Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Golf-Serena among big-name investors behind Woods and McIlroy’s TMRW Sports TMRW Sports, a tech-focused company co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, announced on Wednesday a star-studded investor group that includes tennis great Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion …
Read More »Sports News Roundup: Olympics-Horse riding to be dropped from modern pentathlon – report; Golf-Nothing Goofy about possible PGA return to Disney and more
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Olympics-Horse riding to be dropped from modern pentathlon – report Modern pentathlon’s governing body has voted to remove horse riding from in its programme at the Olympics after the Paris 2024 Games, British media reported. The Guardian said the decision was …
Read More »Sports News Roundup: Golf-Koepka withdraws from Tour Championship with wrist injury; Tennis-American Rogers defeats number one Barty in shock U.S. Open upset and more
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Golf-Koepka withdraws from Tour Championship with wrist injury Brooks Koepka withdrew from the Tour Championship on Saturday after injuring his left wrist hitting a ball out of the rough, prompting questions about whether the American will be fit enough to compete …
Read More »Sports News Roundup: Tennis-Tiafoe stuns Rublev to move into U.S. Open last-16; Golf-Europe’s Reid excited to tackle Korda sisters at Solheim Cup and more
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis-U.S. Open day five Defending champion Naomi Osaka and third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas became high-profile casualties in the third round of the U.S. Open on Friday as two 18-year-olds announced themselves on the big stage by advancing to the last-16 for …
Read More »Sports News Roundup: Golf-Amateur Ganne holds her nerve to tie for U.S. Women’s Open lead; MLB roundup: Dodgers score 11 in first, rout Cardinals and more
Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis-Barty and Osaka exits open door for dark horses at French Open The women’s draw at the French Open was blown wide open on Thursday after world number one and top seed Ash Barty followed second seed Naomi Osaka in bowing …
Read More »Golf-Zalatoris talks to Matsuyama for first time since Masters
Masters runner-up Will Zalatoris could not catch Hideki Matsuyama at Augusta National Golf Club but did track the Japanese major champion down on Tuesday ahead of this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson in McKinney, Texas.Zalatoris said he bumped into Matsuyama in a parking lot at TPC Craig Ranch, where first-round action …
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