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LIV Golf stars confirm DP World Tour RESIGNATIONS: “Consequence of own choices”

LIV Golf quartet Sergio Garcia, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood and Richard Bland have resigned their memberships on the DP World Tour. Their decision to tear up their DP World Tour membership means they will no longer have any involvement in the European Ryder Cup team. All four players were sanctioned for serious breaches of the DP World Tour’s ‘conflicting tournament regulations’ committed last June when they competed in the very first LIV Golf tournament at Centurion Club in England. In a statement which you can read in full further down in this article, the DP World Tour made it clear…Continue Reading

Napoli’s potential Serie A title-clinching game moved to Sunday

Football Focus: Napoli on verge of ending 33-year wait for Serie A title Napoli’s potential Serie A title-clinching home game against Salernitana has been moved to Sunday at 14:00 BST for safety reasons. If they win and second-placed Lazio fail to beat Inter Milan at the San Siro, Napoli will win the title. Runaway leaders Napoli’s match was meant to be on Saturday, before Lazio’s match at 11:30 BST on Sunday. Officials in Naples had made the request as they had been worried about public order in the city. They were worried about the huge celebrations on Saturday if Napoli…Continue Reading

Thousands turnout for parade through Inverness for Highland Pride

Thousands turnout for parade through Inverness for Highland Pride Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. E-mail An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook “f” mark. Google An icon of the Google “G” mark. LinkedIn An icon of the Linked In “in” mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles a human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. tick An icon of a tick mark.…Continue Reading

Antonio Brown hints at partnership with ESPN after company layoffs

Antonio Brown was booted from the National Arena League, but he says he’s already back to work elsewhere. The free-agent wide receiver says he’s partnered with ESPN after the company’s mass layoffs. Brown tweeted Saturday that he has a “partnership” with the brand. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Antonio Brown (Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) “Excited to announce my new partnership @espn,” he tweeted. Brown made it so only people he followed mentioned in the tweet could reply. He has sent fictitious messages in the past, once saying he signed with the Baltimore Ravens. The Disney-owned network axed…Continue Reading

Four players suspended after hostile soccer game between USA and Mexico

CNN — Four players have been suspended after last week’s bad-tempered soccer match between the US Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Mexico, which was marred by pushing and shoving between the two teams. The contest was also ended about four minutes early following discriminatory chants from the crowd at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The four players who were red carded during the match on June 15 have all been handed suspensions for “on-field player misconduct,” Concacaf’s continental governing body announced on Friday. Mexico’s César Montes and USMNT’s Weston McKennie, whose shirt was ripped during a melee, have both received…Continue Reading

Everything you need to know about the four All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals this weekend

Kerry, Tyrone, Armagh, Monaghan, Cork, Derry, Dublin and Mayo are the last eight teams standing in the race for the Sam Maguire Cup Saturday’s program features an appetizing clash (3.45pm) between Kerry, the defending All-Ireland champions, and Tyrone, the 2021 winners. It is followed at 6pm by the Ulster derby between Armagh, who are bidding to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2005, and Monaghan, who was last there in 2018. Cork are bidding to reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2012, and having beaten Mayo and Roscommon in their last two games they will fancy…Continue Reading

Darko Rajakovic was hired as Toronto Raptors’ new head coach

Changing the Toronto Raptors’ culture will be an everyday project, with every player and member of the organization having to buy in. New head coach Darko Rajakovic knows that level of commitment has to start with him. Rajakovic was officially named the 10th head coach in the Raptors’ history on Tuesday, ending days of speculation that the former Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach was coming to Toronto. “For me, culture starts with your daily commitment to yourself and your team,” said Rajakovic in a news conference outside the Scotiabank Arena. “And that starts with me, and starts with the players, starts…Continue Reading

Meet the man keeping the history of Aberdeen shipbuilding alive

Stan Bruce vividly remembers standing on the bow of a ship “up in the heavens” waiting for it to be launched. The former shipbuilder can recall the sound of the axes chapping at the ropes and the banging of hammers knocking the supporting planks out of the way. And then, the feeling of the boat hitting the water in the harbor for the first time. “I have so many good memories,” he said, smiling fondly. “You can’t beat the ship launches, though. Sometimes I was under the ship when they cut the triggers and sometimes I was on the bow…Continue Reading