Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy in action from the bunker on the 2nd during a practice round for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL--Matt Fitzpatrick of England was candid when asked about his chances ahead of The 151st Open Championship this week. "I think everyone would like to be playing golf like Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler right now, but that's pretty rare for the rest of us," the 2022 U.S. Open champion said Monday.
LONDON-- When Novak Djokovic fell face down on the dusty Centre Court baseline early in the fourth set of Sunday's blockbuster Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz, for a second he looked in no hurry to rise up and rejoin battle. Of course, he did, because you do not have 23 Grand Slam titles in the bank by ducking a fight in moments of crisis.
LONDON-- It was billed as the battle of the 20-year-olds but Carlos Alcaraz pulled rank on his childhood buddy Holger Rune as he doused the Dane's fireworks to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time with a 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 victory on Wednesday.
BELLEVILLE EN BEAUJOLAIS, France-- Ion Izagirre gave his Cofidis team, and Spain, their second victory in this year's Tour de France when he won the 12th stage after a late, brutal attack on Thursday.
ISSOIRE, France- - Pello Bilbao claimed a tear-jerking victory as he prevailed in the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday, less than a month after his Bahrain-Victorious team mate Gino Mader died following a crash in Switzerland.
