Tom Weiskopf dies aged 79 after cancer battle
Former Open champion Tom Weiskopf has died at the age of 79 following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Matthews eats humble pie before celebrating Team Europe's defence of Collins Cup title
Kat Matthews admitted she had to eat humble pie before cracking open the champagne after slipping to personal defeat amid team glory as Europe retained their title at triathlon's Collins Cup. Matthews finished second behind Team International's impressive Paula Findlay of Canada, who took the maximum six points after finishing six minutes and 47 seconds clear of the Brit, who clocked 3:37:57 around the 100km course.
Lawrence gets revenge and banishes crash demons in Team Europe's defence of Collins Cup title
Holly Lawrence revealed she was stoked after claiming personal revenge and banishing her crash demons to help Team Europe retain triathlon's Collins Cup. The slippery Slovakian conditions in 2021 saw Lawrence hit the deck on the bike, allowing Team International's Ellie Salthouse to get the win but on Saturday the Brit avenged that result by finishing the 100km course four-and-a-half minutes faster than her Australian nemesis.
Team Europe defend Collins Cup with dominant showing in Bratislava, winning eight of 12 matches
Team Europe produced a dominant performance to defend the Collins Cup in Samorin, Bratislava. Normann Stadler and Natascha Badmann’s team posted 53 points, as they won eight of the 12 matches. Team Internationals' four wins were enough for second on 38 points, while Team USA – who failed to win a match – finished third on 22.5 points.
Triathlon rivalry erupts at Collins Cup as Long storms off after Laidlow clash
American Sam Long slammed triathlon nemesis Sam Laidlow for being disrespectful and said he was «p****d off» after Team Europe's young upstart continued their war of words at the Collins Cup. Long, Laidlow and Canadian legend Lionel Sanders of Team International will face off in Match 8 of triathlon's version of golf's Ryder Cup on Saturday in Slovakia, with the Team US star visibly unimpressed with the draw at Thursday's opening ceremony.
Collins Cup: Match-ups announced with Olympic medallists Kristian Blummenfelt and Hayden Wilde drawn together
The match-ups for the second edition of the Collins Cup have been announced ahead of this year’s event which takes place on Saturday in Slovakia. Inspired by the golf’s Ryder Cup, the Collins Cup sees three teams of 12 (six men and six women) racing for their team in a bid to win points.
'Captain America' Reed files $750m law suit over 'malicious attacks'
US golfer Patrick Reed, who departed the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Series, has filed a $750 million defamation lawsuit against The Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee.
Matthews using hockey heroes as motivation for Team Europe's Collins Cup defence
Kat Matthews grew up playing hockey with England's Commonwealth Games heroes but is now bidding to translate her teamwork skills into success at triathlon's equivalent of the Ryder Cup. Exmouth's Matthews, 31, played for the West of England's Under-17s with Giselle Ansley and Maddie Hinch before dropping the sport when she started to take triathlon seriously while working as a physiotherapist for the army at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.