Athletics: Warholm and Thompson-Herah named World Athletes of the Year
PARIS (AFP) – Norwegian 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm and Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah were named the World Athletes of the Year on Wednesday (Dec 1). Warholm received the award for smashing the 29-year-old world record in winning the Tokyo Olympics final in a sensational time of 45.94sec. His performance is widely considered one of the... » read more
Golf: Spaniard Rahm named PGA of America’s player of the year
MIAMI (REUTERS) – US Open champion Jon Rahm added further accolades to a stellar campaign on Tuesday (Sept 7) as the Spaniard was named the PGA of America Player of the Year and also collected the Vardon Trophy for lowest adjusted scoring average. For world number one Rahm, who finished runner-up to Justin Thomas for... » read more
Football: Man City dominate PFA team of the year with six players
LONDON (REUTERS) – Premier League champions Manchester City dominated the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Team of the Year which was announced on Friday (June 4), with six players making the cut. Goalkeeper Ederson, defenders Joao Cancelo, John Stones, and Ruben Dias, and midfielders Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan were all named in the team,... » read more