New global league aiming to transform sport of ten-pin bowling
Ten-pin bowling is set to be reimagined as an engaging commercial entity with the launch of the World Bowling League, according its founder, UAE-based entrepreneur, Adi K. Mishra.
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Brooks Koepka tops leaderboard after day 2 of LIV Golf Jeddah
JEDDAH: Brooks Koepka of Smash GC leads by three shots heading into Sunday at LIV Golf Jeddah presented by ROSHN. The American delivered an impressive bogey-free round of eight-under par (62) at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club on Saturday in a round that included eight birdies. After a day that favored low scoring with the course’s average score at 67.4, Koepka will be joined in the final grouping on Sunday with Sergio Garcia from Fireballs GC, who shot a seven-under par (63), and Charles Howell III from Crushers GC, who followed his opening round of 67 with a second-round score of six-under par (64). In the 2023 Individual Champion race, the season’s top three points leaders all made significant moves to try to secure the first-place podium finish this Sunday in Jeddah. Talor Gooch (RangeGoats GC) shot a second-round score of six-under par (64), placing him tied-ninth, six shots behind the leader Koepka. Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC) also climbed the leaderboard after a seven-under par 63, finishing the day tied-fourth going into Sunday.
Marc Leishman leads after 1st round of LIV Golf Jeddah
JEDDAH: Australian Marc Leishman, of team Ripper GC, leads the field by a single shot after the first round of LIV Golf Jeddah, presented by ROSHN, thanks to a bogey-free, five-under-par round of 65 in challenging, windy conditions at the Royal Greens Golf and Country Club on Friday. His closest challengers at the top of the leaderboard are Dustin Johnson (of 4Aces GC), Harold Varner III (RangeGoats GC), and Brooks Koepka (Smash GC), all on four-under. Among the season’s leading points scorers, the top two, Cameron Smith (Ripper GC) and Talor Gooch (RangeGoats GC), carded even-par opening rounds of 70, while third-place Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC) hit a one-under par 69, keeping all three firmly in contention for the individual players’ championship. In the team standings, Crushers GC, who sit second in the season rankings, and Ripper GC (seventh) lead the field in Jeddah on six-under par, one shot ahead of season-points leaders 4Aces GC and sixth-place Fireballs GC. “It was pretty tough,” Leishman said of his round and the conditions on the course. “A fair bit of wind, and it was nice to be finding the middle of the face.
LIV Golf fails in latest bid for world ranking points
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY: LIV Golf league’s application to become a part of the Official World Golf Ranking has been denied again.
Mavericks and Timberwolves ready to face off in first of NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023
ABU DHABI: Across two separate sessions, the stars of the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves took to the court at Etihad Arena on Wednesday for their final practice workouts ahead of Thursday’s official tip-off of the second edition of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023 Presented by ADQ.
Successful hosting of 2027 AFC Asian Cup will boost Saudi 2034 World Cup bid
The 2030 World Cup may not be coming to Saudi Arabia but the Kingdom is making the early running for the one after, especially as Asian leaders are already expressing support.
Defending champion Brooks Koepka returns to Royal Greens at LIV Golf Jeddah
JEDDAH: Last October, Brooks Koepka secured his first LIV Golf victory with a dramatic performance in Jeddah, the penultimate event of the 2022 LIV Golf Invitational Series.
Mashreq Padel Tour 6th round set for Abu Dhabi debut this month
DUBAI: The Mashreq Padel Tour, the UAE’s first dedicated community tournament series for amateurs, is set to make its Abu Dhabi debut this month.