After a delayed start due to less than favorable weather conditions, the first round of the 2024 ISPS Handa Championship, held at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan, saw a suspension. Currently, the leaderboard is shared at -5 by German Yannik Paul and four Japanese players: Taisei Shimizu, Taiki Yoshida, Tomoyo Ikemura, and Taiga Nagano, with Nagano currently at the 11th hole. Isps Handa, results Close behind, just one shot off the lead, are numerous players, including some notable names, with most already back in the clubhouse, except for Spain's Alejandro del Rey (also at the 11th hole ..read more

Rafael Nadal can still score victories at the home Masters 1000 event in Madrid, 21 years after his debut! The veteran kicked off his 20th Madrid Masters campaign with a rock-solid 6-1, 6-0 triumph over the 16-year-old Darwin Blanch in 64 minutes. Rafa notched his 57th victory in Madrid and first at a Masters 1000 level since Paris 2022 after struggling with injuries. Nadal did not feel well ahead of Madrid. However, there was nothing wrong with his game against the young gun, dropping nine points behind the initial shot and never facing a break point. Blanch could not fol ..read more

Emma Raducanu has added a WTA 500 tournament to her clay schedule as the 2021 US Open champion has been confirmed for Strasbourg, the tournament announced on Thursday. For this year's clay season, Raducanu is set to have a packed schedule as she is now expected to play four tournaments leading up to the French Open. After competing in Stuttgart last week and making the quarterfinal, Raducanu also played at this week's Madrid Open - which she exited early in the first round on Wednesday.  Now, Raducanu has returned home, where she will try to rest and recharge before resuming action in Ro ..read more

Rory McIlroy expects the best from himself on Friday when he steps onto the golf course to play at the Zurich Classic. His partner will be Shane Lowry. Despite being in poor form, this tournament will be an opportunity for him to turn things around and potentially change things in his favor. Before the start of the Masters, Rory McIlroy talked about the shortcomings in his game that he needs to work on.  It's the Masters that is missing from his CV, and he has been working hard on various aspects of his game. However, Rory hasn't been particularly successful at either the Masters or the ..read more

Coco Gauff claimed she was subjected to some pretty disgusting racial abuse when she was just 12 as she had orange peels thrown at her and called "monkey." Gauff, who is now one of the most popular female Black athletes in the world, told TIME magazine that she was competing at a junior tournament in France eight years ago when a group of Croatian boys reportedly started mocking and insulting her over the color of her skin. The experience left Gauff shaken and she cried that night when thinking about what happened.  Reflecting on that now, the 20-year-old American underlined that's somet ..read more

Grigor Dimitrov funnily revealed he needed some cash prior to meeting Novak Djokovic at the 2013 Madrid Masters and it made him motivated to get the job done against the Serb and get himself a better stay.  After losing to Djokovic at the 2012 Shanghai Masters and 2013 Indian Wells Masters, Dimitrov - who was 21 at the time - was scheduled to clash against the Serb for the third time in the Madrid second round. But this time, Dimitrov ended on the winning side as he stunned Djokovic 7-6 (6) 6-7 (8) 6-3 for his first win over the now record 24-time Grand Slam champion.  At the t ..read more

Anthony Kim's return to the golf scene after a 12-year hiatus has sparked excitement among golf fans. Kim was a promising golfer, ready to build a great career. Injuries stood in the way of his success, preventing Kim from reaching his full potential. Alongside injuries, Kim openly spoke about and confirmed he had mental health issues.  The 38-year-old American golfer, despite it all, decided to return to golf, hoping to make great things in the golf scene once again. In a media interview this time around, he decided to go a step further and reveal more details from his life during the b ..read more

Paula Badosa admits it has been all but easy to accept her back injury diagnosis but also adds that she can be stubborn and that she plans to continue playing until she is convinced that there are no options left. A couple of days ago, Badosa revealed that the back injury that has been hampering her for a year now is a chronic issue and that it will never go away. After getting the diagnosis, Badosa agreed to start taking cortisol shots in her back and see if would help her prolong her career for at least three or four years.  While Badosa's back has responded well to the new therapy so ..read more

Naomi Osaka had a heartbreaking end to her Madrid Open run as she lost a thriller, while Coco Gauff impressively started her campaign at Caja Magica by registering her first double-bagel win. After clinching her first clay win in two years on Wednesday, Osaka came close to beating No. 15 seed Liudmila Samsonova but fell just short as the Russian sealed a 6-2 4-6 7-5 win. The match lasted two hours and 22 minutes and, while it was encouraging for Osaka to have managed to get back in the match, it was certainly very disappointing to lose in the end.  On the other side, No. 3 seed Gauff abs ..read more

The loyalty of two golf icons like Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy appears to come with a price tag for the PGA Tour. According to The Telegraph, the California champion will receive up to $100 million in shares, compared to the $50 million for the Northern Irishman. Tiger Woods, results It seems that the two main adversaries of the LIV Golf are thus ready to be "compensated" for not choosing to endorse the project of the Arab Super League funded by PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Indeed, LIV CEO Greg Norman emphasized that he has never "delivered an offer," let alone one for $85 ..read more