MIAMI (FIELD LEVEL MEDIA REUTERS) – FedEx Cup winner Patrick Cantlay is the PGA Tour Player of the Year. Cantlay, 29, led wire to wire at East Lake to claim the Tour Championship, capping a four-win 2021 that included US$7,638,805 (S$10.2 million) in official winnings plus US$15 million as the FedEx Cup champion. The PGA... » read more
MIAMI (REUTERS) – Patrick Cantlay, whose Tour Championship victory earned him his first FedExCup title, was nominated for the PGA Tour’s Player of the Year award along with Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Collin Morikawa and Harris English, the tour said on Tuesday (Sept 7). Cantlay’s one-shot victory over world number one Rahm at the Tour... » read more
HONG KONG, Aug 27, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China’s leading online tour guide provider Lvji Technology Holding Inc. (“Lvji Technology” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1745.HK) is pleased to announce its consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2021 (the “Period”). Since March 2021,... » read more
BALLYMENA (AFP) – Thailand’s Pajaree Anannarukarn beat American Emma Talley on the second hole of a play-off to win the LPGA World Invitational title on Sunday (Aug 1). The pair had begun the day tied for the lead with Jennifer Kupcho and the same trio reached the 18th tee locked together on 16 under par,... » read more
MILAN, ITALY (REUTERS) – Inter Milan have followed Arsenal in cancelling their pre-season tour to the United States for the Florida Cup due to Covid-19 concerns, the Italian Serie A champions said on Wednesday (July 21). Arsenal decided on Tuesday against travelling to the US for the tournament due to a “a small number of... » read more
PARIS (AFP) – Tadej Pogacar won a second successive Tour de France on Sunday (July 18) as Wout van Aert claimed the final stage on the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Pogacar stole in at the 11th hour to win the 2020 edition, but this year he stamped his authority in the first week and will pull... » read more
BRATISLAVA (AFP) – Slovakian cycling superstar Peter Sagan will skip the Tokyo Olympic Games because of an injury he picked up during the Tour de France, the Slovak Olympic Committee said on Tuesday (July 13). The 31-year-old three-time world champion from 2015-2017 and seven-time winner of the Tour de France green sprint points jersey hurt... » read more
SAINT GAUDENS, FRANCE (AFP) – Austrian Patrick Konrad won a hilly stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday (July 13) after joining an early breakaway and then attacking solo from 38km out on a rainy run through the Pyrenees. Overall leader Tadej Pogacar and his general classification rivals rode the 169km course at... » read more
ANDORRA (Reuters) – American Sepp Kuss claimed his maiden victory on the Tour de France with a solo ride in the 15th stage as defending champion Tadej Pogacar was barely bothered in the 191.3-km mountain trek from Ceret to Andorra on Sunday (July 11). The Jumbo-Visma rider prevailed from the day’s breakaway thanks to a... » read more
MALAUCENE, FRANCE (AFP) – Raucous crowds cheered Wout van Aert to a frantic stage 11 win on the Tour de France on Wednesday (July 7) after a double ascent of Mont Ventoux. UAE leader Tadej Pogacar retained the overall lead by more than five minutes over his pursuers. Exultant Jumbo rider Van Aert crossed the... » read more
VALENCE, FRANCE (REUTERS) – Mark Cavendish edged closer to Eddy Merckx’s all-time Tour de France stage wins record on Tuesday (July 6) when he claimed his third victory in this year’s race. The Briton won a bunch sprint to take the 10th stage, a 190.7km ride from Albertville, to rack up his 33rd career win... » read more
LANDERNEAU, FRANCE (REUTERS) – Geraint Thomas was happy just to survive a brutal opening day on the Tour de France after the first stage was marred by two huge crashes that saw two of his fellow Ineos-Grenadiers overall contenders losing time on Saturday (June 26). “It was a solid day, stressful with a few crashes.... » read more
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – American golfer Brendon Todd has withdrawn from this week’s Wells Fargo Championship after testing positive for Covid-19, the PGA Tour said on Tuesday (May 4). The 35-year-old, chasing his first tournament victory since claiming two PGA Tour wins in November 2019, will be replaced by first alternate JJ Spaun. “Todd will... » read more
HONG KONG, Mar 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – China’s leading online tour guide provider Lvji Technology Holding Inc. (“Lvji Technology” or the “Company”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”, stock code: 1745.HK) announced its consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2020 (“the Year”). Financial Highlights:— The revenue in 2020 was... » read more
MIAMI (REUTERS) – World number one Novak Djokovic will delay his comeback to the ATP Tour following a muscle injury after deciding to skip the Miami Open starting next week to spend more time with his family. Djokovic sustained a muscle tear that hindered him during his successful Australian Open title defence last month and... » read more
BANGKOK • Teenage prodigy An Se-young pushed to victory in a tough clash against Spain’s Carolina Marin yesterday at the World Tour Finals, recording her first win over the reigning Olympic champion in Bangkok. The world’s top players have been competing in the Thai capital for three consecutive tournaments in a bio-secure bubble amid the... » read more
BANGKOK • As reigning Olympic badminton champion Carolina Marin continues to go from strength to strength, her main rivals are searching for some semblance of consistency. The Spaniard, looking for a hat-trick of titles since badminton’s restart, marched towards a swift Group A victory over Canada’s 10th-ranked Michelle Li 21-16, 21-13 at the World Tour... » read more
LOS ANGELES • South Korean Kim Si-woo rolled in back-to-back birdies at the 16th and 17th holes to hold off hard-charging Patrick Cantlay and win the US PGA Tour event in La Quinta, California, by one stroke. But his third PGA Tour victory, after firing eight birdies in an eight-under 64 for a 23-under total... » read more
BANGKOK • Reigning Olympic champion Carolina Marin has bolstered her chances of claiming back-to-back gold medals in Tokyo after beating top seed Tai Tzu-ying yesterday to win the women’s singles at the Yonex Thailand Open. The opening event of the Badminton World Federation World Tour in Bangkok also saw Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen winning the men’s... » read more
MIAMI • LPGA commissioner Mike Whan said on Wednesday he will step down from the job later this year after an 11-year reign helming women’s golf. The American said in an open letter he would quit the position sometime this year, but did not give a firm timetable for his departure. “I know that news... » read more