able to play that day. If you remember well, that was the match during which the cameras picked up the Italian’s hands shaking during a changeover. Jannik Sinner© Stream…
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Emma Raducanu delivers odd reflection on her shock Singapore loss to world No. 101
Emma Raducanu claimed that she played better in Singapore than she did at the Australian Open despite a shock first-round exit. On Monday, the seventh-seeded Briton bowed out of the WTA 250 tournament in Singapore after 101st-ranked Cristina Bucsa edged her out in a tight three-set battle 5-7 7-5 7-5. Before coming to the Asian…
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A thousand weeks of greatness: Novak Djokovic matches Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal
Novak Djokovic secured another incredible record! The 24-time Major winner is spending his 1000th consecutive week in the top-1000, joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on the exclusive list. Roger stands on 1165 consecutive top-100 weeks. Rafa is on 1029, and Novak will pass him in seven and a half months. At 37 years and…
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Alexander Zverev details why Jannik Sinner is very similar to prime Novak Djokovic
Alexander Zverev dropped the ultimate praise on Jannik Sinner following their Australian Open final clash, comparing the Italian to prime Novak Djokovic. Bidding to win his first Grand Slam, the 27-year-old German fell short after the No. 1 seed handed him a 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 loss. During the match, the world No. 2 fired…
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Nicola Pietrangeli refuses to declare Jannik Sinner greatest ever Italian male player
Jannik Sinner may already have the two greatest feats in Italian tennis but Nicola Pietrangeli doesn’t think that he still hasn’t done enough to be considered the greatest ever Italian player. On Sunday, the 23-year-old defeated Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open final to become Italy’s first-ever male player with three Grand Slams. When Sinner…
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Four years later: Why LIV Golf hasn’t achieved its ambitious goals
Although they invested huge amounts of money since their arrival in 2022, LIV Golf failed to achieve its main goal: to become the leading Tour on the golf scene. Judging by the statements of Greg Norman, CEO of LIV Golf and other important figures of the controversial Tour, it seemed as if they expected to…
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Simona Halep issues major statement on her ex-coach guiding Jannik Sinner to AO title
Simona Halep was thrilled for her former long-time coach Darren Cahill after he guided Jannik Sinner to the 2025 Australian Open title, declaring the 59-year-old “the best coach.” On Sunday, the Italian won his third Grand Slam in the past 12 months after beating Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6 (4) 6-3 in the final at Melbourne…
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DP World Tour: Alejandro Del Rey dominates
Spain’s Alejandro Del Rey dominated the fourth edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship, taking his first win on the DP World Tour with 266 (68 66 66 66, -22) shots on the par 72 Al Hamra GC course in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The Spaniard left England’s Marcus Armitage, who led the…
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Daniel Van Tonder prevails at playoff, Celli 50th
South African Daniel Van Tonder won the SDC Open with a score of 272 (72 65 68 67, -16), beating his compatriot Altin Van Der Merwe (272 – 66 67 65 74), with whom he had finished the competition on par, with a par on the first play-off hole. Van Tonder, results On the Zebula…
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‘Stunned’ Alexander Zverev addresses Jannik Sinner’s pending CAS doping hearing
Alexander Zverev was left blindsided a bit after being asked about Jannik Sinner’s doping case but quickly collected himself and noted that the ITIA’s investigation cleared the Italian so he wasn’t interested in throwing out speculations about whether or not the world No. 1 would get suspended by the CAS. On Sunday, the 23-year-old successfully…
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Insider confirms police met Alexander Zverev’s heckler, reveals if arrest was made
Ben Rothenberg reported on his Substack that the woman who heckled Alexander Zverev was met by two uniformed police officers after the incident but avoided an arrest. As the German tennis star was preparing for his runner-up speech, someone from the Australian Open stands shouted three times, “Australia believes Olga and Brenda” before boos stopped…
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Picture: Rafael Nadal watches Naoya Honda win first Futures title
Rafael Nadal retired from professional tennis at the Davis Cup Finals in November. Two decades after debuting for Spain, the veteran played his last match in the national jersey. He ended his incredible career in front of the home fans in Malaga and returned to his paradise island of Mallorca. While not competing anymore, Rafa still…
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Tien and Basavareddy to Play Delray Beach Open Qualifying
American Learner Tien, who shocked Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open, will play Delray Beach qualifying next week. Photo credit: Peter Staples/ATP Tour Rising American stars will ride winning waves into Delray Beach. Australian Open breakout stars Learner Tien and Nishesh Basavareddy are set to play the Delray Beach Open qualifying event as part of Opening Weekend February 7-9…
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Boris Becker predicts hard times for Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic’s injury has stirred oceans of opinions among the media, players, former players and fans. A premise that I want to make before going on in the article: A competitor like Nole must have suffered too much physically, to retire at the end of the first set of the Australian Open 2025 semifinal, otherwise…
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‘He will be back!’ Craig Tiley dismisses Novak Djokovic retirement rumors
Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley is confident that Novak Djokovic will return to Melbourne in 2026! The ten-time champion experienced a challenging campaign in Melbourne last week, injuring his left leg and retiring in the semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Novak sustained a hamstring injury in the quarter-final duel versus Carlos Alcaraz. Struggling with his…
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Dottie Pepper criticizes slow play on PGA Tour, calling for more respect from players
CBS golf analyst Dottie Pepper is not delighted about the changes in the golf scene, putting an emphasis on the sport of play on the PGA Tour. The Farmers Insurance Open was just a confirmation of what was said earlier. The final group consisting of Aldrick Potgeitere, Andrew Novak and Harris English spent the entire…
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Alexander Zverev understood something important during the Australian Open final
Alexander Zverev was very sad and heartbroken after the final of the 2025 Australian Open, in which he was defeated by Jannik Sinner quite clearly. The world number 2 never gave the feeling of being able to put the Italian ace in difficulty, who controlled the match from start to finish and prevailed in three…