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The life and times of Tiger

Forest Green Rovers hope the recycled coffee kit turns out to be a good choice

The rovers, owned by “ green energy ” entrepreneur Dale Vince, will test the prototype on the road during their Ligue 2 clash against Colchester United. The leafy Gloucestershire club have been using bamboo tape for two years, but the brains of kit partner PlayerLayer believe they have found a better alternative. “We worked with […]

Lebron James, Naomi Osaka and Lewis Hamilton shortlisted for Laureus Awards after year of athlete activism

The 36-year-old, who has become a leading voice against racial injustice and police brutality, helped inspire the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th NBA Championship, while individually winning his fourth and fourth NBA title. MVP award of the final. Lewis Hamilton was also included in the Sportsman of the Year list, having won his seventh […]

Last setback crash in Jack Nicklaus’ pursuit of Tiger

The 15-time grand champion was recovering from the fifth back operation of his career, which he suffered in January after experiencing “discomfort” while playing the PNC championship in December. According to Golf Digest, Woods suffered “multiple leg injuries” and was in surgery after the accident. Golf Digest cited Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg with the update. […]

Tiger Woods Suffers Leg Injuries, Has Surgery After Car Crash Near Los Angeles

“An adult male was helped out of the vehicle and taken to a local hospital in serious condition,” the tweet read. Woods, 45, sustained moderate to critical injuries after rescuers removed him from his vehicle, according to Los Angeles County spokesman Henry Narvez. A tweet from the department earlier said rescuers used the jaws of […]

David Vencl: Czech free diver breaks ice swimming world record

“It will do the trick,” Vencl said after emerging from his 1.5-minute swim in the water measured at 3 degrees Celsius and pumping his fist in celebration. The 38-year-old changed the location of the record attempt for a former quarry to Lahost, 100 kilometers northwest of Prague, of a glacial lake in Austria due to […]

Artemi Panarin: NHL star takes leave after Russian media left him ‘shaken and worried’

Russian star “shocked and worried” over “unsubstantiated allegations” against him, says team statement posted on Twitter. The statement refers to a report by Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda in which a former Panarin coach alleges that Panarin assaulted a woman at a Latvian bar in 2011. “Artemi vehemently and unequivocally denies all allegations in this fabricated […]

Football: US women’s team ‘goes beyond protest phase’ of anthem debate

The entire US team, dressed in their warm-up vests with the words “Black Lives Matter” on the front, represented the national anthem ahead of their SheBelieves Cup game on Sunday after some knelt in the opening of the tournament last Thursday. US defender Crystal Dunn said no vote was taken to stop the kneeling gesture, […]

Golf world rallies around Michelle Wie West over Rudy Giuliani’s ‘very inappropriate’ comments on Steve Bannon’s podcast

The former New York mayor appeared last Thursday on the ‘War Room’ Podcast hosted by ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and recalled a round of golf he played with Wie West and late talk show host Rush Limbaugh at a charity event in 2014. As he recalls, Limbaugh complained about the “paparazzi” and blamed Giuliani, only […]

Jasmine Harrison: She’s 21 and just became the youngest female to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo

Harrison completed the 2020 Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge in 70 days, 3 hours and 48 minutes on Saturday – a new world record for the youngest woman to row solo in any ocean, according to Atlantic Campaigns. Along the way, she had “a near collision with a drillship, two capsizes, a lot of peanut butter […]