If there was a magical formula to succeeding in the Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT), then Ben Maher would appear to have a good idea what it is. The Briton is the reigning LGCT champion and is currently leading the standings in this season’s competition — earning over $2.7 million in the last three years…… MORE
The rain dripped from the peak of his cap as another vicious squall hit Royal Portrush. From beneath the brim, Tiger Woods pursed his lips and swung through the deluge. The white ball soared into the gun-metal sky, like a tracer round towards the left side of the seventh fairway stretching out below. Woods had…… MORE
Earlier this week, Tiger Woods admitted that winning the Masters in April took a lot out of him. As to how the 15-time major champion was feeling heading into The Open Championship? “It’s not quite as sharp as I’d like to have it right now,” Woods said to reporters. Still, Woods said he believes that…… MORE
Golf is hard. And as if to prove the point, David Duval and Rory McIlroy both showed that even past Open champions can be made to look like weekend hackers. Duval, the winner in 2001, notched up a sizeable 14 on the seventh hole, while 2014 champion McIlroy opened with a four-over-par eight at the…… MORE
The last time Algeria reached the Africa Cup of Nations final, Riyad Mahrez wasn’t yet born. The Manchester City star’s stunning stoppage time free-kick against Nigeria in Sunday’s semifinal booked the Fennec Foxes a spot in the final for the first time in 29 years. Algeria also beat Nigeria on that day in 1990, winning…… MORE
When a big fish enters a small pond it’s bound to make waves. Mercedes — winners of the last five Formula One driver and team titles — plan to make more than a splash when they join Formula E in Season Six. Nico Rosberg, who won the F1 title for the German giants in 2016,…… MORE
Not so long ago the notion of staging a huge sporting event such as the Open Championship in a land infamous for bloodshed and violence was unthinkable. The political and social situation during the period known as the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland made it just too difficult and too dangerous. “It was beyond the realms…… MORE
He came to Royal Portrush as a kid to watch his Dad play and first played the course himself as a present from his parents on his 10th birthday. Now, Rory McIlroy returns as a four-time major champion with the weight of a nation on his shoulders as his native Northern Ireland welcomes golf’s 148th…… MORE
Describing herself as a “lifetime learner,” Jennifer Gates has had to juggle her love of horses with the demands of academic life. Currently competing in equestrian’s elite competition, she is now preparing to start medical school later this year. As team manager of the Paris Panthers, Gates travels the world taking part in the lucrative…… MORE
Matthijs de Ligt, the 19-year-old Ajax captain who led the Dutch side to the Champions League semifinals, has completed his move to Juventus for a fee of $84.3 million. A product of Ajax’s famed youth academy, De Ligt becomes the fourth most expensive signing of the summer transfer window so far. According to a statement…… MORE
