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Tiger Woods was unable to play in the Genesis Invitational after his mother, Kultida Woods, passed away a few days earlier. Although he had originally planned to perform, Tiger decided to take a break to help him process her death. However, he has indicated that he will return to play in bigger events. “I haven’t…
Novak Djokovic is back in action in Doha this week, having recovered much faster than expected from the left thigh injury he suffered during the 2025 Australian Open. It was rumored that the former world number 1 would have to be out of action for a couple of months and that he would only return…
Carlos Alcaraz chased a Career Grand Slam at the Australian Open. The 21-year-old could not complete all four Major crowns in Melbourne following the quarter-final defeat to Novak Djokovic. The Serb overcame a hamstring injury and prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in three hours and 37 minutes, ending the Spaniard’s title dreams. Carlos’ coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero,…
Phil Mickelson caused quite a storm last year after comments regarding LIV Golf and the Saudis. Mickelson did not mince words when criticizing the Saudis, who believe that it is a regime that does not respect human rights. Mickelson also used some offensive words, all of which were later used against him. Mickelson has been…
Ludvig Aberg surprised the golf public by winning the Genesis Invitational tournament. The 25-year-old golfer arrived at the tournament visibly tired, exhausted from a mysterious illness that had caused him problems in the previous weeks. However, that didn’t stop him from winning his second title on the PGA Tour, with 12 shots under par. Three…
Jessica Pegula blasted the anti-doping process in tennis as “completely broken” as the world No. 5 claims it simply cannot be trusted. For months, there had been a lot of talk about what would happen during Jannik Sinner’s CAS hearing in April. But then this past weekend, the WADA announced that they withdrew their appeal in…
Carlos Alcaraz indicated he would make “small changes” if he were to meet Novak Djokovic in Doha but also underlined that the rest of the competition was no cakewalk either. So far in 2025, the Spanish tennis star owns a 9-1 record, having reached the Australian Open quarterfinal and won the ATP 500 tournament in…
Yevgeny Kafelnikov made a pretty radical suggestion to ATP players as the former two-time Grand Slam champion thinks they should boycott playing against Jannik Sinner. On Saturday, the tennis community woke up to the news that the WADA settled with the Italian tennis star on a three-month doping ban. That means that the 23-year-old’s CAS…
Domination by South African Wilco Nienaber in the NTT Data Pro Am, who won with a 262 (60 66 66 70, -27) leaving his compatriot Jean-Paul Strydom, second with 269 (-20), seven shots behind. The fourth consecutive seasonal tournament in South Africa, also organized in collaboration by HotelPlanner Tour (formerly Challenge Tour) and Sunshine Tour,…
Novak Djokovic’s PTPA issued a pretty strong reaction to the WADA-Jannik Sinner settlement news as they appeared to suggest that “bias” played a role in how the case was handled. After the ITIA determined that the Italian bore no fault or negligence for two failed doping tests, the WADA contested that ruling and wanted a…