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Final Report Robert MacIntyre claimed an emotional maiden European Tour title at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown, where a seven under final round 64 earned the Scot a one-stroke victory in a thrilling shoot-out finale. The 24-year-old carded eight birdies in the final showdown of the exciting new format, in which the 19 players who had progressed to the final round began the day from a clean slate in a sprint to the finish - with the lowest round of the day sealing

Final round report Ondrej Lieser wrote his name into golfing history by becoming the first golfer from the Czech Republic to win on the European Challenge Tour with victory at the Andalucía Challenge de España. The 29-year-old posted a closing five under par round of 67 to reach ten under par at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, two strokes clear of England’s Richard Mansell in second place on eight under par, with fellow Englishman Matt Ford and home favourite Pedro

Sunday 8 November 2020 will go down in history as the day that saw table tennis revived on the world stage. In doing so, it became one of the first international sports to return amidst the COVID-19 pandemic which had halted all ITTF events since 15 March. The #RESTART series has kicked off with the Dishang 2020 ITTF Women's World Cup in Weihai, China. A gripping group stage saw 13 players, seeded 9th to 21st, battle it out for their place in the

The number 36 puts MotoGP™ on cloud nine as he becomes the ninth different winner and the fifth first time winner of the year, pulling clear in the Championship Another race, another chapter written into the history books: Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) is now a MotoGP™ race winner. The Suzuki rider was pitch perfect in the Gran Premio de Europa to make his first visit to the top step in the premier class, putting one hand on the crown in the process as

Prof. Di Salvo concluding the GS:  The 2022 Edition will be themed: “Fellows in the World Cup.” Doha, Qatar; Saturday, November 7th, 2020. The 6th Edition of Aspire Academy Global Summit Football Performance and Science 2020 held virtually on 5th November was applauded by all participants as a resounding success topped off by inspirational talks from outstanding diverse speakers. In attendance were about 200 invited Aspire Fellows Community members from 50 leading clubs and 11 national federations. The online summit served a mix

After eight months without international table tennis events, the time has finally come to #RESTART! This is the moment that the players, fans and entire table tennis community are reunited with the sport they love. On Sunday 8 November 2020, table tennis will become one of the first sports to hold international activity since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out. The #RESART series will see a long list of world-class players returning to the global stage at three prestigious events taking place over the

Round three report Pedro Oriol will draw on the spirit of Seve Ballesteros as he goes into the final round of the Andalucía Challenge de España tied for the lead on six under par with Sweden’s Oscar Lengden at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Spaniard posted a four under par round of 68 on day three in Andalucía while Lengden posted a 69 and the duo lead England’s Richard Mansell, overnight leader Martin Simonsen, Ondrej Lieser, of the Czech

Round Two Report The 32-man field for the third round of the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown will be finalised on Saturday morning after darkness suspended play on day two at Aphrodite Hills Resort. 2014 Ryder Cup star Jamie Donaldson, who held the 54-hole lead at last week’s Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Open on the same golf course, is the leading scorer on 12 under par with three holes to complete on Saturday morning. James Morrison of England and American Johannes Veerman earlier set the

Round two report Martin Simonsen holds a four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Andalucía Challenge de España after holing out from the bunker for birdie on the final hole to post a three under par second round of 69. The Dane leads at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri on nine under par, four strokes ahead of Sweden’s Christofer Blomstrand in second place on five under par, while Czech Republic’s Stanislav Matus and Scotland’s Euan Walker are a stroke

Rins second, Mir fifth, Morbidelli ninth, Quartararo 11th, Dovizioso 12th and Viñales in pitlane sets us up for a rollercoaster race day. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Pol Espargaro picked up a phenomenal second pole position of 2020 after mastering the wet conditions in Q2 at the Gran Premio de Europa, the Spaniard slamming in a late 1:40.434 to head a front row covered by less than a tenth. Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) starts second as the top title challenger, just 0.041 back,

