Outside of special events like the Ryder Cup, professional golf remains largely an individual sport. But that will change on tour this week as players team up with short-term partners for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans starting on Thursday. Eighty teams of two players each will tee it up […]
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is taking a well-deserved week off after winning his first major last weekend. But many of the players who were chasing him at Augusta are back in action this week for the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina. Five of the top-10 […]
The UK government is looking to make a quick deal after sanctioning Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, who currently owns Chelsea. Four bidders are still in the process of buying the club, with the winner set to be announced next month. The government will then be approached to issue a license […]
The developing rivalry between World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen and Polish grandmaster Jan-Krzysztof Duda will take center stage again on Friday as they battle in the finals of the online Charity Cup chess tournament. The Charity Cup is the second event of the 2022 Champions Chess Tour, and is supporting […]
With a tick more than six weeks remaining until the Kentucky Derby, suspended trainer Bob Baffert finally moved four of his Derby prospects to other trainers. Provided the horses receive enough points in their impending final Derby preps, the move makes them eligible for the May 7 Derby. The Los […]
After the lockout ended earlier this month, fans knew that this season would feature a universal designated hitter, among other deals coming out of the new collective bargaining agreement. Now, the league and players have agreed to more MLB rule changes for 2022. While none of the new rules will […]
Manchester City is closing in on a deal with Dortmund to sign superstar striker Erling Haaland. The 21-year-old is City’s main target for the summer transfer window. The financial details of the “Haaland to City” affair have come to light. The Norwegian will become available at the end of the […]
Novak Djokovic sat out of several tournaments this season as he remains unvaccinated at a time when most global tennis events require a COVID-19 vaccination. But organizers say that will no longer be a problem at the French Open this May. France lifted most of its coronavirus restrictions on Monday, […]
Magnus Carlsen holds the solo lead at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament heading into the final three rounds, but three players are within one point and still hold realistic hopes of catching the World Champion in Wijk aan Zee. Carlsen held a draw with Black against Sergei Karjakin in Wednesday’s […]
World No. 1 Jon Rahm won the Desert Classic in La Quinta back in 2018 when the tournament was known as the CareerBuilder Challenge. Now, Rahm enters as the clear favorite to win again in the event now called The American Express. DraftKings Sportsbook lists Rahm as the +500 favorite […]
Santosh Gujrathi Vidit won two of his first three games to take the early lead in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, sitting a half-point ahead of five others heading into the first rest day. Vidit defeated both Daniil Dubov and Sam Shankland to jump out […]
Wesley So has already booked his spot in the finals of the 2021 Speed Chess Championship. Now, Hikaru Nakamura will try to make it to the final pairing and earn a shot at his fourth straight title when he takes on Ding Liren in the second semifinal on Thursday. So […]
The top three favorites in the field will play together for the first two rounds when the PGA Tour returns to Japan for the Zozo Championship starting on Thursday. Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Hideki Matsuyama will play together for the first two rounds at the Accordia Golf Narashino Country […]
Brooks Koepka put together a solid year during the 2020-21 PGA Tour season, winning a title and finishing in the top six at three different majors. But that still rates as a disappointing year for the four-time major champion, and he’ll be looking to start the new season strong this […]
Both Will Zalatoris and Sam Burns broke into stardom on the PGA Tour last season, with Zalatoris finishing second at the Masters while Burns won his first career title at the Valspar Championship. Those performances led to this weekend, where the two 25-year-olds share the honor of being co-favorites at […]
Magnus Carlsen came into Norway Chess as the favorite to win the tournament for the third straight year, and he remains in that position after two rounds of play. But, the chess world will watch the six-player tournament with less interest in the overall result, and more attention devoted to […]
tesTiger Woods’ backup putter set an auction record on Sunday, selling for $393,300. Experts believe the backup putter, a Scotty Cameron Newport II, fetched the highest price ever paid for a golf club. While Woods never used the putter in tournament play, it was in his bag for all but […]
Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So come into a Champions Chess Tour event as the favorites once again, after dominating the series all season long. But it will be players further down in the standings who create the real drama at the Aimchess US Rapid, starting on Saturday. The Aimchess US […]
Sixteen popular online celebrities will take to the 64 squares beginning on Sunday as they battle for $100,000 in prize money in PogChamps 4, the latest edition of the popular Twitch streaming chess tournament. Several returning players are joined by new streamers for the latest edition of PogChamps. PogChamps veterans […]
Jordan Spieth, one of the biggest names on the PGA Tour, is putting his name behind FanDuel Sportsbook’s new daily fantasy golf products. FanDuel, one of the most popular sports betting companies in the US, announced the multi-year partnership on Wednesday. Spieth, a 12-time PGA Tour winner with three major […]
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