French Open crowd boos as Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake hands with Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka | CNN

French Open crowd boos as Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake hands with Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka | CNN

CNN  —  Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Belarusian opponent Aryna Sabalenka following their opening round match at the French Open, leading to boos from some of the crowd. After Sabalenka secured the 6-3 6-2 win, Kostyuk walked straight over to the umpire to shake her hand and then back to…

Champions League finalists Inter draw bid interest  | Reuters News Agency

Champions League finalists Inter draw bid interest  | Reuters News Agency

Business & FinanceDealsSports 02 June 2023, 7:34 pm 1 minute Reuters was first to reveal that Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus is among the potential bidders for Chinese-owned soccer club Inter Milan. The report was especially timely as Inter prepare to face Manchester City in the Champions League final on June 10.  Market Impact Inter were…

Nine-year-old Brazilian becomes youngest ever to attempt US Women’s Open qualification | CNN

Nine-year-old Brazilian becomes youngest ever to attempt US Women’s Open qualification | CNN

CNN  —  When 19-year-old South Korean prodigy Inbee Park lifted the first of her seven major championships at the 2008 US Women’s Open, she became the tournament’s youngest ever champion. Bella Simões would not be born for around another six years. On Tuesday, she attempted to qualify for the major. At nine years old, the…

Rickie Fowler picks up snake with golf club at Wells Fargo Championship | CNN

Rickie Fowler picks up snake with golf club at Wells Fargo Championship | CNN

CNN  —  Golf fans are accustomed to hearing a curling putt described as ‘snaking.’ What they are less familiar with, though, is the sight of a snake dangling off the end of a club. During the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow on Saturday, Rickie Fowler was on hand to provide a safe demonstration. Fowler…

Wyndham Clark soars to first PGA Tour victory at Wells Fargo Championship | CNN

Wyndham Clark soars to first PGA Tour victory at Wells Fargo Championship | CNN

CNN  —  Walking up the final fairway at Quail Hollow on Sunday, victory all but assured, Wyndham Clark made a conscious effort to soak up all the sights and sounds around him. Moments later, the American tapped home to clinch the Wells Fargo Championship and his first ever PGA Tour title. “You only can win…

Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars | CNN

Tee-k Tock: The ‘appalling’ slow play controversy riling golf’s biggest stars | CNN

CNN  —  There’s a lot you can do in just under three minutes. You can listen to “Speed of Life” by David Bowie, you can re-live Usain Bolt’s 100m world record run 18 times, and, if you are an exceptionally talented Premier League footballer, you can even squeeze in a hat-trick. Alternatively, you can watch…

‘We know what’s at stake’: Matt Fitzpatrick playing to win his brother a PGA Tour spot at Zurich Classic | CNN

‘We know what’s at stake’: Matt Fitzpatrick playing to win his brother a PGA Tour spot at Zurich Classic | CNN

CNN  —  In 2013, a 14-year-old Alex Fitzpatrick caddied his older brother Matt to victory at the US Amateur Championship in Brookline, a win that secured the champion an exemption for the following year’s US Open. The rest is history: Matt Fizpatrick would return to the same site in 2022 to clinch the major, announcing…