Category: Sports

DIRIYAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Britain’s Anthony Joshua beat Andy Ruiz Jr on a unanimous points decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to seize back the heavyweight world championship belts he lost to his Mexican-American opponent in a shock upset last June. The ‘Clash on the Dunes’ in Diriyah was for the IBF, WBA, WBO…

LONDON (Reuters) – A beaten Andy Ruiz Jr called for a rematch after Anthony Joshua won back an array of world heavyweight titles in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, but the Mexican-American cannot expect to be at the front of the queue. “Who wants to see the third trilogy fight right here? In Saudi Arabia baby,”…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Royal Melbourne’s composite course has been a happy hunting ground for United States captain Tiger Woods and his Internationals counterpart Ernie Els but both skippers will urge caution when their players tee off at the Presidents Cup. An amalgam of 12 holes from the club’s West course and six from its East,…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A biennial tournament that has struggled for relevance under a heavy weight of American supremacy will roar back into life when Tiger Woods returns to the Presidents Cup as a playing captain at Royal Melbourne this week. The 15-times major champion missed the 2015 tournament and was a non-playing assistant two years…

(Reuters) – Tony Finau’s ancestral roots lie not too far from Melbourne in the South Pacific but he bleeds Red, White and Blue and could not be more motivated to play for Tiger Woods at this week’s Presidents Cup. After falling just short of making the United States team automatically, Finau was selected as a…

Ian Cole scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the second period as the Colorado Avalanche handed the Boston Bruins their first regulation home loss of the season, 4-1, on Saturday. Valeri Nichushkin, Andre Burakovsky and Gabriel Landeskog also scored, and Joonas Donskoi had two assists as the Avalanche extended their winning streak to six. Colorado…

Julius Randle missed a game-tying free-throw attempt with one-tenth of a second remaining, and Indiana handed host New York its ninth straight loss in the debut of Knicks’ interim coach Mike Miller. A day after David Fizdale was fired, the Knicks had numerous chances to get their first win, but they went cold down the…

(Reuters) – A burning desire to avenge his previous Presidents Cup nightmare will drive Adam Hadwin at this week’s tournament against the mighty Americans at Royal Melbourne. Hadwin was part of an outclassed International team handed an eight-point shellacking by the United States in New Jersey two years ago. He eked out a half-point in…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Factbox on the International team for the 13th biennial Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne from Dec. 12-15: Captain: Ernie Els Assistant captains: K.J. Choi, Trevor Immelman, Geoff Ogilvy, Mike Weir Tournament record: Wins: 1 (1998) Losses: 10 (2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2000, 1996, 1994) Ties: 1 (2003) Last result:…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Factbox for the 13th Presidents Cup between the United States and the International team comprised of players from the rest of the world excluding Europe: VENUE: Royal Melbourne (composite course), Australia DATE: Dec. 12-15 TEAMS United States: Captain – Tiger Woods Players – Woods, Patrick Cantlay, Bryson DeChambeau, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler,…