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Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Doyle and Fahey keep up bid for Boys title at Baltray
John Doyle and Adam Fahey maintained hopes of a home win in the Boys' Amateur Championship at County Louth on the opening day of matchplay. Doyle, a member of Fota Island, needed 20 holes to see of Japan's Kinjaro Kato. No Irish player has won the Boys' title since 1986. Doyle, 17, has already won the Munster Strokeplay and Irish Boys this season, and made his senior international debut for Ireland at the European Team Championships in Killarney and the Home Internationals. Doyle will now take on Filip Grave of Sweden in the second round. Grave enjoyed a 4&3 victory over England's Samuel Marshall in his first-round match. Fahey, a former junior club member at Baltray, eased to a 6&5 victory over Scotland's Finlay Galloway. Fahey, now a member of Portmarnock, was one down after two holes despite starting the first round match with a par at the opening hole and a birdie at the second. However, recent Scottish Boy's Amateur Championship winner Galloway eagled the second to draw first blood. That's when Fahey shifted into a higher gear. 'I birdied the next hole and then was three-under-par after six and two up, which gave me momentum,' Fahey said. 'I was bogey free today and that's always good in match play. I was four under out there, and Finlay had a few bogeys which helped. 'I had to play well because he's a great player. I played with him in Europeans (European Boys' Team Championship) and I know what he's capable of, especially in match play because I knew he just won the Scottish Boys'. 'I just said to myself keep it simple and play solid golf and I did that very well today. It was just fairways and greens. If I can stick to my game plan of keeping it in play and making no bogeys then I should have a chance of going far.' Fahey now faces Mikulas Vojtesek in round two. The Czech Republic player is 459th on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, 2,656 places above Fahey. Kris Kim's dream of winning a second championship is on course after he eased to a 5&3 victory over Sweden's Melker Bohlin to book his place in the second round. Joint leading qualifier Callixte Alzas of France is also through to the next round following a two-hole victory over England's Harry Cox. Welsh dreams of a first title since Rhys Davies won the 2003 title reside with Deon Regan, who beat Clandeboye's member Harry O'Hara 3&2. In the Girls Amateur at Conwy, Wales, Royal Portrush's Hannah Lee-McNamara swept aside France's Manon Petitcolas. 'Five birdies and no bogeys so I'm very happy,' said the reigning Irish Girls' Stroke Play champion of her 6&4 triumph. Lee-McNamara, the only Irish player left in the draw, didn't enjoy the most comfortable of qualifying campaigns but with the strokeplay shackles off, she is now playing with attacking abandon. 'I qualified with a shot to spare, but I had a four-footer on the 18th which I was shaking over as I thought I needed to hole it to get in,' reflected Lee-McNamara, who was runner-up in the R&A's Girls' U16 Amateur Championship earlier this season. 'Once you qualify it frees you up. I love playing match play golf as I can be so aggressive.'
