Tag: Championship
Jimmy White’s World Championship hopes ended by Liu Hongyu in qualifying | Snooker News
Jimmy White has not made it through qualifying for the 2024 World Championships; White has been a runner up at the Crucible six times; He lost 10-3 to 19-year-old Liu Hongyu Last Updated: 11/04/24 8:33pm Jimmy White will not be a part of the 2024 World Championships after losing out in qualifying Jimmy White’s hopes…
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Chris Dobey wins Players Championship 7 on day of nine-dart finishes in Leicester | Darts News
Chris Dobey beat Josh Rock 8-4 to win Players Championship 7 in Leicester on a day on which he was one of three players to hit a nine-dart finish. ‘Hollywood’ – beaten in the Players Championship 4 final by Damon Heta in February – produced his perfect leg in the third round against Mickey Mansell…
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Harry Brook hits 69-ball century on return for Yorkshire in County Championship | Cricket News
Harry Brook smashed a 69-ball hundred for Yorkshire in the County Championship in his first competitive innings since withdrawing from England’s winter tour of India for personal reasons. Brook, who also opted to pull out of his IPL stint with Delhi Capitals following the death of his grandmother, struck 14 fours and two sixes against…
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Mark Williams beats Ronnie O’Sullivan in Tour Championship final after winning seven frames in a row | Snooker News
Mark Williams wins seven frames in a row to beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in Tour Championship final; Williams claims 26th rankings title, denies O’Sullivan a 42nd; World Snooker Championship runs from April 20 to May 6 at The Crucible in Sheffield with O’Sullivan looking for record eighth title Last Updated: 07/04/24 10:09pm Mark Williams won seven…
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County Championship 2024 season: Ben Stokes’ quest for fitness, England’s search for the next Stuart Broad and which teams will contest for the title? | Cricket News
The English cricket summer officially gets under way on Friday – yes, hard to believe given the frigid early-April conditions – and so what should we be looking out for in the County Championship? England are not in action in Test cricket until they face the West Indies on July 10, so there is quite…
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'It's crazy! | Who will finish in the Championship top two?
Jobi McAnuff and Robert Snodgrass analyse the race for promotion from the Sky Bet Championship after Ipswich, Leeds and Leicester all picked up wins on Easter Monday.
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Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke draw in epic British heavyweight championship fight | Boxing News
Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke drew in an epic heavyweight contest that proved too close to call. After 12 breath-taking rounds on one card Wardley won 114-113, on another Clarke had it 115-112 and on the third they were level 113-113. Clarke had to rise from a knockdown in the fifth round and had a…
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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…
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