• November 21, 2024

Maria Sharapova, Bryan brothers elected to Tennis Hall of Fame

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Alison Riske of the United States during Day 3 of the Western and Southern Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 12, 2019 in Mason, Ohio. Rob Carr/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Rob Carr / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Maria Sharapova, a…

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Frank Soo: England’s first player of Asian descent to be inducted into National Football Museum Hall of Fame | Football News

The first Asian heritage footballer ever to represent England, Frank Soo, will be inducted into The National Football Museum Hall of Fame, Sky Sports News can exclusively reveal. Buxton-born former Stoke City player Soo, whose father was Chinese, became the first player of Asian heritage to represent England when he appeared in a wartime international…

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Lydia Ko finally gets her Olympic gold, spot in LPGA Hall of Fame

Lydia Ko, of New Zealand, waves to the crowd wearing her gold medal during the medal ceremony following the final round of the women’s golf event at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Le Golf National, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. (AP Photo/Matt York) SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Lydia Ko completed her Olympic medal collection…

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Olympics 2024: Matthew Hudson-Smith narrowly misses out on men’s 400m gold to Quincy Hall | Olympics News

Matthew Hudson-Smith narrowly missed out on gold to USA’s Quincy Hall in a dramatic men’s 400m final at the Paris Olympics. Hudson-Smith led into the final straight but Hall came roaring back and pipped the Briton by 0.04s as Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga took bronze. Hall had never won a major individual athletics title before and…

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Aramco Team Series: Leona Maguire takes two-shot lead into final round as Team Hall and Team Nadaud head to London play-off | Golf News

Ireland’s Leona Maguire will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Aramco Team Series individual event in London, with two teams heading to a play-off. Maguire added a second round of 72 to her opening 66 at Centurion Club to reach eight under par, with Solheim Cup team-mate Georgia Hall her nearest…

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Ricky Hatton, Michael Moorer lead boxing Hall of Fame class

International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2024 inductee Ricky Hatton looks on at parade-goers during the Boxing Hall of Fame Parade of Champions in Canastota, N.Y., on Sunday, June 9, 2024. (John Haeger/Standard-Speaker via AP) Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him…

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Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player, dies of cancer at 71

FILE – Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton, left, jokes with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland, Feb. 19, 2022. Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars of basketball…

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Georgia Hall says she’s a massive fan of links golf and is ready for when British Open returns to St Andrews | Golf News

Former AIG Women’s Open champion Georgia Hall says the British Open returning to St Andrews will be a “great links test” and has made it a “priority” ahead of a busy summer of women’s golf. Hall, who made her major breakthrough at Royal Lytham six years ago, is excited with the challenge at this year’s…

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Vince Carter, Billups headline class for Basketball Hall of Fame

Vince Carter, left, and Chauncey Billups shake hands during a news conference for The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame at the NCAA college basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) GLENDALE, Arizona — Vince Carter wowed the basketball world with his high-flying dunks for more than two decades. Chauncey…

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‘Redeem Team,’ Vince Carter among Basketball Hall nominees

FILE–Vince Carter #15 of the Atlanta Hawks looks on prior to the start of the game against the Orlando Magic at State Farm Arena on October 26, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images/AFP The US 2008 Olympic gold medal squad featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James plus high-leaping Vince Carter were among first-time nominees…

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