GMA Network
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
AZ Martinez, Ralph De Leon take on 'Bad Boys' TikTok challenge
Ralph De Leon and AZ Martinez take on the 'Bad Boys' TikTok trend. Screenshot from AZ Martinez TikTok Here's an ayuda for AZRalph stans! AZ Martinez and Ralph De Leon just posted their take on the 'Bad Boys' TikTok trend. In the trend, a duo has to run after and catch their partner. As seen in her TikTok post, AZ had her arms around Ralph before running away, and Ralph successfully caught AZ at the end of the hall. 'Huleeeee,' Ralph commented. AZ and Ralph, who started as the RAZ duo, quickly became one of the most popular "ships" of 'Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Collab Edition.' Fans affectionately dubbed them as "AZRalph." Among their viral moments are their reunion after Ralph's eviction and wildcard comeback. After 'PBB,' the duo would make fans kilig with their selfies and other content. At the GMA Gala, Ralph complimented AZ's look, 'Sobrang ganda.' —Nika Roque/KG, GMA Integrated News
Irish Examiner
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Birdies galore in Boys' Amateur qualifying at County Louth
John Doyle and Adam Fahey carry Irish hopes into the knockout rounds of the Boys Amateur in glorious conditions at Co Louth. They are seeking to win the premier under-18 title for Ireland for the first time since Grange member Leslie Walker won at Seaton Carew in 1986. Portmarnock member Fahey couldn't match the fireworks of his opening 66, but he qualified with ease courtesy of a one-under-par 71 thanks to two birdies in his last four holes, the 15th and 18th, after dropping a shot at the 12th hole. He finished on seven-under. 'My round was a bit more boring today, but I'm happy enough because I'm into the match play rounds,' Fahey said. 'It's nice to do well in the stroke play but it's all about getting through to match play. That's all that matters. There are so many good players here that anyone who finishes in the top-64 can win.' Doyle will take also that attitude into the match play stages. The Fota Island player will be looking to add the Boys' title to the six-shot victory he notched up in lifting the Irish Boys' Amateur Open Championship trophy in April. He posted five-under. Kris Kim from England and France's Callixte Alzas topped strokeplay qualifying at Baltray. County Louth Golf Club might never again see two better consecutive days than those which have welcomed competitors. Hardly a breath of wind, warm temperatures and perfect links conditions have greeted the elite field. Many of the 144 players from 29 countries around the globe have taken full advantage of the almost Caribbean-like weather. No wonder the 36-hole qualifying rounds have set new records since qualifying was introduced in 2013. Every one of the 64 qualifiers was under par, a first for the Boys'. The cut of one-under-par was three shots better than the two-over-par mark set at Nairn in 2017. New record Kim and Alzas set a new record for leading qualifying score by finishing on 11-under-par 133, breaking the previous low of eight-under-par 136 at Nairn and equalled at Royal Cinque Ports in 2021. Kim remains on course for a second title after winning the 2023 Championship at Ganton. Alzas matched Kim's scores both days, the pair carding second round six-under-par 66s to go with opening 65s. Kris Kim is also at 11-under after the stroke play rounds. Playing together over the two rounds, they made 28 birdies and two eagles between them. No surprise Germany's Luca Jerome Herb uttered the words 'I think one of you will win this week,' when he exited the scoring area after missing the cut. The highlight of Kim's round was an eagle at the par-5 second hole when he hit a 7-iron from 190 yards to 15 feet and rolled in the putt. The 17-year-old tried to play down the idea of any advantage he might have as a past champion. Kim confidence 'I think I bring a little bit of confidence as a past winner, but then again anyone can beat you in match play if they have a good day,' he said. 'So I've just got to keep playing well and try not to make as many bogeys (six and one double bogey) as I've made the last two days.' Alzas also made an eagle, a three at the par-5, 6th hole when he hit a 6-iron to three feet. 'It was great playing with Kris over the last two days; we played some amazing golf,' Alzas said. 'I think we urged each other on.' The French player is in excellent form this summer. He reached the quarter-finals of The Amateur Championship at Royal St George's and lifted the Carris Trophy as English Boys' Open Amateur Stroke Play champion at Luffenham Heath last month. 'I'm feeling good about my game obviously,' he added. 'I'm looking forward to playing match play on this wonderful golf course. If I can just do what I've been doing then I'll have a chance but match play is always tough. I had a nice run at The Amateur and hopefully I can have one here too.' He is hoping to become the first French winner since 2019 Champion Tom Gueant. Weather forecasts for the next four days predict even warmer temperatures and little wind. Par golf is usually good in head-to-head golf, but birdies, plenty of them, will be required to become the 98th winner of this prestigious championship.
