Championship

2022 - 4 - 19

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Luca Brecel brands British snooker stars 'lazy' at World Championship (The Guardian)

Luca Brecel has branded the latest generation of British snooker stars 'lazy' and 'impatient' at the World Snooker Championship.

I feel like this year I’ve got my best chance to go far.” “You must accept it’s going to take a long time to be good at something. “For the new generation [of British players] it’s all about social media and money,” Brecel said.

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World Snooker Championship 2022 LIVE - John Higgins gets ... (Eurosport.com)

Welcome back to Eurosport's live coverage of the 2022 World Snooker Championship from the Crucible. Today The Thunder from Down Under Neil Robertson continues ...

So Ashley takes on a difficult one - he needs to - drains it - and can he makes something happen? Allen set up a last-16 meeting with the world No. 1 courtesy of a battling 10-6 win over Scott Donaldson on Monday night. Ashley takes on a long red and misses, but in the process he develops the green and hides the white behind it, the red towards right corner. John Higgins will be on the baize shortly to take on Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. After his collapse from 9-4 in front to Robertson at the Tour Championship a few weeks ago, he admitted that he didn’t know how long it would take to get over it. John loses position on 32, and is forced to take a red long to the green pocket which rattles out. They're all dispatched with colours, and Thepchaiya needs a snooker already as John misses the yellow. A delicate pink to left middle follows - just - for the half-ton, and he's split a cluster of adjacent reds in the process. It's a hill of missed reds to start frame three, before an attempt to rest on the pack from John goes awry and he gifts Thepchaiya an easy starter. John makes it, rides his luck to land on the black and with a scattered bunch this a big chance to register another big visit. That missed blue by Thepchaiya is already shaping up to be a huge turning point in this match, as John zones in on another frame. Only a red on the upper left rail can realistically deny John his third ton of the day here.

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Anna Davis Receives Sponsor Exemption to the Palos Verdes ... (LPGA)

Davis joins Wake Forest junior Rachel Kuehn, winner of the 2022 Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at Palos Verdes Golf Club in March, as sponsor exemptions ...

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Ironman World Championship preview: St. George becomes first ... (Triathlon Magazine Canada)

In just a few weeks St. George, Utah will become the first venue to host the Ironman World Championship outside Hawaii. The race started in Honolulu in 1978 ...

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Magnus Carlsen Will Really, Really Give Up His Championship Title ... (World Chess)

In an interview with VG, a Norwegian news site, Magnus Carlsen, the undefeated World Chess Champion, gave the strongest indication to date that he will not ...

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2022 PGA Championship odds, field: Surprising golf picks ... (CBSSports.com)

The action gets underway on Thursday, May 19, and players like Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy will be among the ...

Head to SportsLine now to see the projected 2022 PGA Championship leaderboard. Koepka was the last player to defend his title successfully at the PGA Championship, finishing on top of the leaderboard in 2018 and 2019. He ranks 170th in driving accuracy percentage (54.18), which could cause major trouble at Southern Hills. He's not a strong pick to win it all and there are far better values in the PGA Championship field 2022. Before locking in any 2022 PGA Championship picks of your own, be sure to see the golf predictions and projected leaderboard from the proven computer model at SportsLine. Caesars Sportsbook lists Rahm as the 11-1 favorite in the latest 2022 PGA Championship odds. Phil Mickelson is the defending champion of this event and could become the first golfer since Brooks Koepka (2018-19) to win golf's second major in back-to-back years if he's part of the 2022 PGA Championship field.

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Tailteann Cup: What is needed for the second-tier championship to ... (Sky Sports)

Jim McGuinness and Peter Canavan discuss what needs to happen for the Tailteann Cup to be successful, while Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly says that his team ...

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World Snooker Championship 2022 LIVE – Yan Bingtao bids to ... (Eurosport.com)

Yan Bingtao leads Chris Wakelin 5-4 after their opening session on Tuesday as he bids to secure a last-16 meeting with world champion Mark Selby. Jack Lisowski ...

