10 h. ago Andre Agassi wins his professional pickleball debut with partner Anna Leigh Waters

Andre Agassi has won his professional pickleball debut a day after turning 55

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65 h. ago Kilmarnock no.2 praises 'professional and disciplined’ display in win over Ross County

Goals in either half from Bruce Anderson and Liam Donnelly proved decisive in the victory

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7 d. ago Andre Agassi to come out of retirement for pro pickleball tournament

The 54-year-old is a former world No 1 in tennisHe’ll play mixed doubles as the pickleball US OpenFormer tennis world No 1 Andre Agassi will make his professional debut in the fast-growing sport of pickelball next week when he teams up with top ranked Anna Leigh Waters for the mixed doubles at the US Open Pickleball Championships.Invented in 1965 by a group of American friends, pickleball is a fast-paced paddle sport similar to tennis and badminton played on smaller courts using a perforated plastic ball, and interest has skyrocketed in recent years. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tennis legend Andre Agassi set to make debut in another sport aged 55

Agassi retired from professional tennis in 2006 after his final match at the US Open in Flushing Meadows

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8 d. ago Andre Agassi will play at the US Open Pickleball Championships next week

Andre Agassi collected two of his eight Grand Slam tennis titles at the U.S. Open and now he’ll be competing at a different racket event with that name

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8 d. ago 'I'm a 5 star hotel housekeeper and this is one spring cleaning must'

As millions gut their homes after winter, a professional has warned of one item that shouldn't be overlooked

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8 d. ago The Breakdown | Just for kicks, the top 10 rugby union sharp shooters of the past 30 years

As the season finale draws near, we nominate 10 goal-kickers you can count on when the pressure cranks upIt is approaching that time of year. Big games hinging on increasingly slim margins, the pressure on goal-kickers intense. Check out Marcus Smith’s conversion attempt after Cadan Murley’s try for Harlequins against Sale on Saturday. The ball struck the right post, the crossbar, the left post and then the crossbar again in a classic “What happened next?” moment that captured perfectly the agonies of the tortured marksman’s art.But the old maxim still holds true: goal-kickers don’t lose games, they win them. So if you could pick one individual from the professional era to kick a goal for your life, who would it be? Unfair, perhaps, to nudge aside the deadliest kickers of the amateur era such as Naas Botha, Don Clarke, Dusty Hare, Grant Fox, Ollie Campbell et al – imagine how good some of their stats would have been without heavy, muddy pitches, heavy leather balls and no tees – but...

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1 week ago Apes, toilets, conflicts and cowboys: Sony World Photography awards – in pictures

Artists on the moon, gods in the sea, and guns at the ready in America here are photographs from the overall winners of this year’s professional competition Continue reading...

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2 w. ago McIlroy warns Augusta members will have to ‘wheel me out of here when I am 90’

Masters triumph completes McIlroy’s career grand slamVictory secures lifetime exemption at Augusta NationalRory McIlroy has warned the members of Augusta National they will have to “wheel me out of here when I am 90 years old” after finally ending his wait to win the Masters. In doing so, McIlroy became just the sixth golfer in history to complete a career grand slam.McIlroy has warned his fellow professionals that he already feels perfectly placed for more major wins after adding number five to his CV. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jaron Ennis has been tipped as boxing’s next great one. Now it’s time to prove it

The Philadelphia boxer nicknamed Boots, touted as a future pound-for-pound No 1, carries sky-high expectations and an unfinished family legacy into the biggest fight of his lifeBozy’s Dungeon never had a fixed address. For years it was tucked two blocks from the clattering El train in North Philadelphia, past strips of weathered rowhouses and corner stores. These days it sits in a quiet residential stretch of the Great Northeast. The location and sign on the door might change, but inside, it’s always the same: a temple of toughness and repetition, where talk is cheap and fighters are made brick by brick, round after round. The ring is sacred, the rules unwritten but understood: work, wait, and one day, your shot will come. For Jaron Ennis, the amply gifted welterweight from Philly known as Boots, that day arrives Saturday night.Ennis, the International Boxing Federation’s champion at 147lb, unbeaten over 33 professional fights with 29 wins inside the distance, will put it all on the...

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3 w. ago Ayrshire College student wins top chef title at professional cookery awards

Assistant Chef Eathan Buchanan "shone on the day"

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3 w. ago Scotland's emerging culinary talent crowned in Knorr Scottish Student of the Year competition

Nahui Keiss from Forth Valley College has been announced as the winner of Knorr Professional’s Scottish Student of the Year Competition 2025.

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