LPGA Shanghai tournament cancelled for third straight year
The LPGA Shanghai tournament has been cancelled for a third consecutive year due to COVID-19-related restrictions in China, the elite women's professional golf circuit said on Wednesday.
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Golf-LPGA Shanghai tournament cancelled for third straight year
(Reuters) - The LPGA Shanghai tournament has been cancelled for a third consecutive year due to COVID-19-related restrictions in China, the elite women's professional golf circuit said on Wednesday.
'Perfect event' – Ricky Walden makes solid start to new season at Championship League snooker
Ricky Walden made a winning start to the new season by topping Group 15 to reach the last 32 of the Championship League in Leicester. Walden made breaks of 71 and 60 in a 3-1 win against Andy Lee to open his account for the campaign. Ad/> He drew 2-2 with the evergreen Northern Irishman Gerard Greene before a timely 106 helped him complete a 3-1 victory against Jackson Page to finish on seven points at the Morningside Arena.
Brown Forbes strikes late as Guangzhou's struggles continue
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Africa Cup of Nations: Barbra Banda reportedly excluded due to "manly body"
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Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios: 5 controversial moments
Nick Kyrgios will hope his tennis can do the talking when he faces American Brandon Nakashima for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday.
Tennis badboy Nick Kyrgios: Five controversial moments
The Australian's antics in his third-round win against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday grabbed the headlines, overshadowing some brilliant tennis. AFP looks at some of the other famous antics of the 27-year-old over the years. 1. Kyrgios took out his frustration on three tennis racquets after losing the first set to Borna Coric at the 2016 Cincinnati Masters He demolished the one he was playing with on the hard-court surface before removing two from his bag and destroying those as well. After mangling his racquets he towelled himself dry. Kyrgios levelled the match but blew an advantage in the decider, losing it on a tie-break. 2. One of Kyrgios's most dramatic outbursts came at the 2019 Italian Open during a match against Casper Ruud after he was given a game penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct. He threw his racquet onto the clay court in fury, kicked his water bottle and hurled a chair on the court to gasps from the crowd before shouting expletives. Kyrgios, who was disqualified and fined, shouted "I'm done".