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Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
HLs: 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship
Relive the best moments from the 2025 U.S. Women's Amateur championship at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Oregon.
The 42
10-08-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Con and Clifford the scoring stars as Kerry and Tipperary All-Ireland winners return to club duty
REIGNING ALL-IRELAND CLUB football champions Cuala opened their Dublin senior title defence with a dominant, 14-point win over Raheny at Parnell Park yesterday. The Dalkey side powered to victory on a scoreline of 4-16 to 0-14. Con O'Callaghan led the way with 3-6. Newly-appointed Dublin manager Ger Brennan was present in Donnycarney, where his club, St Vincent's, fell to a 1-23 to 1-11 defeat to Ballinteer St John's earlier in the day. While O'Callaghan lit up Parnell Park, Kerry All-Ireland winner David Clifford also made a stunning scoring return to club duty. Clifford kicked 1-8 (1 free), 1-7 in the first half, as Fossa got their Kerry intermediate football championship bid underway with a 2-19 to 1-11 win over John Mitchels. David Clifford doing David Clifford things😮💨 Just the 1-5 from Clifford in the opening 18 minutes... 📺 — Clubber (@clubber) August 9, 2025 Advertisement Paudie Clifford didn't feature for Fossa, with his brother confirming 'a bit of a knock' afterwards. "That's the beauty of the Intermediate, every game is basically 50/50"🗣️ David Clifford was the #ClubberMOTM as @FossaGaa started their 2025 Championship campaign with a win 👏 Looks like the @Kerry_Official Superstar has a few fans in the Kingdom 🙌 📺 — Clubber (@clubber) August 9, 2025 In the Kerry senior club championship, 2024 champions Dr Crokes opened their campaign with a 2-14 to 0-13 triumph over Killarney rivals Spa on Friday night. All-Ireland winning captain Gavin White, Mark O'Shea, Shane Murphy, Evan Looney, Micheál Burns and Tony Brosnan were on the winning Crokes side, while Dara Moynihan is Spa's main county figure. Yesterday, Austin Stacks powered to a 1-18 to 1-5 victory over Templenoe. Dylan Casey, Joe O'Connor and Armin Heinrich (Austin Stacks), Tadhg Morley and Killian Spillane (Templenoe) were the All-Ireland winners involved. Tipperary's All-Ireland hurling champions were also in county senior championship action yesterday. Defending champions Loughmore-Castleiney beat Drom & Inch by the minimum in Templemore, 2-18 to 1-20. The McGrath brothers, John, Noel and Brian, were instrumental for the holders, the trio linking up for the opening goal as All-Ireland final brace hero John hit the net. John McGrath just can't stop scoring😮💨 Noel, Liam and John McGrath link up to grab the games first goal👏 📺 — Clubber (@clubber) August 9, 2025 Last year's beaten finalists Toomevara fell to defeat in their opener, 2-25 to 0-28 against Holycross-Ballycahill. Darragh McCarthy led the Toomevara scoring charge with 0-15 (13 frees, 1 '65), while Bryan O'Mara and Joe Caesar were his Tipperary team mates on the winning side. Elsewhere, Nenagh Éire Óg beat Thurles Sarsfields 3-15 to 1-26 at The Ragg. Sam O'Farrell excelled for Nenagh outfit that also includes Jake Morris. Liam MacCarthy winning captain Ronan Maher scored an early penalty for Thurles, while Darragh Stakelum also raised a green flag. Conor Stakelum was also in action. Early GOAL for @thurlessars 🔵 Ronan Maher uses the hard ground to his advantage firing his penalty to the net 🔥 Watch the @TipperaryGAA SHC only on — Clubber (@clubber) August 9, 2025 And Premier goalkeeper Rhys Shelley was on the winning side as Moycarkey-Borris overcame a Roscrea side featuring Alan Tynan 1-24 to 1-18. ***** Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here - Updated 12.10pm
Eyewitness News
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Eyewitness News
Junior Boks take on New Zealand in World Rugby U20 Championship final on Saturday
The much-anticipated showdown revives memories of the 2012 final, when the Junior Springboks edged the Baby Blacks to lift their first and only U20 title on home soil. On Monday, 14 July, fans at Stadio Luigi Zaffanella witnessed two thrilling semi-finals. The action began with a rematch of the 2024 encounter between France and New Zealand, a high-scoring affair previously won 55-31 by Les Bleuets in South Africa. This time, however, the Junior All Blacks had the last word, securing their place in the final and ending France's hopes of a three-peat. South Africa, meanwhile, made a blistering start in their semi-final against Argentina. Centre Albie Bester opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and moments later, scrum-half Hassiem Pead finished a sweeping move straight from the restart. ALSO READ: Springboks tactics: 'The law is clear. You may NOT