Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for 2nd after shooting 67 in opening round of Meijer LPGA Classic
Brooke Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., was two strokes back of the Meijer LPGA Classic lead at 67 after the first round on Thursday.
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Leona Maguire moves into top five at Las Vegas event
Leona Maguire shot up the leaderboard at the T-Mobile Match Play following a three-under 69 in Las Vegas.
Leona Maguire falls back at Ford Championship
Spain's Carlota Ciganda shot a 6-under par 66 on Saturday to grab a share of a three-way tie at the top of the leaderboard at the LPGA's Ford Championship in Gilbert, Arizona.
No birdie fiesta at Ford Championship for Irish pair
A string of five consecutive birdies led Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn to the first-round lead at the inaugural Ford Championship in Arizona.
Yang, Hataoka share lead after surge at Tour Championship
South Korea's Amy Yang and Nasa Hataoka of Japan put a little distance betweenthemselves and the field Saturday and share the lead after three rounds of the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida.
Saudi show jumper, karate player, up Kingdom’s medal tally to 9 in Asian Games
HANGZHOU: A gold medal in show jumping and a bronze in karate on Friday upped Saudi Arabia’s medal tally to nine in the 19th Asian Games, being held in Hangzhou, China. In the individual show jumping competition, Saudi rider Abdullah Al-Sharbatly won gold after completing the final round in 39.68 seconds. Saudi athletes have so far collected four gold, two silver, and three bronze medals in Hangzhou 2022. Al-Sharbatly ranked first ahead of his UAE contenders, who came in second and third. With a spectacular performance in the first and second rounds of individual show jumping, he qualified for the final round without committing an error with times of 77.95 and 75.14 seconds.
Jiu-jitsu bronze makes it 7 medals for Saudi Arabia at Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China: Saudi Arabian Abdulmalik Almurdhi collected the Kingdom’s seventh medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou after defeating his Jordanian opponent at jiu-jitsu on Thursday. Almurdhi took the bronze in the under-62 kg weight category after beating Jordan’s Khalil Alarnaut, a media statement reported. Saudi Arabia’s medal count has now gone up to seven: three golds, two silvers, and two bronze medals. Osama Qandeel was eliminated in the round of 16 in the under-69 kg weight category at jiu-jitsu after losing against his Kazakh contender 9-0. Meanwhile, the Kingdom’s weightlifter Ali Al-Khazal finished in first place in Group Two of the men’s 109 kg competition on Thursday.
Arab countries support Saudi World Cup 2034 bid
RIYADH: Arab nations have started throwing their weight behind Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom announced its bid to host the World Cup 2034.