Liz Loza, ESPNJul 15, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Grit. Moxie. Determination. Anyone who has ever survived high school P.E. has likely read at least one of these words off of a laminated poster hung above a stack of dusty plyo boxes. Chances are, as a sports fan, you’ve also employed a collection of the above … Read more
Jul 17, 2024, 10:09 AM ET Jude Bellingham has been announced as the cover athlete for EA SPORTS FC™ 25, ahead of the worldwide release in September later this year. The Real Madrid and England star is the youngest player to make the global cover for the game. Bellingham will also be the featured cover … Read more
Peter Thomson won it five times, Greg Norman won in twice, Ian Baker-Finch won it once. Kel Nagle held off Arnold Palmer, who was on a charge to the “Grand Slam” (a term he and the journalist Bob Drum cooked up on the plane trip to Scotland), to win the 1960 Open Championship at the … Read more
By: Nick Piastowski July 17, 2024 Tiger Woods hits a shot on Wednesday during his Open Championship practice round. Getty Images Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele says, is still “El Tigre” to him. Fifteen-time major winner. Sunday red-shirt wearer. That dude. To that end, he said he’s heard Colin Montgomerie’s comments — the ones that inferred … Read more
Six rookies are in line to debut for the All Blacks against Fiji in San Diego as Scott Robertson rings the changes for the final July test this weekend. Robertson has ushered in 11 changes to his starting side from the team that secured a series sweep against England at Eden Park last Saturday. Those … Read more
Mon 15th Jul 2024 La Dolfina Great Oaks vs King Power & Dubai vs Talandracas The Quarter Finals of The British Open Polo Championship for the Cowdray Gold Cup were played over the weekend 13 – 14 July at Cowdray Park Polo Club. In the opening game on Saturday 13 July, La Dolfina Great Oaks … Read more
The smile. Every time you looked at Shane Lowry on the driving range he was shooting the breeze between shots. Laughing. Smiling. For all the world a man comfortable in his own skin. And why not? For the first time this year he’s playing on the European side of the Atlantic, having prepped for this … Read more
The final major championship of the PGA Tour is here. The first round of the British Open will tee off Thursday in the battle for the Claret Jug, as the field of 158 golfers will convene at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, located on the western coast of the country’s mainland. Last year’s winner … Read more
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJul 16, 2024, 09:59 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia TROON, Scotland — Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods was among the people who reached out to Rory McIlroy via text message following his final-round collapse in last … Read more
The wind at the Postage Stamp is your enemy. Small target, tiny margin for error. Seven or eight yards of width to hit into and accuracy and nerve required. It’s terrific golf architecture, demanding course management rather than power, shot shape rather than a licence to bomb. “Challenging a player for precision as opposed to … Read more