Angel City beats Seattle to stay in NWSL playoff contention
M.A. Vignola‘s first-half goal was all Angel City FC needed to earn a 1-0 road win over the Seattle Reign at Lumen Field.Alyssa Thompson did…
Chelsea: Kieran McKenna no longer in contention for Blues job
Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna is no longer in contention to become Chelsea’s next manager.The 38-year-old was on an early shortlist of candidates to replace…
Lowry & Rose move firmly into contention at US PGA
A brilliant chip-in eagle at the 18th means that DeChambeau spearheads the LIV Golf challenge heading into Sunday.However, there is also a now significant European…
Chevron Championship: England’s Jodie Ewart Shadoff and Georgia Hall in contention
English pair Jodie Ewart Shadoff and Georgia Hall enjoyed strong starts at the Chevron Championship as American Lauren Coughlin leads.Coughlin, 31, holds a first-round lead…
Aussie women fight a path from backyard Gold Coast shed to world boxing title contention
In short: Che Kenneally, Skye Nicolson and Cherneka Johnson all started at the Albert Boxing Club in Yatala.The women have had to field questions about looking…
Players Championship: Xander Schauffele leads Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick in contention
Xander Schauffele produced a stunning bogey-free third round to open a one-shot lead heading into Sunday's finale of the 50th Players Championship.The American hit seven…
Players Championship: Wyndham Clark leads with Matt Fitzpatrick and Rory McIlroy in contention
US Open champion Wyndham Clark holds a healthy four-shot lead at the halfway point of the Players Championship after carding a second seven-under-par 65.Xander Schauffele…
Cognizant Classic: Rory McIlroy in contention as Bud Cauley leads at halfway stage
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is three shots behind American leader Bud Cauley at the halfway stage of the Cognizant Classic in Florida.World number 1,258 Cauley…
Rugby World Cup 2023: Injured Ireland trio in contention to face South Africa
Finlay Bealham was forced off with a head knock during Ireland's convincing win over Tonga on SaturdayIreland forwards Finlay Bealham, Dan Sheehan and Jack Conan…
Irish Open: Rory McIlroy overcomes drama to move into contention with 66
Things progressing in the right direction - McIlroy-13 H Long (Ger); -12 J Smith (Eng); -11 R McIlroy (NI); -10 R Fisher (Eng), S Sharma…
Sparks eliminated from WNBA playoff contention after Sky win
CHICAGO — Kahleah Copper scored 20 points and the Chicago Sky clinched the final playoff spot and eliminated the Sparks from postseason contention in a 92-87…
Tour Championship: Rory McIlroy in contention after round one despite back issue
Rory McIlroy is third in the FedExCup standings-10 C Morikawa (US), K Bradley (US), V Hovland (Nor); -9 S Scheffler (US); -8 A Schenk (US),…
How the Giants have stayed in contention without a superstar
Perhaps no game this season has better epitomized the 2023 San Francisco Giants, a legitimate playoff contender without looking the part, than the one they…
Travelers Championship: Rory McIlroy moves into contention as Jon Rahm misses first cut for nearly two years
Rory McIlroy made eight birdies in his first 16 bogey-free holes until finding the water on the eighth-15 D McCarthy (US), K Bradley (US); -13…
US Open 2023: Rickie Fowler & Wyndham Clark lead with Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler firmly in contention
Rory McIlroy has gone on to win three of the previous four majors in which he has opened with three rounds in the 60sRickie Fowler…
US Open 2023: Rickie Fowler leads, Rory McIlroy moves into contention as Matt Fitzpatrick hits hole-in-one
Rory McIlroy shares a joke with friend and playing partner Brooks Koepka-10 R Fowler (US); -9 W Clark (US); -8 R McIlroy (NI), X Schauffele…
IPL 2023: Rajasthan Royals stay in play-off contention but Punjab Kings eliminated
Yashasvi Jaiswal made his sixth 50-plus score of the season to consolidate his position as the second-highest scorerIndian Premier League, Dharamsala Punjab Kings 187-5 (20…
Ducks eliminated from playoff contention in loss to Canucks
Elias Pettersson had a power-play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, Quinn Hughes had two assists to give him…
Dakar Rally bike champion Sam Sunderland crashes out on stage one, Aussies Toby Price and Daniel Sanders in contention
The Dakar Rally will have a new winner in the motorcycle category this year after reigning champion Sam Sunderland crashed out with a broken shoulder…
Vote: British boxer of the year – Tyson Fury and Natasha Jonas in contention
It was been a spectacular year of success for British boxersTyson Fury and Natasha Jonas have led the way for British boxers in 2022, but…