Tag: Championship
Valspar Championship: Emotional Peter Malnati wins first title in nine years at Innisbrook Resort | Golf News
Peter Malnati was left fighting back tears after he claimed his second PGA Tour title and first since 2015 with victory in the Valspar Championship. Malnati carded a final round of 67 at Innisbrook Resort to finish 12 under par, two shots clear of fellow American Cameron Young. Young, who three-putted the 18th in a…
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Seri Pak Championship: Jiyai Shin rises into tie for first after second-round 63 | Golf News
South Korean Jiyai Shin carded the low round of the week to shoot up the leaderboard and into a tie for first at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship in Palos Verdes Estates, California on Saturday. Shin, who began the third round in a tie for 33rd, shot an eight-under 63 to join Alison Lee,…
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Valspar Championship: Keith Mitchell eagles last hole to seize two-shot lead going into the final day | Golf News
Keith Mitchell will take a two-shot lead into the final day of the Valspar Championship in Miami. The American rocketed to the top of the leaderboard after shooting a round of 66, leaving him 10 under par for the tournament and two shots in front of the trailing pack of Seamus Power, Mackenzie Hughes and…
Read MorePhilippines set to host 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship
FILE–Crowd shot during the FIVB VNL game between Japan and China at Mall of Asia Arena. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines earned the hosting rights to the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in 2025 a month after expressing its desire to bring the prestigious tournament to Manila. The FIVB on Wednesday evening announced…
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Players Championship 5: Raymond van Barneveld ends three-year wait for PDC ranking title after beating Stephen Bunting | Darts News
Raymond van Barneveld ended his three-year wait for a PDC ranking title as he stormed to victory in Players Championship 5 in Hildesheim. The 56-year-old Dutchman thrashed Stephen Bunting 8-1 to wrap up a victory which is also likely to secure his qualification for the World Championship later this year. Van Barneveld eased through a…
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How Ireland won the 2024 Six Nations: Can they keep championship success going after repeat titles? | Rugby Union News
We take a look at how Ireland clinched the 2024 Six Nations title, and after back-to-back championship wins, ponder can they keep such success going? A Grand Slam slipped from their grasp late at Twickenham in Round 4, but Andy Farrell has now guided Ireland to Six Nations titles in 2023 and 2024, to sit…
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LPGA Tour: Hannah Green makes stunning final-hole birdie to see off Celine Boutier at HSBC Women’s World Championship | Golf News
Hannah Green made a stunning 30-foot birdie at the final hole to clinch a one-stroke victory over Celine Boutier at the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship on Sunday. It was the 27-year-old Australian’s fourth LPGA title, and first since the JM Eagle LA Championship last year. Boutier (67), who had said on Saturday she…
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HSBC Women’s World Championship: Ayaka Furue leads by two strokes going into final round in Singapore | Golf News
Ayaka Furue of Japan took a two-stroke lead after three rounds of the LPGA Tour’s HSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore after carding a four-under 68 on Saturday. The 23-year-old Furue, who won the Women’s Scottish Open in her first year on tour in 2022, is 10 under for the tournament with one round to…
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Celine Boutier tops HSBC Women’s World Championship leaderboard after brilliant second-round 64 in Singapore | Golf News
Six-time LPGA Tour winner Celine Boutier posted a bogey-free round of 64 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the HSBC Women’s World Championship. The 30-year-old followed up her opening 73 at the Sentosa Golf Club course to sit seven under for the tournament, one clear of Japan’s Ayaka Furue,…
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PH formally bids to host 2025 FIVB World Men’s Championship
FILE–A VNL game between Japan and Italy during the Philippines’ hosting of the international event at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City in July 2023. MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is bidding to host the 2025 FIVB World Men’s Championship as it hopes to field the men’s volleyball team against the 31 best squads…
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