Eric Chelle’s Mali were knocked out of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations by Ivory Coast, who scored a 90th-minute equalizer and then a 122nd-minute winner (Getty Images)Nigeria has appointed former Mali coach Eric Chelle as head coach of its men’s national team.Augustine Eguavoen had acted as interim manager for the Super Eagles during their successful qualification campaign for the 2025 African Cup of Nations (Afcon).Former Malian international Chelle spent just over two years in charge of the Eagles, but the 47-year-old was sacked last June.The West Africans reached the quarter-finals of CAN 2023 last year, where they were eliminated…
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Bay GC triumphed on the first night of TGL. (Mike Ehrmann/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — TGL, the tech-infused indoor golf league brought to you by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, has finally hit the tee. And the verdict: Good start!Bay GC won the first match of the TGL’s inaugural season, a 9-2 victory over New York GC, with Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark playing like they were in a major tournament. Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick and Rickie Fowler, meanwhile, played like they were hitting a simulator.But let’s be honest: the outcome of the match…
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Brittney Griner has promised she will never play basketball overseas again, except for the U.S. national team. But now she has the chance to play in the WNBA offseason with a national league.Griner will play in Unrivaled, a new professional 3-on-3 league based in Miami, as part of Team Phantom BC with Phoenix Mercury teammate Natasha Cloud. This will be her first competition during the WNBA offseason since being held in Russia in 2022.To supplement her WNBA salary, Griner played in Russia during the offseason and earned up to $1.5 million per year.“I feel like something was missing in my…
HONOLULU – The sun was shining brightly at 8 a.m. as PGA Tour members, caddies, staff and media gathered with Grayson Murray’s family behind the 16th green and 17th tee at Waialae Country Club for a Hawaiian blessing and ceremony to remember their compatriot, who was supposed to defend his title this week.“Is the flag at half-mast for Grayson or (the US president) Jimmy Carter” asked one player.A year ago, Murray had remarkable ups and downs, not far from the ceremony, at the par-3 17th.thstuck at 3 feet in the end to join the playoff with Ben An and Keegan…
The MLS transfer market remains busy as we head into the start of preseason for the league’s clubs.From confirmed deals to big name rumors, here’s all the big transfer news around MLS in recent days.San Diego FC continues to ‘circle’ around Kevin De Bruyne transfer📸 Gualter Fatia – 2024 Gualter FatiaMLS newcomers San Diego FC are reportedly “on the shortlist” for Belgian superstar Kevin De Bruyne if he leaves Manchester City this summer.The Athletic reported that De Bruyne would prefer a move to MLS rather than the Middle East, and California is among his “preferred destinations.”San Diego currently only has…
WNBA free agency is almost here.The league’s free agency period, which operates similarly to the NBA’s, will begin Saturday, Jan. 11, and run through the end of winter. It has specific dates for primary or reserved players and unrestricted free agents.THE Indiana fever will be active, hoping to retain both All-Star Kelsey Mitchell and add star power to complete Caitlin Clark And Aliyah Boston.More: Celebrate Caitlin Clark’s historic rookie season with the Fever with our special book!Here is the 2025 WNBA free agency schedule:The only player on the Fever roster that concerns this period is Kelsey Mitchell, who is core…
Golfers Wyndham Clark, center, and Rickie Fowler prepare to hit the ball out of bunkers during media day at the SoFi Center, home of TGL, the interactive golf league founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on December 18, 2024 , in Palm. Beach Gardens, Florida.It’s January 2025, but golf starts in Florida starting Tuesday.That’s right, it’s time for the premiere of TGL, the virtual golf league which was founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Many famous golfers are participating and we will see the first evening on ESPN and ESPN+ on January 7, 2025.But if you’re here, you…
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After years of waiting, the high-tech indoor golf league led by two of modern sport’s greats is finally ready to get underway Tuesday night.Led by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, TGL will debut at their custom-built venue in Florida, the SoFi Center, and will be broadcast on ESPN when it was originally scheduled to begin two years ago.The virtual nature and the 1,500-seat stadium in which it will take place aim to attract a younger audience. The company is the brainchild of TMRW Sports, a company co-founded by Woods and McIlroy.The opening match of the new league sees the trio…