So Ashley takes on a difficult one - he needs to - drains it - and can he makes something happen? John Higgins will be on the baize shortly to take on Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. A delicate pink to left middle follows - just - for the half-ton, and he's split a cluster of adjacent reds in the process. Wakelin first to the punch then in this first frame of the evening. Wakelin attempts to persuade a red at pace to drop down a side cushion. Yan faced with a pressure pot on a red, but rolls it in like it was hanging over the pocket. Wakelin drills in a long red at pace and holds for the black, but then butchers a close-range red seconds later. Wakelin seems to be going off the boil at the crucial moment. Yan with an 8-5 advantage at the mid-session. Wakelin forced to go for a make-or-break green. Yan has not shirked a pot tonight. Blunder by Yan to leave a red over pocket.

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Fulham secure Premier League return as Aleksandar Mitrovic brace ... (Evening Standard)

Fulham secured promotion back to the Premier League in emphatic fashion as Aleksandar Mitrovic took his tally for the season to 40 with a brace in a ...

The home side doubled their advantage just after the half-hour mark when Kebano’s ball into the box took a fortunate deflection into the path of Carvalho and he fired a first-time shot into the back of the net. Mitrovic came agonisingly close to his hat-trick less than five minutes into the second half when he pounced on a loose ball and ran through on goal, only for Iversen’s outstretched leg to divert the ball onto the crossbar. The Cottagers had a chance to add to their lead in the 24th minute when the ball came in from Neeskens Kebano to Mitrovic and he backheeled the ball to Carvalho but his shot was wide of the target.

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Fulham seal Premier League return as Mitrovic starts party against ... (The Guardian)

Marco Silva's got the win they needed to secure promotion as Aleksandar Mitrovic took his Championship goal tally to 40.

We have to prepare for the big challenge ahead of us.” Emblematic of his club, Mitrovic is highly potent in the Championship and yet has usually disappointed in the higher echelon. The second half began almost like the first, Rodak making a fine save from Archer before Mitrovic lost to Iversen in a one-on-one duel. We have to be really positive, we have to have desire and ambition.” With two goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic taking him to 40 for the season and another from Fabio Carvalho, two stars of the campaign made sure Fulham achieved their objective for the season. Neat play between Mitrovic and the Liverpool-bound Carvalho might have resulted in a second in the 25th minute, only for the teenager to fire wide.

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Fulham Promoted To EPL As Championship Record-Breaker ... (Sports Illustrated)

Fulham were promoted to the EPL on Tuesday after Aleksandar Mitrovic extended his Championship record by scoring his 40th goal of the season.

Fulham have been relegated at the end of their last three seasons in the Premier League. Fulham have now won promotion to the Premier League three times in the last five seasons. Fulham will play in the Premier League again next season after confirming their promotion with a 3-0 win over Preston North End on Tuesday.

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Fulham promoted to Premier League after one season in ... (NBC Sports)

Fulham clinched promotion back to the Premier League, 344 days their relegation, with a 3-0 win over Preston North End on Tuesday.

The key difference to this promotion is the dominance with which Fulham have taken the second division this season. Wilson will officially join Fulham on a permanent basis this summer, as per the loan agreement. In two and a half Championship seasons for Fulham, Mitrovic has scored an astonishing 78 goals in 96 games.

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Fulham promoted from Championship: Do Marco Silva's side have ... (Sky Sports)

Fulham reclaim their place in the Premier League for the 2022/23 season; Marco Silva will take charge of a top flight club for the fourth time after stints ...

Fulham must therefore harness the momentum gathered from such a successful season and put it to good use in the early part of the new term. He has got better at coming deep and linking play and is much more of a complete forward, registering a further seven assists. Regardless, Silva appears to know how to get the best out of his record-breaking striker. Relegation woe is followed by the joy of immediate promotion. But the race, in truth, is only half run. But this year, Fulham have pulled so far clear of the competition they have declared themselves winners with four games to spare.

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Fulham promoted back to the Premier League as English ... (Firstpost)

It is the fifth consecutive season the Cottagers have changed divisions as they were also promoted in 2018 and 2020 before being relegated in their first ...

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