FedEx Cup champion Viktor Hovland is going for a three-peat at the 2023 Hero World Challenge, but he’ll have to share the spotlight with Tiger Woods at Albany Golf Club. Woods, the tournament host, was the only player to win the Hero World Challenge back-to-back before Hovland matched him last year. Woods, a 15-time major...
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Uganda edge out Zimbabwe to qualify for ICC T20 World Cup 2024
Uganda and Namibia became the last of 20 teams to qualify for next year’s ICC T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean. Uganda have made history by qualifying for their first-ever ICC T20 World Cup by securing the last available spot from Africa and completing the 20-team lineup for the tournament to be...
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Men’s T20 World Cup: Uganda qualify for first time, will play in 2024 edition in West Indies and USA
Uganda have reached the Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time with a dominant nine-wicket victory over Rwanda securing the 20th and final spot at the 2024 edition. Uganda’s win, in which they skittled their opponents for 65 before reaching their target in 8.1 overs, was their fifth in six games at the Africa...
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World’s top-rated thoroughbred Equinox to retire
Japanese horse Equinox is set to retire after winning a record sixth straight Grade 1 race at last weekend’s Japan Cup, owner Silk Racing said Thursday. Rated the No. 1 racehorse in the world, the four-year-old is an eight-time winner in 10 career starts and has produced a Japan record ¥2.2 billion ($15 million) in...
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MLB rumors: Dylan Cease trade talks heat up, Yankees talk Juan Soto swap, Mets not done after Luis Severino
As we work our way toward the MLB Winter Meetings – Major League Baseball’s flagship offseason event – rumors of free agent signings and blockbuster trades are in abundance. Wednesday is no exception, so let’s dive in right now to what’s buzzing around the sport. Mets still in the market for starters The Mets added...
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NASCAR reaches 7-year, $7.7B media rights deal
Nov 29, 2023, 05:35 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights deal announced Wednesday that will run from 2025 through the 2031 season. The new media rights deal is worth $7.7 billion when the previously announced $1.1 billion agreement with CW is included,...
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World champions Jackson, Williams, Watson lead nominees for RJR Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year
The race for Jamaica’s Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year for 2023 has officially begun, with the announcement of the nominees on Wednesday. The 63rd RJR Sports Foundation Women and Men Athletes of the Year will see a fierce competition among some of the nation’s top athletic talents, with World Athletics Championships gold medallists Shericka...
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Lambert Global Named Among PR News 2024 Top 100 Firms
Grand Rapids, Mich., (November 28, 2023) – Lambert, a public relations, investor relations and integrated marketing communications firm, today announced it was named an Agency Elite Top 100 list by PRNEWS for the second consecutive year. This list recognizes the nation’s top public relations and communications firms based on stellar client work, core capabilities and...
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‘All the ability in the world’: 17yo ‘freak’ could be next Aussie megastar — but there’s a big if
At just 17 years old, Australian prodigy Nestory Irankunda is already a “freak” talent with “all the ability in the world”, according to the coaches and players around him. After debuting for Adelaide United in the A-League Men’s at just 15, his star has rapidly risen thanks to an all-action style of play and a...
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Top diplomats meet in North Macedonia for OSCE but some boycott Lavrov’s expected attendance
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Top diplomats from more than 50 countries were arriving in North Macedonia on Wednesday while others boycotted the expected presence of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The foreign ministers of Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had said they would not attend the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe talks...
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U.S., France move closer to hosting Winter Olympics, Paralympics
Salt Lake City’s bid to host the 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics took an important, advanced step in talks with the IOC. So did a French bid to host the 2030 Winter Games. The IOC announced Wednesday that those two bids were recommended for “targeted dialogue” about hosting those respective Winter Games. The IOC Future...
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Clay Henry: Where Were You On April 4, 1994?
By Clay Henry Do you remember where you were when Scotty Thurman hit the most famous basket in Arkansas basketball history? It’s almost a cinch that at some point Wednesday it will be talked about around Razorback Nation as Arkansas plays host to Duke in what is a rare nonconference road game for the Blue...