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Golf’s newest venture, TGL, is here and has brought the thrills expected from the futuristic league spearheaded by golfing legends Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy.

TGL debuted Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with The Bay Golf Club, made up of Shawn Lowry, Wyndham Clark, and Ludvig Åberg, securing the league’s first victory.

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They defeated the New York Golf Club of Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Xander Schauffele, with a score of 9-2.

TGL is played at the state-of-the-art SoFi Center at Palm Beach State College, which spans 250,000 square feet. The facility includes video screens, real grass and bunkers filled with sand from Augusta National Golf Club. Fans have the unique opportunity to get up close and personal with PGA Tour professionals, who wear microphones during play and offer unique insights into their strategies and

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — It was a meaningless hit-and-giggle session, a mixed doubles exhibition at Rod Laver Arena just for fun and charity in front of fans a few days ahead of the Australian Open, so Coco Gauff was calling out how fast she would try to hit some serves.

Coco Gauff Is In Prime Form Before The Australian Open

Her guesses, and her deliveries, kept getting closer to 200 kph (125 mph) on Thursday evening, and when the 2023 U.S. Open champion and her partner, Andrey Rublev, had taken that game, one of their opponents, Hall of Famer Lleyton Hewitt, acknowledged, “Great serving.” Gauff’s response? “Thanks. I’ve been working on it.”

Yes, she has — on her serving and her forehand — and the strides made in both of those areas are among the reasons Gauff is considered one of the few women ready to challenge two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at Melbourne Park when the year’s first Grand Slam tournament begins Sunday (Saturday EST).

With the Australian Open draw now released , players are now hard at work to ready themselves for their first-round matchups in Melbourne.

Ten-time winner Novak Djokovic will look to exact revenge on 2024 Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner, who beat him in last year’s semi-finals.

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The Serbian star is now the only member of the ‘big three’ left competing, after Rafal Nadal retired from tenis in 2024, and Roger Federer hung up the racket in 2022.

Nadal and Federer combined for eight titles at Melbourne Park, and their absence at the event over the past few years has been noticeable.

The 37-year-old is preparing to try and win his 11th title at Melbourne Park, which would extend his own record.

The task of winning majors is not getting any easier for the Serbian, who failed to get his hands one of the four prestigious trophies in 2024.

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The Australian Open‘s defending champion Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have positioned themselves as the Grand Slam favourites after splitting the four tournaments between them last year.

But Djokovic is embracing the challenges and Connors expects the former World number one to have a strong run Down Under.

Johnny Nelson, one of Britain’s finest former champions, pulls no punches when he shares his thoughts on the future of heavyweight icons Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. In his candid analysis, Nelson predicts that both fighters will hang up their gloves before 2025 is through. His reasoning? They’ve reached the apex of their careers, and the only fight left worth their time – or that of their fans – is against each other.

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For over a decade, Fury and Joshua have loomed large over the boxing landscape. Fury, the unpredictable Gypsy King, has danced between triumph and chaos, while Joshua has carried himself as the disciplined warrior, a modern-day Adonis with fists of stone.

Yet despite years of speculation, negotiations, and near-misses, these two titans have never shared the ring. Nelson believes that time is running out for this long-anticipated clash to happen, and even if it does, it might be too late to capture their primes.

“They’ve been at the top of the heavyweight division,” Nelson explains. “The biggest purse out there is each other. Anything less devalues their stock.”

The wildfires raging across Los Angeles have caused unprecedented destruction, claiming at least five lives and forcing over 130,000 residents to flee their homes.

With hundreds of properties destroyed, many people have been left homeless, seeking refuge wherever they can. The disaster has left the city in turmoil, and in response, people from all walks of life are stepping up to help those in need. Among them is boxing icon Mike Tyson, who has used his platform to share crucial information and support the victims.

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In a heartfelt message shared on his Instagram, Tyson, 58, offered a helping hand to those impacted by the wildfires. Known for his connection to Los Angeles, where he has spent much of his life, Tyson expressed his solidarity with the city. On his Instagram story, he provided information about human and animal evacuation shelters set up across LA, letting those affected know where to seek assistance.

Along with sharing the shelters’ details, Tyson wrote a simple yet powerful message: “Praying for LA.” His message not only conveyed his compassion but also highlighted ways for others to contribute.

Roy Jones Jr and Floyd Mayweather each have a claim as the best fighter of all time, pound for pound.

Slick but punishing Jones was the first man to win a middleweight world title and go on to do the same at heavyweight in over a century. He held top honours in four divisions throughout his storied career, beating the likes of James Toney, Bernard Hopkins and Antonio Tarver with an endlessly watchable style.

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Mayweather famously finished his campaign with a 50-0 perfect record, holding belts in five divisions and dazzling with a defence that is widely considered the very best in the business. He was also one of the most lucrative stars the sport has seen, claiming four of the top five biggest selling pay-per-view events.

Speaking to Real Lyfe Productions, Jones Jr was asked if ‘Money’ Mayweather’s record meant he was the greatest of all time. He said “no.” Elaborating, Jones said there were more impressive campaigns out there.

The result of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix remains a highly divisive topic to this day. Hamilton led for the entire race and looked destined to become F1’s first eight-time champion, but FIA race director Michael Masi’s botched handling of a late safety car opened the door for Verstappen to overtake and win on the final lap.

The Red Bull racer’s subsequent title successes have been far less tense. He was wholly dominant in the 2022 and 2023 campaigns and, though Lando Norris pushed him hard last year, the Dutchman still summited the standings by 63 points at the end of the season.

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“He was extremely good in 2023 too,” Verstappen Snr told F1 Insider. “But, of course, 2024 was more difficult for him because the car wasn’t the best in the field and he therefore always had to drive at the limit without making any mistakes.

“He did that extremely well. He has always given 100 percent, but this year it was more noticeable. People noticed that Max can make the difference compared to others.”

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s long-anticipated indoor golf league, TGL, made its electrifying debut Tuesday night with a fast-paced 15-hole match that lived up to the hype.

The opening round saw Rickie Fowler, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Xander Schauffele from the New York Golf Club face off against Shane Lowry, Wyndham Clark, and Ludvig Aberg from The Bay Golf Club.

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It took just under two hours to complete, exactly as envisioned, with The Bay emerging victorious, 9-2.

Aberg made history by recording the first birdie in TGL history, and Lowry, never one to shy away from a bit of banter, couldn’t resist teasing Clark. “The last time I had that much fun was probably last September,” he quipped, referring to the European Ryder Cup win over the U.S. team, which included Clark

Jannik Sinner shouldn’t have too much trouble handling Nicolas Jarry of Chile, but Jarry can be sneaky good and there was a little while last year when he was playing top-10 tennis.

From mid-February to mid-May, Jarry made a final in Buenos Aires, a quarterfinal in Miami and another final in Rome. He’s a big man with a big serve and a bigger forehand. When he gets those two working together he can be a handful.

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He did little in the second half of the year though. Sinner should be able to manage it all just fine, especially on a hard court.

Life should be fairly comfortable until the business end of the tournament after that. Holger Rune, an enigma at this point, is the highest seed in Sinner’s quarter; Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic wouldn’t come around until a final.

Aryna Sabalenka suffered the same fate as Coco Gauff, drawing a former Grand Slam champion. She will play Sloane Stephens in the first round.