deliberately infringe' - Craig Ray, rugby analyst With a 28-3 lead inside 25 minutes, the Junior Boks looked set to cruise, but Argentina hit back just before halftime through number eight Agustín Garcia Campos Fiszman. Timoteo Silva's second-half try narrowed the gap to 11 points, but South Africa responded with composure. Vusi Moyo added two penalties before Bester raced in for his second try, securing a 48-24 win and their first final appearance in over a decade. Earlier in the day, Wales looked to repeat their U20 Six Nations triumph over England and led 13-12 at the break thanks to Sion Davies' try. However, England stormed back with three tries in an eight-minute burst around the hour mark to claim a dominant 51-13 victory, securing a top-six finish in the 2025 Championship. Watch the Junior Boks take on New Zealand live on SuperSport, Saturday, 19 July at 8.30 pm.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Local Powerboat Driver wins first round race in Italy
Tam Kingfisher Fire & Security powerboat driver Matthew Palfreyman wins the first round of the 2025 F2 World Powerboat Championship in Brindisi, Italy. The 32-year-old from Aughton, Ormskirk made an impactful start in the Championship opening round and delivered a brilliant performance, in which proved to be tough conditions during the race. Advertisement Qualifying was moved to the Sunday morning due to fierce wind concerns. However, this did not affect Palfreyman's performance, with him securing pole position in the opening qualifying session. READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news LIVE - Marc Guehi latest, Alexander Isak future, Hugo Ekitike wanted READ MORE: The seven players waving goodbye to Liverpool today as Arne Slot transfer plans take shape The Team Kingfisher driver won the exact same event in Brindisi last year and was hoping for the same outcome in this year's race. The race itself lasted 30 laps and also had a yellow flag, due to a crash which involved Team Abu Dhabi's boat and its driver Mansoor Al Mansoori. Even at that point Palfreyman was still clear of the pack behind him. Advertisement "The conditions were tough, but I like the challenge of driving in the rough water—it suits my driving style' 'The boat was set up and ran perfectly. Honestly, once I was out in front, I managed to simply pull away and I knew it was going to be difficult for anyone to get past me. I actually felt untouchable out there!' said Palfreyman after the first race of the Championship. The driver from Ormskirk finished first in the race and was accompanied on the podium by French driver Peter Morin in second place, and Hilmer Wiberg of Sweden in third place. This win means that Team Kingfisher has now taken an early lead in the 2025 F2 World Championship standings, as they sit in first position with 20 points. Advertisement After a dominant first display by Team Kingfisher, owner and team manager Ian Blacker said: 'I'm proud of Matthew and the whole crew. "A flawless race in difficult conditions. We made the right decision to run the DAC/Optimax boat in this opening round – the boat performed exactly as we'd hoped and gave Matthew what he needed take the win. This is the best possible start for our 2025 season, and now we need to build on this success and shift our focus to Klaipėda.' Palfreyman finished in fifth place last year but this time around he is looking to beat the rest of the 19 drivers and has his sights set on this year's title, with Team Kingfisher now showing they are ready to challenge for the 2025 Championship. Team Kingfisher Fire & Security will be back in action for the second round out of five, in the Championship, on the weekend of the July 17-19, when they will race in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Black America Web
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Black America Web
Injuries Are The NBA's New Achilles Heel & It Needs To Be Rehabbed
Source: On Sunday, late in the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA finals, fans watched as Indiana Pacers superstar, leader, and closer, Tyrese Haliburton (the player who was so cold during his finals run that he earned the nickname 'The Haliban') writhed in pain on the floor, banging his fist and hanging his head. The replay, which was shown far too many times, confirmed that something in his leg had snapped. It was heartbreaking for a team that scraped and clawed its way to this final game. It would be confirmed that Haliburton, who was suffering from a calf strain when entering the game, had torn his Achilles. What could have been a riveting final game to the NBA season was a dud at best. While the final score would make it seem closer than it was, the Oklahoma City Thunder blew the Pacers out to go on to win the 2025 Championship. During this off-season, the NBA is going to have to