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Lydia Ko wins LPGA finale for record $2 million payout
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Lydia Ko never won more in one day than on Sunday in the CME Group Tour Championship, where she claimed the richest prize in women’s golf at $2 million with a victory that allowed her to win LPGA player of the year. Ko outlasted Leona Maguire of Ireland in the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic matches Federer’s record with 6th ATP Finals title
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
TURIN, Italy (AP) – Novak Djokovic claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating the third-seeded Casper Ruud on Sunday to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb. Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3 to secure his first title at the event since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record. The 35-year-old Djokovic, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada players say team belief is strong ahead of World Cup opener against Belgium
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
UMM ÅžALÄ€L “˜ALĪ, Qatar – While Canada may be diving into the deep end against No. 2 Belgium on Wednesday at the World Cup, the team belief appears strong on the eve of its plunge. “We don’t hope no more, we believe,” veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio told reporters after training Sunday. ‘And we’re very confident ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Howe wins first World Cup gold, Weidemann claims second medal of season
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands – Canada’s Connor Howe won gold in the men’s 1,500 metres on Sunday for the first World Cup victory of his career. Isabelle Weidemann also stood on the podium at the Thialf arena, skating to silver in the women’s 3,000 metres. Howe was aware of the leading pace set by two Dutch athletes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Irving rejoins Nets, apologizes for hurt his actions caused
By Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Kyrie Irving returned to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and apologized to anyone who felt threatened or hurt when he posted a link to a documentary with antisemitic material. Irving was suspended by the team on Nov. 3, hours after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs when meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champion Max Verstappen ends F1 season with 15th win
By The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A year after one of the most controversial finishes in the history of Formula One, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was anything but. Max Verstappen, as usual this season, was far ahead of the rest on his way to a record-extending 15th win of the season. “Incredible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) – Qatar’s first ever World Cup match ended in dismay for an overmatched team and with a place in unwanted soccer history. The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador in front of 67,372 fans at Al Bayt Stadium. In 92 years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alphonso Davies says injury recovery is going well and he’s good to go at World Cup
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
UMM ÅžALÄ€L “˜ALĪ, Qatar – Alphonso Davies says he is good to go Wednesday for Canada’s World Cup opener despite a hamstring strain suffered playing for Bayern Munich. “I’m ready to start,” he told TSN in an interview.. “When I picked up the injury at first I was devastated, not just for me, but for ... Read More »
1 responseQatar’s World Cup opener shows its reemergence after boycott
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) – Qatar opened the Middle East’s first World Cup on Sunday with its ruler sitting next to the leaders of two countries that only a year and a half earlier had been part of a boycott trying to bring the energy-rich nation to its knees. No leaders of major Western countries ... Read More »
1 responseCanada soccer fans opt for communal viewings of ‘monumental’ World Cup appearance
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2022
Kyla Rose was still a few months away from being born the last time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup in 1986. On Wednesday, when the men’s national team makes its first appearance at the tournament in 36 years, facing off against second-ranked Belgium, she’s taking the day off work to watch with her ... Read More »
1 responseQatar opens Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders, fans
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on November 20th, 2022
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) – Qatar on Sunday opened the Middle East’s first FIFA World Cup before global leaders and soccer fans who have poured into this energy-rich nation after it was battered by a regional boycott and international criticism. With American actor Morgan Freeman’s dulcet voice and an Arabian theme with camels, the opening ... Read More »
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