At least two people were killed and five wounded in Auckland, New Zealand, when a gunman with a shotgun attacked a building under construction early Thursday morning hours before the first match of the Women’s World Cup soccer match was due to start in the city.At a press conference Thursday afternoon, police said the shooter later died.A police officer was also among the injured, and he was taken to the hospital He is in critical condition, but is said to be in stable condition.Authorities have not formally identified the shooter, but police said the man was 24 and believed to…
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In a move unprecedented in Japan’s long history of baseball, players from Oklahoma and Venezuela were inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. For Hall of Famers Randy Bass and Alex Ramirez, the event was yet another in a long line of opportunities to exceed all expectations for American players in Nippon Professional Baseball.Famous in Japan for his blond beard and consecutive Triple Crown titles, Bass led the Hanshin Tigers to their only championship in 1985. Ramirez has struggled to get a chance to play in the major leagues, but he is the only non-Japanese player to…
Sam Kerr’s tone hardly changed. She hasn’t had time to think about it yet, she said. She kept it in the corner of her head. She had other things to pay attention to.Her response was deadpan, and Kerr gave the clear impression that the offer was, for some, a once-in-a-lifetime offer, just a bullet point in a hectic schedule, another item on the to-do list: Barcelona on the road. Liverpool in the league. She was to be Australia’s flag bearer at Westminster Abbey, the coronation of Charles III. Everton away.Of course, she said she was aware that being handpicked by…
Considering how thoroughly Jiyai Singh won the 2012 Women’s British Open, it’s easy to forget that she didn’t lead from start to finish. But her win at Royal Liverpool, the English club known simply as Hoylake, remains one of the most dignified performances in the history of the tournament.Her message to the world’s top men’s golfers as they tackle the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool from Thursday can be summed up in two words. “Be careful”.”Royal Liverpool has a lot of small greens and small deep bunkers,” Shin, who also won the 2008 Sunningdale Open, wrote in Korean in response…
At least two people were killed and five injured when a gunman attacked a building under construction early Thursday morning hours before the first match of the Women’s World Cup soccer game in Auckland, New Zealand.Gunman also killed, police say in a post on Twitter. they said they were police officers was taken to the hospital He is in critical condition, but is said to be in stable condition.New Zealand police began receiving calls about someone firing a gun inside the construction site around 7:20 a.m. local time, police spokeswoman Anna Thompson said in an email.Passers-by and commuters heard gunshots…
The R&A leader, who was LIV Golf’s most vocal critic just a year ago, did not rule out on Wednesday that the British Open organizers could one day accept money from Saudi sovereign wealth funds.R&A CEO Martin Slumbers said at Royal Liverpool: “The world of sport has changed dramatically over the past 12 months. It is impossible for The R&A and Golf to ignore social change on a global scale. It is.” , opening begins Thursday. “We will consider all the options we have and within all parameters.”The wealth fund has recently exploded to become one of the sport’s most…
Jonas Vinzigard had been wearing the famous yellow jersey awarded to the Tour de France leader for almost a week when the question came.It wasn’t a matter of race strategy, maintaining speed or how best to keep your nerves, but also over days of twisty roads, sharp turns and tough climbs to keep the lead. It wasn’t about fitness or form.Vinzigard was asked if it would have been easier if he had finished second.”It would be easier, yes,” he replied. “surely.”Despite the honor and respect it holds, the sacred yellow jersey comes with a surprising number of drawbacks and drawbacks,…
Royal Liverpool will host the Open on Thursday for the third time in 20 years. And the biggest determinant of course play and who wins may be the only factor beyond the control of Britain’s governing body of golf, The R&A: the weather.When Tiger Woods won here in 2006, the course was hard, baked and temperatures near 100 degrees. Woods had a strong driver in his bag on nearly every tee box, choosing irons on most holes to control ball flight and play rolls on firm fairways.Eight years later, Rory McIlroy played the same course dating back to 1869, but…
In the sixth episode of the Netflix documentary series Break Point, Ajla Tomljanovic, a female tennis player who has spent most of the past decade in the top 100 of the world rankings, stretches herself on an exercise mat in a drab training room after a match. The figure lying on the top is reflected. She will reach the 2022 Wimbledon quarterfinals. Her father Ratko stretches his hamstrings. Ratko received a congratulatory phone call from his sister and from 18-time major champion turned idol turned mentor Chris Evert. After that, Mr. Ratko announces that it’s time for the dreaded ice…
It seems like just yesterday the world’s top golfers were battling it out for the green jackets at the first major of the season, the Masters Tournament.But by mid-July, the stage was set for the final major, the Open Championship. Royal Liverpool Golf Club It starts Thursday in Hoylake, England.It will be interesting to see how Wyndham ClarkAfter a surprise win at the US Open in June, he could back it up at the British Open — and whether or not he’s number 1 in the world. Scotty Schaeffler His name, who always seems to be on the leaderboard, will…