remedy the glaring problem they have with keeping stars healthy so it doesn't dilute its product and run the risk of alienating fans who aren't paying to see bench players. I know, I know. I can hear the old heads now claiming that this generation is made of weak boned, feeble-kneed, fragile stars that need to be on minute restrictions when they never had to. And they are right to a degree. It does appear that today's stars seem to be more susceptible to injuries, but a lot of that can be attributed to advancements in the games. Despite playing an 82-game season since the 1967-68 season, the progression of the big man, no longer posting up in the lane and only being required to check a player from three inches away from the basket, is a thing of the past. In today's NBA game, big men can handle the rock, shoot threes, and take players off the dribble, which means much more work for players forced to check them. Players nowadays have rigorous off-season conditioning, play simulated game-style practices, and run way more than any player from the 60s, 70s, 80s, or 90s, which means that the modern-day player's body is prone to breakdown. At the start of this season, Tom Haberstroh wrote a piece for Yahoo Sports noting that the NBA had a 'missing stars' problem due to injuries. In it, Haberstroh argued that the opening weeks of the NBA season was going to be a snoozefest because several stars were still nursing injuries. 'Philadelphia 76ers star guard Tyrese Maxey went down with a hamstring injury that will sideline him for multiple weeks. Then Zion Williamson. Then Ja Morant. Then Kevin Durant. Then Chet Holmgren. Each is expected to be sidelined with timetables measured in weeks, not days.' He added: 'Teams are fighting to keep their biggest names on the floor, and many are losing that battle. Joel Embiid and Kawhi Leonard haven't even played a game yet. Jaylen Brown (missed four games,) Stephen Curry (three), Zach LaVine (three) and Anthony Davis (one) have been banged up. Houston's Fred VanVleet (hamstring) is set to miss his first game of the season Tuesday. Paolo Banchero is out. So are Scottie Barnes, Dejounte Murray, and Khris Middleton. All told, when you dive into the numbers, the NBA is bordering on a health crisis.' And here's the rub, because the NBA knows that coaches were trying to manage players the past couple of years, they implemented a Player Participation Policy and within just the second year of mandatory player participation, star players missed an average of 28 games and not one single star played all 82 games of the 2024-2025 season, according to True Hoop . NBA players are being overworked; more is expected of them throughout the notoriously long season, which is leading to their bodies breaking down. 'In this post season alone, Haliburton, [Milwaukee] Bucks guard Damian Lillard and [Boston] Celtics wing Jayson Tatum all sustained the same injury,' NBC News reports. Which might mean that there is a connection between the number of games and the rigorous workouts that NBA players undergo to keep their bodies limber for the long season. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, who profits on producing the most talented productions, of course, doesn't see it this way. 'I don't really see the benefit to reducing the number of games,' Silver told members of the media earlier this month. 'People used to say you should reduce the number of games because it will lead to reduction in the number of injuries. There's absolutely no data to suggest that.' I wonder who would conduct this study? Would that be the NBA? And would a study that confirms the hypothesis that long seasons lead to more injuries help the NBA's profit? I think we can all agree that the modern-day game is a completely different game from the one they played in the 80s and 90s, where players could jog up the court to run set plays. Most modern NBA players are looking to create fast breaks whenever the opportunity arises. 'Modern NBA players cover an average of 2.5 to 4 miles per game, due to the faster pace and increased emphasis on running and conditioning,' according to Scout Life magazine. 'This difference is partly due to the evolution of the game's style, as well as the implementation of advanced tracking technologies that allow for precise measurement of player movement.' Nothing was going to keep Haliburton out of Game 7. He played his whole basketball career for that moment, and unfortunately, he didn't get the storybook ending he hoped for. But sometimes it's the work of the coaching staff to take the decision out of the player's hands, and if the commissioner would like to shorten the season or lift restrictions on allowing players rest during the season, that wouldn't hurt either. SEE ALSO Injuries Are The NBA's New Achilles Heel & It Needs To Be Rehabbed was originally published on
