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SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio was an opportunity for seasoned golfer Lucas Glover to share his thoughts on the state of the PGA Tour. The most famous golf tour has made many innovations this year, but next year will bring even more. Glover is not particularly open to some changes, especially moving to smaller fields, believing…
Mirra Andreeva made tennis history and had her Dubai trophy next to her during a post-final presser but one thing was missing – a glass of champagne. On Saturday, the Russian tennis star ousted Clara Tauson 7-6 (1) 6-1 to win the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai. By claiming the Dubai title, the 17-year-old became…
For several days now, the main news in the world of golf has been the negotiations between the PIF and the PGA Tour in the White House, with Donald Trump as the mediator in this story. The US president has shared the position many times so far that he is ready to help both sides,…
Steve Johnson says the Jannik Sinner doping ban ruling “smells fishy” to him as the former American tennis star has some questions. After the WADA lodged an appeal in the ITIA’s verdict and said that they would seek a 1-2 year ban for the 23-year-old, the world No. 1 was due to appear in a…
Alexander Zverev made some harsh comments about the balls used at the Rio Open just before suffering a shock loss. On Friday, the top seed saw his campaign end in the quarterfinal after world No. 86 Francisco Comesana completed an upset 4-6 6-3 6-4 win. But even before exiting the tournament, the world No. 2…
Tiger Woods played his first match since the death of his mother at a TGL meet in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Tuesday. It all ended in a proverbial New York minute for Woods and his Jupiter Links GC teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim, who lost 10-3 in a one-sided rout at the hands…
WTA director of safeguarding Lindsay Brandon is calling on social media companies to do a better job of detecting online abuse as the WTA official highlights that an athlete’s safety should be a top priority. Earlier this week in Dubai, Emma Raducanu was met by a man in Dubai who “showed a fixated behavior.” A…
Jimmy Connors says Jannik Sinner’s absence from tennis is definitely “not a good thing for the game,” especially knowing how successful the 23-year-old has been since the start of 2024. Last weekend, the dilemma surrounding the Italian’s doping case officially ended once for all after he and the WADA agreed on a three-month suspension. Since…
World no. 10 Andrey Rublev claimed his 17th ATP title at the ATP 500 tournament in Doha. The Russian defeated world no. 16 Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in two hours and four minutes, lifting his first trophy since last year’s Madrid Masters. Andrey struggled to control his temper and display his best tennis in…
World No. 14 Mirra Andreeva claimed her biggest career title at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, defeating fellow first-time WTA 1000 finalist Clara Tauson 7-6(1) 6-1. With this victory, Andreeva not only became the youngest WTA 1000 champion since the format’s introduction in 2009 but also the first 17-year-old to break into the Top…