Miami Herald
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Mater Lakes' Dominguez, Gulliver's Vaughan are Dade Water Polo Coaches of the Year
Gulliver coach Carroll Vaughan had seen her girls' water polo squads endure heartbreak for several years at the state tournament. That finally changed this season. Meanwhile, Nelson Dominguez has helped turn the Mater Lakes boys' team into a powerhouse. The Bears experienced the pain of coming up short of a state title albeit in a breakthrough season for the program. For their efforts, Vaughan and Dominguez are this year's Miami Herald Miami-Dade Water Polo Coaches of the Year. Vaughan led the Raiders to the state final four times since the prior time Gulliver won a state title in 2013. This season, Gulliver cleared the final hurdle with an impressive comeback win over Seminole in the state championship game. It was Vaughan's second state title as the Raiders coach. And with most of their players returning including freshman goalie Sofia Beltran, the Dade Girls' Player of the Year, it may be the first in a sustained run for the Raiders. We had been preparing for this for years,' Vaughan said after Gulliver's championship victory. 'We had some great practices this week. We talked about falling behind and staying in our game.' Mater Lakes hopes next season will bring such a breakthrough as Dominguez, the Boys' Coach of the Year, also returns a loaded squad led by Boys' Player of the Year, Noslen De La Puente. The Bears advanced to the state tournament for the first time in program history as the state's No. 1-ranked team, and did so by navigating through the state's toughest region after wins over Cutler Bay, Gulliver and Ransom Everglades. Mater Lakes came up on the short end of a 10-9 loss in the state final to first-time state champ Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy. But the Bears figure to have the core they need to make it back next season. 'We feel like we didn't lose. We only learned and we keep moving forward,' Dominguez said after the state final.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Frankie Grande Is Reclaiming the 'Locker Room' for the Gays in New 'Boys' Music Video — Watch! (Exclusive)
Frankie Grande details the inspiration behind his steamy "Boys" music video Grande, who's gearing up to release his debut album in June, says he got to reflect on "so many stages" of his life Grande reveals he wrote a "gay wedding song" for the albumIn need of a new Pride anthem this summer? Frankie Grande's got you covered. In celebration of "queer joy," Grande released "Boys" with an accompanying music video on Friday, May 16. "Boys" is the latest release off his forthcoming debut album Hotel Rock Bottom, which is set for release on June 27. "This is the gayest song on the album, and that's why I was like, let's drop this for pride," Grande, 42, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "Boys" follows the release of "Rhythm of Love," which Grande, who's the older brother of Ariana Grande, says was a "beautiful introduction to the world as an artist." "It was a beautiful like, 'Hello world. I'm an artist.' That was 'Rhythm of Love.' 'Boys' is like, 'Hello world, I'm a huge homosexual.' And then we'll see where we go from there," he says. In the music video, Grande — who's surrounded by male dancers — breaks into dance numbers in a steamy gym. The idea came to him when he was working out at an Equinox. "I was doing my makeup in the mirror with my headphones in and I was listening to the song 'Boys.' As I was doing my makeup, I was looking at all these men around me in towels and they were all so hot and so sexy and so masculine," he recalls. Grande continues, "It's celebrating queer joy and masculinity and really just breaking down those gender norms as we have very queer men sometimes in various straight spaces. It's so cool to do so. So I just wanted to reclaim the gym in the locker room for the gays." For Grande, "Boys" is also an opportunity for listeners to "shake it all on the dance floor." "Especially in the LGBTQ+ community, we are under attack, and so we do have to find places to go celebrate. And for me, that's always been the dance floor," Grande, who's playing Outloud Music Festival in June, says. As for his debut album, Grande says he's happy he gets to "reflect on so many different stages of my life," including his marriage to Hale Leon and sobriety journey. His goal all along was to be "as gay as humanly possible in every area of media" — and his next stop was music. "I am currently seven and a half years sober, so a lot of my album exists in sobriety," he says. "There is the center song of the album, which is the choice to get sober, and then the first half of the album is me being a f--ing mess at the club." He continues, "I love every single phase of me because it has brought me to where I am today. I don't judge any single part of my life, but it's been nice to go all the way back to the messy ass club days and then also get sober and get married." Grande also teases that there's a "gay wedding song" on the album, which he wrote about Leon and means "so much" to him "We don't have a gay wedding song and now we do. You're welcome," he says, adding that he's grateful he has a man who "supports me so unconditionally." "Boys" is out now. Read the original article on People