Egyptian World No.1 Ali Farag has retained his Qatar Classic title after beating World No.5 Paul Coll earlier today in the final of the PSA World Tour Platinum tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Farag, 28, has now lifted his 21st PSA title following an 11-8, 6-11, 11-9, 11-9 victory over the Kiwi in 61 minutes, extending his winning run over Coll to 13 matches. Farag’s retrieval skills and graceful movement around court was breathtaking as he picked up the majority of what Coll threw at him and

Round Three Report Another day of high drama at the Aphrodite Hills Cyprus Showdown ended with 19 players progressing to the final-day shoot-out in Cyprus, where Johannes Veerman and Matthew Jordan signed for the lowest rounds of the day while Gavin Green was among those players to produce an eleventh-hour salvo to make it through to Sunday. The tee was moved forward on the par five 18th hole for round three in Paphos, making for numerous nail-biting moments as players chased the third

Dear Friends,This Sunday, it’s time for #RESTART – the much-awaited return of international table tennis events.Excitement. Relief. Determination.Many are the emotions that we feel right now, as we are finally able to reunite with the sport we all love and have missed so dearly.Ensuring a safe return to international table tennis has been our number one priority ever since the pandemic broke out, not only for our athletes and partners but also for our millions of fans around the world, who are craving to watch

New Zealand’s World No.5 Paul Coll and Egypt’s World No.1 Ali Farag will contest the final of the 2020 Qatar Classic after respective wins over World No.12 Fares Dessouky and World Champion Tarek Momen at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar. Coll and Farag will lock horns tomorrow in a repeat of March’s 2020 Windy City Open final, where the Egyptian came from two games down to win the title in a thrilling battle in Chicago. Both of today’s

Owned by Hamad Bin Abdulrahman Al Attiyah, HAYZUM (FR) (Anodin x Sheema) proved an easy winner of the Grand Prix du Nord, a Listed race over 2,000 metres, at Chantilly on Friday, November 6. After a slow start, the Elias Mikhalides-trained colt found himself relegated to last position despite being drawn one. His jockey Grégory Benoist asked his mount to pick up on leaving the final bend and HAYZUM delivered a very exacting response by passing all his rivals in the straight before

Abdulatif Hussain Al Emadi’s PAZEER (Siyouni x Parandeh) made a dazzling return to the Al Rayyan Park with a thrilling victory in the BARZAN CUP (QA Gr 3) (THOROUGHBREDS (Class 1) 85 & Above) on the turf on Thursday. Helmed by Soufiane Saadi for the second straight time, Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim Al Malki saddled Pazeer grabbed the lead inside the final 100m of the mile long feature with Stefano Ibido’s trainee DOMINUS (Zoffany x Gwen Lady Byron) breathing down his neck under Luca

MotoGP organisers Dorna Sport have released a provisional 20-round calendar for the 2021 championship with three events listed as reserves. The 2021 schedule largely follows the blueprint of the original pre-Covid affected 2020 calendar, with Qatar hosting the season opener once again on March 28th, slightly later the planned 2020 round. The Thailand Grand Prix will no longer host the second round of the year though after initially being slated to move from its late-year slot to the start of the season for

Round one report Martin Simonsen posted a bogey-free six under par round of 66 to take the first round lead at the Andalucía Challenge de España at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Dane holds a one-stroke advantage over Northern Ireland’s Michael Hoey, who is making just his fifth competitive start of 2020, while Finland’s Oliver Lindell sits third on four under par. Simonsen made two birdies on the front nine and a further four on the back to set

The pre-event Press Conference kicks off the Gran Premio de Europa, with pressure and playing catch-up proving two key talking points once again. Here we go! The final triple-header of the season is about to kick off and ahead of track action for the Gran Premio de Europa, it was time to talk shop in the pre-event Press Conference. Championship leader Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) headed the line-up, joined by closest challenger Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), third Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha

Please find attached sanctions for Yamaha Motor Company, Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP and Petronas Yamaha SRT. Due to an internal oversight, Yamaha Motor Company failed to respect the protocol which requires them to obtain unanimous approval from MSMA for technical changes. For this reason, Yamaha Motor Company have had 50 World Championship Constructor points withdrawn. This is double the points earned whilst not respecting the protocol required for technical changes. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP have had 20 World Championship Team points withdrawn. This is the